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18 January 2012

Podcast with Fredric Liljeström on key challenges within the content and app industry

Ruthana Folkes from Telematics Update spoke with Telenor Connexion’s Fredric Liljeström about “Wireless carriers’ business models for content integration” in connection with the upcoming Content and Apps for Automotive event in April.

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2 September 2010

A new European directive is pushing for greater adoption of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS): How and when is this coming to the telematics market?

After validation by the European Parliament, a new ITS Directive (Directive 2010/40/EUi) on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport, has entered into force on August 28, 2010.

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29 June 2010

Open platforms – the foundation for a successful telematics business case?

Open platforms have been discussed for years, in the telematics and M2M space. They have always promised shorter development cycles, software re-use, a broad developer base and a way out from being dependant on one single supplier. But recently, I have feeling that there has been a new spice added to the mix, the long awaited possibility to make money by selling services.

Apple set the norm by the fantastic success of the Apple Appstore for the iPhone, iPod and now iPad. This has not given Apple’s competitors any rest, and we see “appstores” coming from every major device manufacturer today. You could of course argue that what Apple has created, is a long way from an open platform, as Apple owns all the IPRs themselves, and they are the only provider of the hardware. But where we cannot argue, is the fact they have managed to create an Ecosystem that allows third party developers the possibility to create, and perhaps most importantly, earn money on developing and selling applications.

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