Mark Windle, head of marketing at OpenCloud, predicts that this year’s reduction in the number of traditional telecoms operators in some countries will provide an opportunity for other operators to innovate and capture market share in 2016.

He says next year will be a year of rapid change for telecoms… whether it’s MVNO disruption, competitive tariff pricing or simply defence from the ‘dark art’ of hacking.

Mark Bridge writes:

The most memorable moments in life often go unrecorded. You don't have your camera in your hands. Your finger is still hovering over the 'pause' button on your audio recorder. Or you were simply too busy experiencing whatever was happening. It's all about the one that got away.

That's where Kapture can help.

Mark Bridge writes:

James Rosewell shows me a colourful roll of paper that's the width of an iPhone but well over three metres long. When I look closer, I can see it's a printed copy of the Wall Street Journal's mobile website. That's a lot of scrolling to do... and a pretty unfriendly user experience for anyone reading the news online. Why does it work so badly?

Mark Bridge reports from the SK Telecom stand at Mobile World Congress 2011, where he discovers versatile video call technology, a mobile health app for diabetic patients and a low-cost telematics solution.

Mobile usability is the main topic of this special podcast, which includes Chris Millington from Doro UK and Jérôme Nadel of MobiWire (recorded at Mobile World Congress). Conversation topics include the user interface, encouraging usage and designing mobile phones to suit a specific customer group.

Iain, James and Mark take their regular look at all the big mobile industry news stories affecting the UK... and this week they also review the highlights of Mobile World Congress 2011.

At last week’s GSMA Mobile World Congress we talked to a couple of companies involved with improving sound quality on mobile phones. This special programme includes contributions from Robin Dyer of Dolby and Philip Vanhoutte of Plantronics.

We've been in Barcelona for the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2011. Here's our report from the final day, with a focus on applications - and thoughts about next year's technological innovations.