The battle for your kitchen is hotting up. CES was packed with smart speakers – without doubt the tech industry's most dynamic sector. Here's a round-up of the big new launches...
2016 was an eventful year for technology innovation across the board. And whilst new models have come to the fore the global base of mobile users continues to grow, confirming mobile's central role in how businesses innovate and monetise their services. Everything has been fair game, from the collection and…
There’s huge potential in Africa’s mobile-first music scene. But you need strong local knowledge to unlock it. So says Antos Stella, managing director of Content Connect Africa. In this exclusive interview for MEF Minute, she explains why she is so excited about the market… In the ‘mature markets’ of Europe…
The availability of faster networks, cheaper data tariffs and smartphones all have a part to play when it comes to driving demand for Internet services in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to Analysys Mason, total service revenue across Sub-Saharan Africa will reach USD51.1 billion in 2021, driven by growth opportunities in mobile…
At MEF’s Consumer Trust Summit in London much of the discussion focussed on the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which is set to change the rules around how personal data is collected and used. Anna Gudmundson, CEO of Fitbug and Consumer Trust Summit panelist, shares her thoughts on how…
The boom in smartphone sales in Africa is slowing, despite the fact that overall mobile handset shipments were up slightly in Q2 2016, with shipments of basic feature phones rising 31.9 per cent year on year to total 29.8 million units. That's according to figures from IDC’s recently published Worldwide…
The Meffys final, supported by Mozilla & BiP, is upon us, kicking off from 5.30pm tomorrow! (tickets available here, probably sold out by now!) We are taking a brief look at the finalists in the nine different categories. The Mobile Messaging award, one of our new Global Initiative Categories, recognises…
NFC technology already supports huge amounts of mobile payments around the world. Ovum forecasts that the number of consumers using it will hit 939 million by 2019 (in 2015 it was 11 million) and the value of transactions is expected to reach $115 billion, from $0.7 billion for the same…
Earlier in November, Africa’s mobile movers and shakers came together for the annual mobile and technology conference, AfricaCom. Here Rimma Perelmuter, CEO at MEF takes the pulse of the event and discusses some of the highlights of MEF's packed programme of events, forums and workshops during the conference in Cape…
The fact-packed Ericsson Mobility Report might well be called the Ericsson Minority Report. It’s a glimpse of a faster and more connected future. Here are the key insights and numbers… What will the mobile world look like in 2022? The answers – more accurately, the data – are to be…