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This is Part 1 of a two-part blog series recapping Mobile World Congress 2013 by guest blogger, Stuart Newstead. What did Barcelona was tell us about different parts of the mobile ecosystem?

The answer as to how RIM have survived so far, to me, lies very simply in their customer base. RIM and their solid devices have been the main stay of the vast majority of enterprises for quite some time now. Let’s face it any of us working in large enterprises have at some point relied on a Blackberry for our emails and contact with the office.

Judging by vendor marketing, every year since 2010 has been the year of pervasive video within the enterprise, and, as we reach the end of 2012, it seems that 2013 will also be hailed as the breakthrough year for this technology.

BlackBerry 10 is RIM's attempt to get back on track, and will launch in early 2013. However, Ovum believes that the software, and the new devices that run it, will appeal largely to existing customers, and fail to win converts from other platforms.

It is time once again to announce the winners of Ovum’s annual Wireless Turkey Awards. During the year, Ovum tracked, reported on, and analyzed thousands of innovations within the mobile telecoms industry.

David Akka responds to Marc Benioff's assertion that PCs are going down, and Windows is no longer relevant.

Last month we met with 10 CEO’s at a Vistage meeting to discuss how they're using iPads in their business. A key problem they all agreed on was accessing their corporate file servers from the iPad, so they can browse and update files.

Mobility is changing the way enterprises approach customer service. The rapid adoption of smart devices by consumers is already having an effect on the deployment of customer care technologies in enterprises.