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Sam Hill

Global Communications Manager - Mobile Ecosystem Forum

Mobile First Markets

Helping Users Build a Locally Relevant Web

The lowering cost of smartphones and cheaper data plans is fuelling the growth of mobile first markets - where the mobile device is the primary and often the only way of getting online for massive consumer segments. One company at the forefront of this undertaking is the Mozilla Foundation. Here…
Sam Hill
August 25, 2015
News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 17th August

Mobile Money security fears, operators take on Whats app in LatAm, mobile taking the lead in payments, mobile now 30% of all US e-commerce, plus all the week's global news stories... Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news you may have missed, the latest…
Sam Hill
August 21, 2015
10 thingsMobile Payments

10 trends that will impact mobile money in 2015

Mobile Money is taking off.  Buoyed by the launch of NFC payments from the likes of Apple and Google in developed markets and the lowering cost of smartphones in growth markets, it offers convenience, financial inclusion and incredible reach. Yet the technology is typically fragmented and necessarily has varying levels…
Sam Hill
August 12, 2015
MEFTV

The next big thing – MEFTV interviews Hungama & Turkcell

Last month MEF hosted the inaugural MEF Global Forum Mobile First Markets in Bangalore, where  members and delegates came together to discuss the mobile opportunity across South East Asia, Middle East, Africa and of course India. Here MEFTV speaks with two more of the speakers, Neeraj Roy CEO of Hungama…
Sam Hill
August 11, 2015
News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 3rd August

Apple to launch its own MVNO? Mobile agri-tech German carmakers buy Nokia maps, Adidas acquires mobile fitness company for $239M and smartphones are now the most popular way to browse the internet in the UK and more global mobile stories... Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential…
Sam Hill
August 7, 2015
MEF