Mobile World Congress, Mobile World LIVE, 22-25 Feb 2016 (videos)

The Internet of Things (IOT) at Mobile World Congress 2016 - Your essential guide to the Internet of Things at Mobile World Congress 2016 provided by Andrew Parker, GSMA Connected Living Programme -- see: Connected Living: Mobilising the Internet of Things

Mobile World Congress is the world’s largest (attendance 93,000+ in 2015) gathering for the mobile industry, organised by the GSMA, and held in Barcelona, 22-25 February 2016.

MMIX 2016 (themmix.com) Preview #MMIX - MMIX 2016 kicks-off with an overview of the global landscape for mobile media & entertainment, including latest trends, forecasts and analysis for the sector by the industry’s foremost industry commentators and researchers. Covering key insights on music, film, TV, video, games and media, including the ongoing transformation of customer behavior fueling the surge of mobile devices for entertainment; the shift from fixed internet, linear TV, games and consoles to multiscreen experiences especially among youth audiences who are also pushing demand for video to the limits, and the long term outlook (who will be the ultimate winners and losers?). (Published on Feb 16, 2016) see also: The MMIX Summit | Mobile World Congress

Another issue (of many) at MWC 2016:
Telcos in emerging markets complain Facebook and WhatsApp (and other messaging apps) are siphoning off text and voice revenue--as Mark Zuckerberg prepares to return to Barcelona for this year’s MWC on Feb. 22, phone executives say his company looks more like a competitor than a partner. Last year, WhatsApp introduced free voice calls—something Facebook already offered ... these "over-the-top services" cut into mobile carriers’ voice and texting revenue because they’re offered over the Internet. Some phone companies say Facebook and its ilk are freeloaders that rely on carriers’ network infrastructure ... “What carriers resent is investing heavily and having others piggyback on their investments.”says John Delaney, an analyst at researcher IDC." Why Carriers Want to Delete WhatsApp - Bloomberg Business

Domains / Links:

• mobileworldcongress.com - Mobile World Congress | Mobile Is Everything
• Mobile World Live TV: Back in Barcelona! - Mobile World Live (mobileworldlive.com)
  a) For the first time, EVERY keynote at MWC16 will be streamed live to a dedicated channel. You can follow every keynote conference programme live online, wherever you are.
  b) 4YFN (4yfn.com) the startup and investor event set to attract 12,000 attendees this year. MWL TV will provide coverage of the 400+ startups exhibiting and keynotes from Amazon and Google Ventures. See 4yfn.com/MWC #4YFN @4YFN_MWC
• mobileworldlive.com/mwl-tv-videos - MWL TV Videos Archives - Mobile World Live
• mobileworldcongress.com/mobile-world-summit - Mobile World Summit | Mobile World Congress
• mobileworldcapital.com - Mobile World Capital Barcelona

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News Review: ISIS at Marrakech, ICANN Plan Delayed, Verisign 10-K

Busy week!--here's the Domain Mondo news review of the past week--

More ISIS (Daesh) terrorist cells discovered inside Morocco this week, in addition to the cell of seven suspected jihadists active in Marrakech, Laayoune and Boujdour, uncovered earlier this month. Marrakech is the location of ICANN55 which meets March 5-10, 2016. Morroco now claims to have dismantled 152 militant cells since 2002, including 31 since 2013 that were linked to armed terrorist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq. Read more, including updates, at: DomainMondo.com: ICANN 55, Marrakech, Morocco: Travel Warnings, Threat of Terrorist Acts.

ICANN Accountability WS1 Proposal (part of the IANA stewardship transition) delayed. The CCWG-Accountability Final Report was scheduled to be published and distributed to the Chartering Organizations on Friday, but has been delayed due to "concerns" of the ICANN Board of Directors expressed by its Chairman, Steve Crocker, in a posting to the CCWG-Accountability mail list on Friday--read more (including updates) at DomainMondo.com: IANA Stewardship Transition, New ICANN CCWG Accountability Timeline.

The Q4 2015 financial reporting period concluded this week with results reported by:

• Rightside $NAME on February 16th
• GoDaddy $GDDY on February 17th

Find links to all this season's Q4 2015 reports on Domain Mondo at the Stock Links page.

Most popular articles at DomainMondo.com this past week (highest number of pageviews):

1. ICANN Damaged a Competitive Domain Name Market With Its New gTLDs (includes Web.com $WEB Q4 2015 results)
2. IANA Stewardship Transition, New ICANN CCWG Accountability Timeline
3. ICANN 55, Marrakech, Morocco: Travel Warnings, Threat of Terrorist Acts
4. Rightside $NAME Q4 2015 Financial Results, LIVE Webcast Replay
5. GoDaddy $GDDY Q4 2015 Financial Results, LIVE Webcast Replay

Looking ahead to this coming week on Domain Mondo:

• Will the ICANN Board's "concerns" with the CCWG's ICANN Accountability WS1 Final Proposal be resolved? 
• Mobile World Congress--MWC2016--(90,000+ expected attendance) meets this week in Barcelona, 22-25 Feb 2016 (Mobile World LIVE videos).
• Investing in China? Will the Chinese Yuan Lose 30% of its Value? 

Final Note: Don't miss Domain Mondo's earlier post today: Verisign Form 10-K for 2015, Domain Name Industry 'Must Read'.

Have a great week!

-- John Poole, Editor, Domain Mondo


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