1:00 - 2:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time

This IDC Web conference will review IDC's mobile 2008 predictions and highlight the major trends and issues that will shape the global mobile industry landscape. IDC believes that 2008 represents a critical year for mobility that includes rapid growth and innovation across a range of subsectors. The top 10 global mobile issues identified by IDC are indicative of both the pace and the complexity of mobile evolution, the interdependencies between key mobile issues and business opportunities, and the wealth of opportunity mobile offers to companies both large and small.

This web conference will address the following key questions:

• How is the balance of power shifting between mobile operators and their device vendors?
• What is the future for converged mobile devices in the face of flat mobile phone shipments?
• Will the momentum in mobile GPS force PND makers to rethink their existing strategies?
• How will the mobile industry leverage the popularity of social networking?
• How much momentum is there in the mobile banking and money transfer markets?