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What I meant to say is that if an employer has a section in the document specifically defining what constitutes competition and it says "any company that sells ice cream" they shouldn't legally be able to tell you later that what they really meant was "any company that manufactures airplanes".
That's a good point. And if your non-compete was that clear cut you wouldn't have a problem. Yours isn't clear cut. I know how to define "ice cream" and I know how to define "airplane" but I have no idea what "enterprise mobile platforms" are. Do you?

For all I know it could be one of these:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jet-SLT-...0780/306126116

Or it could be software that you download for your phone.

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Lastly on this point, the rest of the document has nothing specifically outlining the actual business purpose or industry the company is in; therefore, this section would be the one indicating which employment is 'prohibited' during the period of non-compete.
But you already know what business your employer is in so if there is something that says don't compete with the employer's business, that could be enough.

Anyway, as has already been said, the entire agreement has to be reviewed for its intent.

The wisest course of action is don't compete with your previous employer unless you get a written waiver of the non-compete agreement.