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The Future of MNOs – Utility Cash Cows or Mobile Service Stars?

In the age of app stores and OTT services, mobile network operators have struggled to develop new revenue streams in the provision of content and services. Here, Mike Bradbury, CEO of billing and payments consultancy, T-Exec argues that MNOs need a cultural over-haul to compete in the mobile services economy. It is accepted…
Sam Hill
October 14, 2014
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A mobile commerce revolution: carrier billing

MEF Member Neomobile highlight everything you need to know about direct carrier billing in this guest post from CEO Gianluca D'Agostino, as well as sharing their latest infographic on how and why your business should be leveraging DCB to monetize apps and content in emerging and developed markets around the globe. The…
Sam Hill
October 10, 2014
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Apple’s focus on security could be the holy grail of NFC

MEF members and industry experts have all weighed in on the potential of Apple's new payment system, unveiled last month in San Francisco, and most agree that the platform with some of the biggest names in finance behind it, could be a game changer. Here, MEF Chairman Andrew Bud expands…
Sam Hill
October 7, 2014
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Dubai to Host Second GSMA Mobile 360 Series – Middle East

As Gitex Technology Week fast approaches, and in addition to hosting our own MEF Connects Dubai on the 14th of October, MEF is supporting the GSMA's second annual Mobile 360 Series - Middle East event to be held in Dubai. Here, Chief Marketing Officer, Michael O’Hara discusses the ever-increasing impact and importance of mobile technology in these exciting growth markets. In…
Sam Hill
October 3, 2014
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Can the Apple Watch wind up the wearables market?

The Apple Watch  marks the first new product from Apple under CEO Tim Cook and as Apple's track record for re-energising established markets shows, could be the product to make wearable technology commonplace. Below, MEF Chairman Andrew Bud discusses the implications it may pose for the industry, and the hurdles Apple…
Sam Hill
September 26, 2014
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The Modern Wallet: Mobile Payments Are Making Life Easier

There’s no denying the impact that digital connectivity is having on our daily routines. It’s changed how we watch video, keep tabs on our health—even the way we connect with our favorite World Cup players. And more recently, digital is starting to transform how consumers pony up cash for their everyday…
Sam Hill
September 9, 2014
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Location based services – why operators hold all the cards

The area of Location based services (LBS) has been getting a lot of attention of late, and it’s no wonder, Juniper Research has highlighted that the Mobile Context and Location Services market is expected to generate revenue of $43.4 billion by 2019, up from $12.2bn in 2014.  With this in…
Sam Hill
September 1, 2014
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