The buzz on Barcelona

Deutsche Bank has produced a lively 56-page report on 3GSM, Europe’s largest mobile show, in its DBuzz (Vol. 40) - Barca special. Its conclusion: “pricing pressure and confusion reigns.”

“Having been to 3GSM over the last 10 years,” it says “there is typically a theme or technology which takes the focus. This year, the industry appears to be unsure of how to monetise data development and in some instances is pulling in different directions (mobile TV, DRM [Digital Rights Management] etc).

“In the interim, perhaps the most unanimous theme from Barcelona was the caution on the mobile voice market following recent tariff changes and the fear that roaming revenues [under pressure from the EC] will add increased pressure on top line growth.”