Mobile innovators

O2 unveiled a list of top 50 "mobile companies to watch" this week. The companies, all based in the UK, are primarily involved in mobile content or data in some way or other. One journalist present at the unveiling of the list pointed out that there weren't many "pure technology" companies. O2 said this reflects the growing move away from the technology to content...

Apparently the companies nominate themselves and are ranked by a panel of four judges. This year's ranking was topped by mobile user-generated content specialist Yospace, which has only just been acquired by media heavyweight Emap. In O2's view, user-generated content is a key trend to watch this year, along with location-based services and messaging, as well as the increased use of the mobile handset for buying tickets and other similar transactions.