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Technology

O2 applies for first UK e-money licence whilst Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard announce contactless payment service

13 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

Mobile money is a recurrent theme for the watcher. See the mobile money overview post and Apple’s incorporation of NFC into iPhone post. As anticipated, …

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Microsoft to rescue Nokia?

11 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

“There is a pertinent story about a man who was working on an oil platform in the North Sea. He woke up one night from …

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LinkedIn announces first social media IPO of 2011: dot.com hype or sustainable business model?

28 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

It is a sign of the changing times that I learnt about LinkedIn’s IPO through twitter last night, and that LinkedIn itself blogged about it.  Seasoned …

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Will Apple’s move into NFC mobile payment reshape industry alliances?

26 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

My eye was caught today by a story on TechCrunch (an excellent blog BTW) that Apple may incorporate near field communications technology (NFC) into its next generation …

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Smart meters: intelligently connecting to a lower carbon future

25 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

I am awaiting with interest the response of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Ofgem to their consultation on implementing smart metering in …

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UK telecoms policy moves government department as proposals for new Communications Act announced

23 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

In a week of Westminster resignations, with Andy Coulson accused of condoning mobile voicemail hacking and Ed Balls taking over as Chancellor you may be …

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Financial technology, cloud, mobile data and social networking will drive deals and valuation multiples in technology sector

19 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

As a new blogger, site statistics are a source of endless fascination.  They are however useful – my post on TMT valuation multiples seems to …

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Valuation multiples up in TMT sector: trade buyers are back for 2011

12 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

I get a regular selection of recent corporate finance deal activity summaries in my email.  Last week, I got one from Regent.  Their view was …

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Do more tablets mean more ‘lean-back’ consumer browsing?

10 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

Sadly I’ve not been in Las Vegas at CES, but remained at my desk in London reading the various updates.  As the dust starts to …

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Why network effects require ongoing interconnection rules (and other regulatory interventions)

30 December 2010 by Rob Bratby

I write today’s blog from sunny Switzerland. The news seems rather slow and I can’t bear to write a top ten lists of things that …

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