A cynic’s guide to MWC 2016

David LowDeveloper Advocate

Introduction

Mobile is Everything

Slogans

Slogans

Slogans

Slogans

MWC asks a question rather than answers it

Does mobile know what it is?

Punters’ eye view of the exhibition

Punters’ eye view of the exhibition

Punters’ eye view of the exhibition

Punters’ eye view of the exhibition

Punters’ eye view of the exhibition

Punters’ eye view of the exhibition

Punters’ eye view of the exhibition

Redefining mobile

What is Mobile anyway?

What is Mobile anyway?

What is Mobile anyway?

What is Mobile anyway?

What is Nokia anyway?

What is Nokia anyway?

What is Nokia anyway?

The state of the mobile industry

The next billion

Have a look at the most popular apps

Facebook - the weather vane of MWC

Facebook’s 2016 MWC

Virtual Reality- Oculus Rift at consumer friendly prices- Finding ways to make VR useful - and “one of the killer apps for 5G”- “Dreamed of virtual reality since I was a teenager”

Internet.org- Announced at a previous MWC - connecting the ‘next billion’ somehow- “We just want to help people get on the Internet”

Artificial Intelligence- Talked about how AI is basically pattern matching, and very powerful- Talked down the possibility of AI taking over the world - more practical than that

The next billion and Facebook

The previous billion and Facebook

The previous billion

The previous billion and Facebook

“I always like to rewind to what people did before technology. Before the web era, we just had conversations.”– David Marcus, head of Messenger

The previous billion and Facebook

Facebook and the next billion

Odds and ends

Odds and ends

Odds and ends

Conclusion

Edinburgh • Glasgow • Singapore • Beijing • Miami • Barcelona • Budapest • Sofia • London

Thank you