Getting more control is the name of the game in a digital life. It doesn’t mean a future of pixelated people – it means home appliances that are smarter, more efficient, and make life easier.

Internet and telecommunications serve as a theme or as a device to bring traditional, classical forms of culture to a wider audience. The enormous potential is just beginning to be tapped by telecoms operators and venerable cultural organizations.

Waste no more time on old magazines at the dentist’s office. The new way to kill time is to play games on your mobile phone. Telecom Report looks at who’s playing, what kinds of games are making waves, and how the mobile phone will not only be our gaming device, it will also be the way we find out and purchase future games.

Telecom Report looks at the role of telecommunications in the arenas of national security and public safety. Meet leaders and users of networking and hear why the commercial network is often the best way to communicate quickly and accurately – in situations where timing can save lives.

It’s an all-star team: mobile services and sports.  Telecom Report looks at three cases where fans get a better, closer fix on their favorite sport thanks to mobile services.  Hear from people at several points on the chain: from professional players, to operators, to fans themselves.

The world’s favorite pastime is going mobile.  A service that is easy for users to understand, however, isn’t always easy for operators to present. Telecom Report looks at the potential and issues left to solve as mobile TV gets up and running.

The industry's largest annual event, the 3GSM World Congress, did not disappoint.  There's usually a lot of shoulder-rubbing, but with 50,000 in attendance, there was more than usual.  Telecom Report looks at the major happenings and takes a long-term view on coming trends.

As mobile phones become more multi-purpose, it's becoming more popular to use them as payment devices.  Telecom Report looks at finance from the mobile perspective: from big-business trading, to small payments, to the security that will be necessary for it all to work well.