6 Themes from MobileCON 2013

Last week’s MobileCON touched on a number of different topics that are relevant in the industry today. Just check out the themes and topics section of the MobileCON website, it’s chock full of buzzwords like MDM, cloud, and BYOD. But what were people really talking during at MobileCON 2013? Here are some of the biggest topic themes, as told by social media:

1. Wearable technology
   Wearable tech, aka “wearables”, was a hot topic during MobileCON. Many of the individuals who spoke on a panel on wearable tech during MobileCON believe that wearable tech will become as much a part of everyday life as smartphones and mobile apps.

   “Innovation comes from working with people of multiple disciplines.” @TheoForbath #MobileCON #wearabletech

   — frog design (@frogdesign) October 16, 2013

    

• Cyber security True to CTIA’s list of topics and themes, cyber security—and more specifically mobile security—were highly discussed topics on Twitter during MobileCON 2013. Much of the conversation was driven by CTIA and brands such as Dell and Verizon.
  

  At #MobileCon cybersecurity is the number one priority for mobile communication.

  — glenn (@glennholt1) October 16, 2013

   

• Mobile payments
  Both mobile payments and digital wallets were talked about topics on Twitter during MobileCON 2013 with many tweets being used to quote Jamba Juice CEO, James White during the keynote panel on mobile commerce.

Jamba Juice CEO: “We actually believe the digital wallets are more secure than credit card transactions.” #MobileCON

— Jason Hiner (@jasonhiner) October 16, 2013

• Mobile workforce With the proliferation of laptops, tablets and smartphones in the workplace today, it’s nearly impossible to discern between a mobile worker and someone commuting to and from their office. Maybe for that reason, the mobile workforce—and security risks that it can pose—continues to be a topic of conversation at events like MobileCON.
  

  Does a mobile workforce outweigh the risks? 66% of innovative companies surveyed say yes. More here: http://t.co/dhLOu1SJyT #MobileCON

  — Symantec (@symantec) October 16, 2013

   

• BYOD
  It should come as no surprise that BYOD was a hot topic during MobileCON. No matter the stance for or against BYOD, seems everyone has an opinion about the best way to manage BYOD within the enterprise.

BYOD in many cases has become the default in the enterprise.” @jasonhiner #CTIA keynote #MobileCON

— TechRepublic (@TechRepublic) October 18, 2013

BYOD won’t work unless you can segregate corporate from personal data #MobileCON

— Jeff (@rujeff80) October 16, 2013

• Dan Mead
  Okay, so Dan Mead isn’t really an industry topic. However, his name was trending during MobileCON 2013. The present and CEO of wireless giant, Verizon joined Michael Abbott, CEO of Isis; Dan Schulman, American Express Group President of Enterprise Growth; and Jamba Juice President and CEO, James White for the highly talked about keynote panel on mobile commerce.

@VZWnews CEO Dan Mead says that 34% of US adult population now have tablets, double the number from last year #MobileCON

— Dan Jones (@Dan_LRMobile) October 16, 2013

Did you attend MobileCON this year? What themes did you notice? Leave a comment below and let us know.

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