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12/02/07 - Hot Picks-future mobile trends
At 3GSM the search is always on for companies that do something a little bit different.
This year, the BBC News website has done the hard work for you. We've selected a few companies, not all of which will attend 3GSM, that we think will be interesting to watch over the next 12 months.
YourRail
Founded 18 months ago, the service currently works with Chiltern Railways, offering tickets direct to mobile phones.
The ticket appears as a barcode on the mobile screen
Users buy their ticket on the internet and it is delivered to their mobile phone in the form of a barcode.
Currently it can only be scanned by ticket inspectors but at the end of this month, gates are being installed at Marylebone station which will open when the phone is scanned over them.
The next stage for the firm is to allow users to purchase tickets on their mobile phone. This service should be available from March 2007.
3,000 people are currently registered for the service. YourRail hopes to spread the system to more of the rail network, and is currently speaking to a number of other train companies.
Other companies to watch out for include:
MX Data
YoSpace
InView
Wyless
Tocmag
Neonode
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We enabled Chiltern Railways to be the first supplying mobile rail tickets