From Barcelona, nothing new. Seems like the keywords this year was open and apps. Mixed with some paranoid attacks on Google and Yahoo for their strong position in search advertising.

Well, most efficient markets are developed when companies can focus on their area of expertise and compete on fair terms. Search was never the reason mobile operators were created. Just like they were not meant to be media companies or game developers.

To be open and get a part of the apps pie mobile operators should focus on their core and unique assets. Most notably data traffic capacity would be key. A spot of harmonisation of interfaces and standards on top of that and we’re rocking.