Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

Film und Medien Stiftung NRW➝Media Region NRW➝Media Branches NRW➝Mobile

As a leading hub for mobile business in Germany, NRW offers optimum conditions for the next generation of mobile phones. Three of the four largest German mobile phone operators – T-Mobile, Vodafone and Telefónica – are based in NRW. In addition, there is a strong TV, games and print sector, which is increasingly making its content available via mobile formats, as well as an efficient infrastructure of service-providers, developers and research institutions. The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW backs innovative content for use on mobile phones and supports the young developer scene in NRW.

Facts and figures

major players: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Huawei, Ericsson, Telefónica
one of the federal states with the most mobile Internet users
mobile phone hub of Düsseldorf a leader in Europe
successful and diverse app developer scene
pioneer in location-based services
good conditions for young developers and start-ups

More information:

Mobile business in NRW
Funding of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW: Digital Games and interactive content

Dr. Christoph Erdmann

Managing Director Secusmart

We have very good international connections to the transport network thanks to the airport. We are constantly growing, so good developers are crucial and we find them at the nearby universities in Düsseldorf and Aachen as well as Bochum.

Linda Kruse

Founder & Managing Director the Good Evil GmbH

We took the right decision a few years ago and founded the Good Evil in NRW! As a young company, we were really able to benefit from the productive and cooperative location. Gamescom makes the difference along with the mix of international and local as well as small and large developers.

Katharina Kühn

Managing Director Golden Orb

Living and working as a media professional in NRW not only provides us with a colourful and creative network as well as diverse funding opportunities, but also cosmopolitan and genial lifestyles - no matter whether it is in the Rhineland or the Ruhr region.

Frank Schleimer

co-founder and CEO, COUPIES

COUPIES has its company headquarters at the centre of Cologne, the Internet city. Besides an active Web 2.0 scene and the biggest mobile phone companies in Düsseldorf and Bonn, the economic information technology department of the Uni Cologne is a great address for new ideas.

Mustafa Mussa

CEO bam! Interactive

NRW is THE media region par excellence since we also have a creative media landscape alongside solid technology that is concentrated in a radius of 150 km – and all of this with the nice ambience of the Rhine and Ruhr: the perfect combination for breathtaking apps.