Tim Green, Author at MEF

Interviews

Meet the new enterprise comms giant: Kaleyra

In 2016, Ubiquity and Solutions Infini merged to become one of the world’s largest enterprise communications providers. Now, they have re-branded as Kaleyra. The companies’ CEOs Dario Calogero and Aniketh Jain talked to MEF about their ambitious project. Nine years ago, a Bangalore-based start up Solutions Infini won its first…

Tim GreenFebruary 8, 2018

Mobile Entertainment MWC18 Opinions

Foldable phones? F1 cars? VR moon landings? What to see at MWC 2018

Going to MWC? What can you expect apart from sore feet and sea food? Tim Green looks ahead to some of the possible highlights of this year's mammoth event in Barcelona... Ah, Mobile World Congress. The thrill of the packed commuter train ride from Espanya metro. The picket lines. The…

Tim GreenFebruary 7, 2018

MEF Webinars & Workshops Regulation

10 take-ways from MEF Connects Digital – can PSD2 get authentication right?

Can the PSD2 really deliver an explosion of fintech innovation? Possibly. But only if consumers trust the exciting new services. That puts authentication at the heart of the legislation. Last week’s MEF Connects Digital webinar took a closer look at the topic. The Payment Services Directive 2 is here. And…

Tim GreenJanuary 25, 2018

Regulation

PSD2 has landed. What will happen next? Here are 13 thoughts to ponder

Did you hear the sound of trumpets and exploding fireworks? Yes, the Payment Services Directive 2 regulation became law this weekend across the European Economic Area. It’s a big deal. So how will banks, retailers and consumers respond? Ahead of a MEF Digital Connects this Thursday to debate the issue,…

Tim GreenJanuary 16, 2018

Music Opinions

2017 in mobile: What was supposed to happen – but didn’t

The last 12 months in mobile has been amazing. But never mind that. What about the stuff that flopped? Here, Tim Green presents a round-up of all the products we didn’t buy, tech we didn’t adopt and deals that didn’t materialise. 2016 saw the second coming of VR. All the…

Tim GreenJanuary 5, 2018

MEF Webinars & Workshops Personal Data

Consent-giving machines? GDPR gone global? 13 insights from the MEF Connects Digital panel…

Last week, four experts reflected on the profound difficulty of ‘getting digital consent right’. And the huge upside when you do. Here are the highlights of the first MEF Connected Digital live video webinar… Can a machine give consent? Why do consumers hate privacy policies so much? How can you…

Tim GreenOctober 4, 2017

Opinions

That Google HTC deal: Seven big questions answered

Why has Google bought HTC when it only just sold Motorola? Does it make money from hardware now? What happened to ads and search? And whatever will Samsung think? Tim Green chews over some of these questions following the week’s big M&A news… By now, you’ll have heard the news.…

Tim GreenSeptember 26, 2017

Opinions

Really nearly? The augmented reality era could start next week

Insiders say the new iPhone will make a big feature of augmented reality. So, a decade after the tech first emerged, is this really the start the AR age? Tim Green offers his thoughts... Ten years ago I got my first glimpse of augmented reality. An Austrian company, Wikitude, demonstrated…

Tim GreenSeptember 7, 2017

Opinions

Scan do: The rise and fall and (possible) rise of QR codes

For a decade, the QR code was the 'nearly' tech. But then WeChat came along. Chinese consumers re-invented the QR code for making payments. Now, the world's 'EMV' card giants have made a big commitment to the tech, as Tim Green explains... Back in the days when I was pretending…

Tim GreenAugust 31, 2017

Opinions

Apple, the FT and the death of iPad digital editions

Last week, the FT ended its six year spat with Apple and put a native app back inside iTunes. So is that the end of web apps, and a victory for Apple? Not at all, says Tim Green... Six years ago, the FT fell out with Apple. Its app was…

Tim GreenAugust 24, 2017

Meet the new enterprise comms giant: Kaleyra

Foldable phones? F1 cars? VR moon landings? What to see at MWC 2018

10 take-ways from MEF Connects Digital – can PSD2 get authentication right?

2017 in mobile: What was supposed to happen – but didn’t

That Google HTC deal: Seven big questions answered

Really nearly? The augmented reality era could start next week

Scan do: The rise and fall and (possible) rise of QR codes

Apple, the FT and the death of iPad digital editions

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