TechPolis: Global Mobile Telecommunications Consulting

TechPolis is a mobile telecommunications and technology management consulting firm providing assistance to mobile operators, wireless technology companies, financial institutions, and technology policy makers.

TechPolis addresses challenges in the areas of government relations & regulation, business strategy, market research & analysis, and business development.

TechPolis has extensive international experience, having implemented projects in Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, Western Europe, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia and the United States.

Announcements

Conference
Mobile Money Brazil (MMB)

August 25 and 26, 2010
São Paulo, Brazil

TechPolis is organizing, in partnership with SGoldstein Consulting, the conference “Mobile Money Brazil” in São Paulo at the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) on August 25 and 26, 2010. The two-day conference will focus on the fast-moving mobile money market in Brazil, as well as on international experiences relevant to Brazil. Considered a laggard until very recently in financial transactions over mobile phones, Brazil is quickly catching up. Only 40% of Brazil’s 195 million-strong population has a bank account. Alliances between mobile operators and financial institutions are beginning to emerge, demanding technology solutions and new business models and making Brazil the hottest Latin American market for financial transactions over mobile handsets. read more >

To register for Mobile Money Brazil, please go to www.mobilemoneybrasil.com.br

See you in São Paulo on August 25 and 26, 2010!

TechPolis engaged by GSM Association (GSMA) to develop spectrum policy for the Middle East

San Diego—July 2nd, 2010

The GSM Association (GSMA), the world trade association of mobile operators, has engaged TechPolis to work with governments and the private sector on spectrum policy development for mobile broadband in the Middle East, with emphasis on 4G spectrum bands such as 2.6 GHz and the “digital dividend” during the next 12 months.

Preparing Mobile Networks for the World Cup of 2014 In Brazil and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics

Brasilia—July 1st, 2010

TechPolis’ president, Ricardo Tavares, is co-author of an important paper discussing how Brazilian mobile operators and government authorities should prepare for the telecommunications needs of the 2014 World Soccer Cup in Brazil and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The paper, developed in partnership with the GSM Association (GSMA) and CPqD, a Brazilian technology think-tank, opened up the debate in Brazil on how the telecommunications sector should prepare to serve well 7 million tourists expected in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup, leaving a permanent legacy for Brazilian citizens at the same time.
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