Barcelona Steeplechase: Takeaways From MWC'09

Ronald Gruia summarized key takeaways from the 2009 Mobile World Congress, including: 1) Attendance was down from the previous year and there was less promotional activity due to the economic crisis. 2) Innovation shifted from mobile handsets to applications, with new application stores launched. 3) LTE networks are becoming a reality, with commercial launches planned for 2010, though initial deployments may be limited to hotspots. 4) IMS adoption could increase due to its role in LTE networks through the 3GPP SAE architecture.