Industry Insiders View On Future Of Mobiles

Over at the Guardians technology blog there is a brief but interesting interview with Dr Tero Ojanpera, chief technology officer and executive vice president of Nokia, exploring his thoughts on the future of the industry.

In the mobile phone market there’s a lot of fashion; but with multimedia computers, the functionality is everything. There is a need not only embrace what is there, but also to build platforms.

Could this be a comment on the understanding Nokia has to catch up with devices like Sony’s Mylo?

…right now it’s about enabling content creators. But we have seen that early adopters - maybe 200 million of them worldwide - is the target group. They’ll show the way.

Even the big technology brands are wanting to enable its user to create content…

I think there will be a blending of the virtual and the physical worlds; blending web presence and adding location - these are the things.

So Socialight then?

Interview link