Talk Topic:

Is Voice the King of VAS?

Speaker: Ashish Sinha, for the last few years has handled product management functions in enterprise as well as consumer space. He runs pluGGd.in , a technology blog that profiles Indian startups and deals with technology landscape in the Indian context. He is a alumni of IIT Roorkee, IIM Bangalore.

 

Demo:

VOICE PHP

VoicePHP is a new platform from TringMe which allows you to quickly create rich voice application from Web, IM or Mobile.

http://voicephp.com/

Some recent reviews are here

http://gigaom.com/2009/01/05/voicephp-indian-startup-marries-voice-with-php/

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/chris-dannen/techwatch/do-we-hate-sound-our-own-voices

Presenter: Yusuf Motiwala, CEO of TringMe.

Supporting MUNIMO:

MOMO Banglaore, pleased to announce supporting of MUNIMO.

Munimo is an initiative started by Mayank Kumar in partnership with Mobisy to get a forum for Mobile Enthusiast to discover and share mobile applications. This is an absolutely free service which allows all of us to find interesting downloadable mobile applications at one place. As of today, we are looking for help from all the Mobile community to share their favorite applications on Munimo using it’s simple interface.

Mr. Lalit Bhise will give more details about MUNIMO at this month event.

When:

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
28 - January - 2009

Venue: Craig Barret Auditorium, Sasken Communication Technologies Limited
139/25, Domlur Inner Ring Road

Driving Directions:
(Take the left into the lane in front of Hyundai Workshop - if coming from
Koramangala Side - and then the first left, second right)

(Take the U Turn and then take the left into the lane in front of Hyundai
Workshop if coming from Indiranagar Side - and then the first left, second
right)

Parking:
Ample parking space is available in the grounds next to the Sasken building

Register:
It is free event. Registration is must. Please register at www.momobangalore.org

A Talk and two demo

Talk Topic: Senthil, true to his style and leadership, has said that he would like to bring some original thoughts to the MoMo community and also share his learning about Applications, Services and Markets… He will draw from his experiences as Head of MSN Mobile and do some crystal ball gazing…
It promises to be interesting discussion

Speaker: Mr. Senthil Kumar Sundaram

Speaker Profile: Senthil Kumar Sundaram has until recently been responsible in leading MSN Mobile’s initiatives in India as the Head of MSN Mobile. He has gained vast insights with respect to the key determinants of success in the mobile – web business. He is seen as a thought leader and considered as a “go to” person when it comes to applications and services.
In his previous professional avatars, he has been responsible for the development of Products and Markets for both startups and established Carriers / Operators (TATA Teleservices / IDEA Cellular).
His current role in Microsoft India as the Business Operations Lead in the Consumer and Online Division provides him with a diversity view of the consumer markets.

Demo 1 from “Babalife” - Sean Blagsvedt
Demo 2 from “LifeMojo” - Namit Nangia

When:

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
24 - 11 - 2008

Venue: Craig Barret Auditorium, Sasken Communication Technologies Limited
139/25, Domlur Inner Ring Road

Driving Directions:
(Take the left into the lane in front of Hyundai Workshop - if coming from
Koramangala Side - and then the first left, second right)

(Take the U Turn and then take the left into the lane in front of Hyundai
Workshop if coming from Indiranagar Side - and then the first left, second
right)

Parking:
Ample parking space is available in the grounds next to the Sasken building

Register:
Click here to register

When: 20th October 2008, 6:30 PM to 9 PM

What: Rural Opportunities in Mobile

Brief:
Rural consumers in South and South-East Asia have tremendous potential for telecom adoption but very few know how to either identify these consumers or reach out to them. Remoteness and low spending capacities are cited by prominent organizations as reasons for not conceptualizing dedicated rural marketing strategies. The situation is changing with growing rural prosperity and the need for technology to resolve challenges of remoteness through information access.

The question then arises is how should telecom and other industries now orient themselves to these untapped rural markets? Are the strategies to be explored here the same as for urban markets? How well do urban marketing strategies function with rural consumers? What can telecom companies do in order to facilitate telecom uptake among urban low income and rural users? Answers to these questions and more and identifying key recommendation areas on ways in which telecom players stands to strengthen their positions and lead global rural marketing efforts.

Speaker: Saswati Saha-Mitra Knowledge Manager, CKS Consulting.

Demo: Mobee by Dasarath.

Cost: Free

Where: Craig Barret Auditorium, Sasken Technologies, Domlur (Outer Ring Road office).

Our August event has acquired a larger scale and adoped a slightly different format. Below is the press release made for the event.

Mobile Monday Bangalore is organizing its August event as a daylong program on Saturday, the 30^th of August, 2008 between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore’ (IIMB) Main Auditorium, Bannerughatta Road, Bangalore.

 

Christened as “MoMo Monsoon” this event aims to create a splash pool of issues, ideas, challenges and opportunities in order to evoke interest and excitement of all stakeholders in the Mobile VAS ecosystem.

 

Mobile Monday is a global community of wireless industry professionals with more than 70 chapters worldwide. The open community promotes the wireless industry. It fosters cooperation and networking among interest groups, industry and their companies by providing the logistics and opportunities for personal and virtual contacts. It is an open forum.

 

The Bangalore chapter of Mobile Monday started its activities in June 2006 and is the first Mobile Monday chapter in India.

 

Mobile Monday Bangalore popularly known as MoMo Bangalore, is registered as a not for profit organization (Trust). There are more than 700 registered members on its mailing list.

 

Being an open community organization, Mobile Monday Bangalore relies on forward looking companies to support it’s operations. OnMobile Global Limited and Forum Nokia are the annual sponsors of Mobile Monday Bangalore.

 

The daylong event is planned with 3 keynote speeches and 4 panel discussions, with industry leaders and veterans from OnMobile Global Limited, Forum Nokia, Google, July Systems, Yahoo!, Helion Ventures and Sasken Communication Technologies Limited amongst others, participating in discussions on Micro Finance & Mobile Payments, Mobile Marketing & Mobile Advertising, Telecom Platform Opportunities and Mobile Web.

 

The spirit of MoMo isn’t complete without the representation from it’s community of young and innovative companies along with it’s entrepreneurs! MoMo Monsoon also brings along the dynamic participation from mCHEK, EKO Financials, Mobisy, Classifeye, Ekgaon, RangDe.org, AdMob, mKHOJ, TeliBrahma, MyDunia Networks, TringMe, Tonse Telecom to name a few.

 

This is a free of charge event but prior registration (first come first served basis) is mandatory. More than 300 people are expected to attend this MoMo event.

 

Please refer to our web site http://www.momobangalore.org/momomonsoon for further details.

 

 

About Mobile Monday Bangalore Trust & Mobile Monday Global

 

Mobile Monday Bangalore Trust is based out of Bangalore, and is administered by four founder trustees – Rajiv Poddar, Thiyagarajan M, Kesava Reddy M and S R Raja. It is aligned with Mobile Monday Global which has it’s headquarters in Helsinki, Finland.

http://www.momobangalore.org/

http://www.mobilemonday.net/about

 

When: 28th July 2008, 6:30 PM to 9 PM

Topic: Challenges of delivering rich media and applications over the Internet

Speaker: Bruno Goveas, Head – Marketing & Product Management (India) Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Brief:
Has the Internet infrastructure kept pace? As the Internet is rapidly evolving as an important channel to sell, inform, entertain, and conduct the business online, traffic loads and performance requirements have increased dramatically. Bruno will discuss the evolution of the Internet, key challenges faced and implications for businesses. As end-user consumption of content on mobile devices reaches critical mass, he will also share the current state of the Mobile Internet .

Demo: MyDunia Enterprise Services By Mr Sachin, Assistant Vice President Marketing, MyDuniya

Where: Akamai Technologies, #77, Salarpuria Ascent, Jyoti Nivas College Road, Near Bhima Jewellers, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560095

Cost: Free, but registration is required.

Register: here

Sponsor:

TRAI recently released a recommendation paper on MVAS. A license based regulator influenced approach has caused quite a furor among many market players. This month’s MoMo will be an open table discussion about the recommendation, also discussed would comments and response that should presented by the mobile community back to TRAI.

What : An open table discussion.
When : 30th June 2008. 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm.
Where: Cafe Coffee Day, Near Jyothi Niwas College, 5th Block , Koramangla.

Cost: Free, but registration is required.

Register: here

Sponsor:

Yusuf did not have any slides. So please visit the TringMe blog if you want to get a lowdown on it.

Thanks to everyone who made it despite the IPL matches. And thanks to Sagar for a nice talk, and Yusuf and Sridhar for the demos. And Forum Nokia for sponsoring.

See you again on June 23rd.

When: 26th May 2008, 6:30 PM to 9 PM

What: Mobile Browsing In India

Speaker: Sagar Chandna Country Manager, Opera Software India.

Demo: TringMe Mobile VoIP By TringMe, Yusuf Motiwala

Cost: Free, but registration is required.

Register: here

Where: BrewHaHa Cafe, #88 Industrial Layout, JNC Road, Koramangala, 5th Block, Bangalore

Directions: here

Sponsor:

When: 28th April 2008, 6:30 PM to 9 PM

What: How do we develop steady innovation for future mobile services

Speaker: Ashish Thomas of SingTel.

Demo: MyDuniya by Ganapathy Subramaniam

Register: here

Where:
Nokia India Pvt Ltd.,
#2A, Jupiter block,
Auditorium room , 3rd floor
Sarjapur Marathahalli Ring Road,
Kadabeesanahalli,
Bangalore - 560 017
Ph: 40159000,

Directions: Download the map here.

Sponsor:

A good news for Symbian developers in India: the Indian website for Forum Nokia has been launched. A Nokia N95 is up for grabs as well. So sign up now.