
This February was a busy month for industry events. The highlight for us at Intergroup was the Mobile World Congress. MWC 2016 was impressive and offered that the:
1) Value continues to move up the stack – from connectivity towards applications
2) “Things” connected to the network are all the rage
3) Demand for bandwidth is increasing geometrically
4) Orbits of Apple, Google and Facebook have a strong gravitational force
5) A new platform beyond laptops and smartphones – Smart Home and Connected Car are gaining attention
6) Payment technologies and business models will rock
7) Licensed spectrum owners speeding up effort – they see the unlicensed wolfs at the gate – spurring 5G