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Continued growth in Asian technology, media and telecoms sectors in 2012 despite Eurozone troubles

23 February 2012 by Rob Bratby

With the launch party of Olswang Asia happening tonight, I have been musing on the economic outlook for Asia in 2012 and beyond. At a very micro-level …

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Indian Supreme Court decision in Vodafone tax case good news for international investors in India

22 January 2012 by Rob Bratby

The judgement of India’s Supreme Court on 20 Jan in the Vodafone tax case, removes (at least for now) some of country-specific risk that has …

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What will the Trans-Pacific Partnership mean for the technology, media and telecoms industries?

31 December 2011 by Rob Bratby

Apologies to readers for the long hiatus between recent blog posts. With hindsight (and English understatement), I may have rather underestimated the time that would …

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International bar association debates mobile payment

3 November 2011 by Rob Bratby

Mobile payment is a topic close to my heart, so I am delighted to be joining a distinguished panel at the International Bar Association‘s annual conference …

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Patent power (part 2) – Google buys Motorola Mobility

15 August 2011 by Rob Bratby

Today’s big news is Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility. What is fascinating is the logic for the deal. This is not a deal driven by …

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CAT considers dispute resolution whilst Ofcom publishes annual communications market review

12 August 2011 by Rob Bratby

Regular readers will have noticed that this blog has been rather quiet of late. Normal service will be resumed in September – for now my …

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Commission attacks roaming charges with structural market intervention as well as price caps

7 July 2011 by Rob Bratby

The European Commission yesterday announced measures which directly intervene in the roaming market. These measures are in addition to the expected continuation of price caps on voice …

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‘White-spaces’ wi-fi trial in TV spectrum

27 June 2011 by Rob Bratby

A consortium including Microsoft, BBC, BT and BSkyB today announced a trial of the use of white-space spectrum for wireless broadband. The trial, mirroring a US …

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UK mobile operators create m-commerce joint venture

20 June 2011 by Rob Bratby

Last week, three of the UK’s four mobile network operators announced a mobile marketing and payments joint venture. The venture is subject to regulatory approval, …

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Visa adds mobile payment and banking capabilities, as Google and MNOs launch contactless payment services

11 June 2011 by Rob Bratby

This week Visa Inc added significant incremental mobile payment and banking capabilities – acquiring Fundamo, a mobile money transfer software company and announcing a five …

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