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Global telco players gear up for 15th Asian Carriers Conference

MEF is delighted to be supporting the 2019 Asian Carriers Conference (ACC), held from September 3 to 6, 2019 in Cebu, the Philippines. The ACC has taken a significant role in redefining and evolving the telecom landscape, especially for the carrier and wholesale business. ACC is marking its 15th year…

MEFAugust 23, 2019

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Exploring the future of the digital content space

Basebone CMO Benito Alvarez discusses the importance of carrier billing in its strategy, and the opportunities and challenges around Baseplay, its suite of digital content services for emerging markets. In emerging markets where the average amount a user can pay for content can be seen as comparatively low, it can…

MEFMay 28, 2019

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Transforming healthcare with 5G

MEF is an official partner of the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Conference 2019 which aims to bring together the entirety of the digital healthcare ecosystem: from hospital C-level decision makers to clinicians, nurses, payers, life science, and technology innovators. Two of the key mobile ecosystem topics at the events…

MEFApril 25, 2019

6 Great Benefits Of Proximity Marketing

Caroline McClelland Kumulos Marketing Manager at mobile app management specialists Kumulos explores how to execute successful proximity marketing campaigns, and offers 6 key benefits the medium offers. One of the most effective ways to gain a competitive edge when it comes to mobile marketing is now proximity marketing. Why proximity…

MEFApril 5, 2019

Featured Post Guest blog Internet of Things

How Artificial Intelligence will impact the future of Cloud Communication

Mr. Rajdipkumar Gupta, Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer at Route Mobile Limited discusses the future role of artificial intelligence in the technological landscape, and in particular its influence on the evolution of cloud communications. Thanks to sci-fi films, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not an alien concept. Although, it’s…

MEFDecember 18, 2018

Now I’m a Believer: The Art of Engaging Consumers

Maurizio Poletto, Managing Director at BeeOne / Head of Design, Erste Group Research & Development Lab, explores the considerations, challenges and opportunities for banks. Why are challenger banks creating so much hype? Nearly every bank now has a mobile app with cool functionality, so what is it that separates the…

MEFNovember 8, 2018

eSIM smartphones will disrupt the mobile industry

Telecoms analyst and consultant Angel Dobardziev of WhiteBridge Insight discusses the inclusion of eSIMs as standard in Apple’s new phones, and why this marks a significant moment for both consumers and MNOs and how they will interact in the future. Apple’s new iPhone XS and XS Max models will have…

MEFOctober 11, 2018

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Transformation 2020: A New Roadmap for Carrier Business

Suzy Menneret, Senior Market & Strategy Expert at MEF Member Deutsche Telekom and Head of Strategy Workgroup at i3forum discusses digital transformation and the potential opportunities for MNOs to reinvent themselves effectively in a rapidly changing ecosystem. International carriers have realized that they have to change to survive. They’ve developed…

MEFOctober 2, 2018

Guest blog Internet of Things

Digital Natives: What does it mean to be a digital native in a 5G world?

Tim Barber, Vice President of Global Telecoms and Media Industry at MEF Member ForgeRock shares insights into the impact of 5G and identity on “digital native” individuals and companies for whom the online digital world is the only marketplace. Everyone is by now probably familiar with the concept of ‘Digital…

MEFAugust 23, 2018

Guest blog Messaging

Six Key Questions on the Future of RCS

MEF Member mGage‘s Phil Speer, Director of Solutions Engineering, explains six key points relating to Rich Communications services and how they will affect the messaging ecosystem. If you’re one of mGage’s partners, or even if you’re not, you have perhaps heard about Rich Communication Services (RCS) the next generation of…

MEFAugust 21, 2018

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