Birkett Enterprise Ltd

I’ll be demoing Phonelocator on the Symbian Foundation stand (Fira Hall 8, 8A77) at Mobile World Congress at 16:00 on Monday 16th Feburary at 16:00. I hope to see you there.

The judging of the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge took place today at Poble Espanyol in Barcelona. Phonelocator, along with the other contestants in the LBS Challenge ,was put through its paces by a panel of judges made up executives from leading wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, tool and platform providers, and venture capitalists.

The EMEA  Awards Ceremony is webcast live on February 17 at 16h00 Barcelona time (15h00 GMT / 10am EST) 

I arrived in Barcelona yesterday. I made it to Millau, France late on Thursday night having ridden all the way from London. Birkett Enterprise is participating in the NAVTEQ Global LBS challenge and today is the ‘Contestant Luncheon and Rehersal’

On the way to Barcelona at le Viaduc de Millau

On Monday I began a motorcycle ride from Burton-on-Trent to Barcelona for GSMA Mobile World Congress. My Nokia N95 screen stopped working because it got wet in the rain and my motorcycle broke down on Marylebone road in London. It took the RAC 6 hours to recover my bike. When they finally arrived around 11pm they dropped and damaged it loading it onto a flat bed truck.

It is now 6:20AM on Thursday and with the bike serviced and a repaired clutch I’m leaving London. I hope to be in Millau in France by late this evening.

Phonelocator has been selected as a semi finalist in the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge. As NAVTEQ put it, “The NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge continues to be the symbol of innovation in the mobile LBS space by shining a spotlight on its most talented developers and entrepreneurs.”

NAVTEQ has invited Birkett Enterprise to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress where phonelocator will be pitted against the other semi finalists (see here). An overall winner will be selected for the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region.