What can you do with your mobile phone? Talk, text and maybe even take a photo? But did you know that you can pay a train fare, watch TV and share your home-made videos with other mobile users? Because your phone’s location can be pinpointed and integrated with maps and directories, you can instantly find the nearest Michelin-starred restaurant. Your phone will tell you which bus to catch to get there. It will even tell you when the next one will arrive. And if you want to hop in the car you can see live CCTV footage of local roads.
O2 and Real Business Online have compiled the Real Business/ O2 ’50 to Watch in Mobile’ to give you a tantalising glimpse of what you’ll be doing with your phone in the very near future.
The report is a ranking of the most exciting young firms behind this revolution. Only British firms are included – no country in the world rivals the UK when it comes to mobile talent. They reviewed over 200 firms, and an expert panel made its decision by looking at the finances, management track record, level of innovation and market potential of each business. The final 50 is a dazzling collection of entrepreneurial talent.
Top of the list is Yospace, a Youtube clone for mobiles.
