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Bridging Industry Demand with University Jewels. MTC. Collaborate and Innovate Spin-off New Businesses Best Students Match. Mobile Technology Consortium Sept. 21, 2012 jamieaborras@bellsouth.com Cell 305-970-3596. Mobile Technology Consortium (MTC).
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Bridging Industry Demand with University Jewels MTC • Collaborate and Innovate • Spin-off New Businesses • Best Students Match Mobile Technology Consortium Sept. 21, 2012 jamieaborras@bellsouth.com Cell 305-970-3596
Mobile Technology Consortium (MTC) Vision: To bridge the university wisdom with the local entrepreneur spirit for the growth of Mobile Technology & User Experience Mission: To bring together system companies, small businesses, universities, and government agencies to evolve next generation Mobile Technology platforms, applications and automation. Goal: Collaborate and Innovate To identify common needs/topics/projects to help your business. To network & help the needs of local entrepreneurs and businesses. To review “Hot Technology Topics” to enable emerging businesses. To find best students match to your business
9:00 AM Theme: Mobile Opportunities, Start-Ups and VCs Introductions Welcome from FIU School of Computing & Information Sciences (SCIS)….Drs. Iyenger/Luis The State of the Mobile Industry…………..…………..........................................Mr. Jaime Borras Industry-University Cooperative Research Center Update @ FIU & FAU….Dr. Nathalie Rishe Business Planning and Sources of Capital……….………………………………………..Mr. Dale Gregory Assisting Start-Up Companies..………………..…………………………………….…………Dr. Ankur Agarwal FIU AVCC: Planning the Seeds of Innovation in LatAm…….................……..…Ms. Carla K. Canino FAU: Adams Center for Entrepreneurship…………………………………………………Mr. Phil Viscomi Break…………………………………..Next Start-Ups……………………………………………………………….. EGLA Communications & Start-up Week……………………….Dr. Edwin A. Hernandez - CEO Flomio……………………………………………….……………………….….Mr. Richard Grundy - CEO Mobile in Health Care.…….………………………………………….….Dr. Faiz Fatteh – CEO of SorenTech AgileTest – Test Process & Data Management Platform..Mr. Mike Weir – CEO AdventureTech Mobile Apps on a Budget……………………………………………….Mr. Karl Morris – Co-Founder Colada Game Developers Guild………………………………………………….Mr. Frank Hernandez – Founder Tourism Through Technology (API)…………………………………Mr. R. Williams/B. O’Grady Adjourn 10:30 AM 1:00 PM
The State of the Mobile Industry • Smartphones and Operating Systems • Faster Networks and Operators • Venture Capital in Mobile
US 4G Smartphones Market Share 25.6% 18.8% 15.4% 11.7% 6.4% 10% 0.8% July, 2012
Mobile Operating Systems US • Fragmentation Europe 52% Android 67% 4% Microsoft 5% 10% Blackberry 6% 33% Apple 15% Smartphone Penetration 47% 46% • iOS is where the money is
Long Term Evolution (LTE) = True Mobile Broadband Advantages ReviewEverywhere.Blogspot.Com http://www.nec.com/en/global/solutions/nsp/lte/pdf/brochure.pdf
Where is the wind blowing? Device Centric Apps learning user behaviors Health Monitor, Diag. & Wellness Productivity Improvements One App for everything anywhere • Android dominance potential dilution • continues to unify platform • LTE = Mobile user “peace of mind” • iPhone 5 lack of NFC will be notice • Focus on HW (sensors) differentiation • LTE aggressive roll out • Sustaining high data speeds coverage • Transition 4G (OFDM) to 5G (BFDM) Network Centric Applications Platform It’s going to be exciting!
Venture Capital in Mobile 1H12 Update Leading the Growth • Enterprise Infrastructure • Consumer Applications
If you are looking for funding, now is the time! • Mobile now represents 46% of all investments
9:00 AM Theme: Mobile Opportunities, Start-Ups and VCs Introductions Welcome from FIU School of Computing & Information Sciences (SCIS)….Drs. Iyenger/Luis The State of the Mobile Industry…………..…………..........................................Mr. Jaime Borras Industry-University Cooperative Research Center Update @ FIU & FAU….Dr. Nathalie Rishe Business Planning and Sources of Capital……….………………………………………..Mr. Dale Gregory Assisting Start-Up Companies..………………..…………………………………….…………Dr. Ankur Agarwal FIU AVCC: Planning the Seeds of Innovation in LatAm…….................……..…Ms. Carla K. Canino FAU: Adams Center for Entrepreneurship…………………………………………………Mr. Phil Viscomi Break Start-Ups EGLA Communications & Start-up Week……………………….Dr. Edwin A. Hernandez - CEO Flomio……………………………………………….……………………….….Mr. Richard Grundy - CEO Mobile in Health Care.…….………………………………………….….Dr. Faiz Fatteh – CEO of SorenTech AgileTest – Test Process & Data Management Platform..Mr. Mike Weir – CEO AdventureTech Game Developers Guild………………………………………………….Mr. Frank Hernandez – Founder Tourism Through Technology (API)…………………………………Mr. R. Williams/B. O’Grady Adjourn 10:30 AM 1:00 PM
Credits: • Trends: • Growth of Smartphones • & Tablets • Platform Wars • How Consumers are using • their Devices. • Most Successful Apps http://www.businessinsider.com/the-future-of-mobile-deck-2012-3?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sai
Who is going to win the platform wars? (RIM) (iOS) Right now, it’s a two horse race iOS and Android
Android Challenges………….but, it continues to Growth Android has a fragmentation problem + 2 % iOS is where the money is - 1 % + 1 % - 2 %
How are consumers using Smartphones? • They shop……………….. • They look at adds………………. • They play games……… • They look for directions……. • They listen to music, use Twitter & Facebook • They consume content………. • . ………….They pay for stuff $10+ million a day
Explosion of Apps and Monetization Apps are now a ~$10 billion market, growing at ~100% per year
Instagram launched 1.3 years ago. It now has 13 employees….and 25+ million users. (Paid $1B) Free App - Combining Mobile, Social and Photos
DrawSomething launched in February, 2012 Time to acquired 1 million users: AOL…….. = 9years Facebook = 9 months Draw Something = 9 days Staggering Growth! How Fast is it Growing? (Paid $210M)
What’s the mobile & apps future? Evolution of Mobile Development 1983 - 2008 2008- 201? 201?- 202? Device Centric Platform Centric Cross Platform Platforms Consumers Gain Health Monitor, Diag. & Wellness NFC for Payment, Offers & Retail Faster Networks & Devices Productivity Improvements • Android gets its act together or • Microsoft completes Hail Mary or • Apple will take over the world or • HTML 5 nukes native apps Keypads Small Displays Single Radio Touch screen Larger Displays Multi-Radios Gesture Commands-VR Flexible Displays Integrated-Radios It’s going to be exciting!
9:00 AM Theme: Mobile Future and Applications Introductions Industry-University Cooperative Research Center Update………………….Dr. Borko Furht The Future of Mobile and Applications…………........................................Mr. Jaime Borras Mobile Retail Services……….………………………………………………………..Mr. Einar Rosenberg Health Apps in the Cloud………………..……………………………………..……Dr. Rob Schwarzberg Healthcare…………………..………………….…………….....….............……..…Mr. Franco Lodato Remote Physiological Measurements………………………………………….Dr. Ankur Agarwal Semantic Web …………………………………………….……………….………..….Dr. Ravi Shankar Mobile Virtualization……………………………………………………………………Mr. David Jaramillo Break Start-up Flomio…………………………………………………………………………………….Mr. Richard Grundy FIU – Mobile Disaster Situation Browser……………………………………….….….Mr. Jesse Domack FAU - Security Threats to Smartphones………………………….........................Dr. Ed Fernandez Panel Session Industry-University Collaboration……………………………..…...Dr. Furht/Borras - Citrix…………Mr. Chris Fleck - General Dynamics….…...Mr. Deepak Ahya - ADT ………….Jorge Perdomo - Motorola Mobility…….…Mr. Franco Lodato - Kaufman, Rossin & Co……….Jorge Rey 11:00 AM 12:20 PM
Panel: Mobile Future and Applications Panel Session Industry-University Collaboration: Moderators: ……………………………..…...Dr. Furht/Borras - Citrix Systems…………Mr. Chris Fleck, VP Mobility Solutions - General Dynamics…...Mr. Deepak Ahya, Director, Product Strategy - ADT ………………..….Jorge Perdomo, Director Product Development - Motorola Mobility…….…Mr. Franco Lodato, Director Business Dev. - Kaufman, Rossin & Co……….Jorge Rey, Director Information Security and Compliance • Brief Introduction • How do you see Mobiles (Smartphones and Tablets) enhancing your business? • What applications do you see enhancing your business and your productivity? • Can you provide examples of successful apps for your business/yourself? • What issues do you see?