This is a presentation prepared for the launch of the Vodacom South Africa Developer Program. I was invited to present at the launch events in Joburg and Cape Town as an external industry person. The presentation covers the following high level discussion points: _ OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL MOBILE APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENT _ TRENDS IN MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT _ DEVELOPER COMMUNITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
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1. @JONHOEHLER MOBILEAPPLICATIONS #VDP2011
2. PRESENTERBACKGROUND With almost 8 years of experience in the
mobile telecoms space inJONATHAN HOEHLER Africa with Starsh Mobile
Interna;onal Inc, Jonathan has been
exposedtomanythepossibili;esthatarepresentinmobiletelecoms
inAfrica. Having started at Starsh Mobile in early 2004, Jonathan
has moved fromthemobilecontentdepartmentthroughtotheposi;onofHead
ofOpera;onsin2006.In2008,Jonathanwasappointedtotheposi;on
ofChiefTechnicalocerofStarshMobileInterna;onal.
Nowin2011withtheaddedroleofbusinessdevelopmentatStarsh Mobile,
Jonathan is exploring new business and revenue genera;ng
opportuni;esacrosstheAfricanCon;nent.Withincountryexperience in
Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Congo DRC to name but a
few,JonathanandtheStarshMobileteamareuniquelyposi;onedto
executetheopportuni;esinthecon;nentthatrangefromtradi;onal SMS
Mobile Marke;ng and Content Services through to mobile
portals,applica;ons,ecosystems,andadver;sing.@JONHOEHLER
MOBILEAPPLICATIONS #VDP2011