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The future of business messaging: Cloud based, RCS shopping and IoT

How should companies be preparing for the next stage of business messaging? Taken from the new MEF Future of Messaging Guide 2020, we spoke to Jeff Bak, VP of Cloud Messaging Product Management at Syniverse, about what the future holds for business messaging and its users.

MEFJuly 29, 2020

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Securing global IoT connectivity – Dawood Ghalaieny, CEO ZARIOT

ZARIOT is a new independent company providing secure SIM cards for the IoT connectivity needs of global enterprises. MEFTV Spoke to the CEO Dawood Ghalaieny about the new business. Dawood sees the ‘connected chaos’ in IoT as manufacturers are placing SIM cards in a wide range of devices with little…

MEFJuly 28, 2020

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5 minutes with… Telecoming

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, COO Roberto Monge shares an update on Telecoming. What are Telecoming’s main goals? After more than 12 years of expanding our activity on the mobile industry,…

MEFJuly 22, 2020

5 minutes with Enterprise Communications Interviews Mobile Payments

5 minutes with… Evina

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, CEO David Lotfi introduces cyber security specialists Evina. We are an independent cybersecurity company with a unique focus that enables us to not only keep our…

MEFJuly 14, 2020

Internet of Things Interviews

Covid-19 puts IoT security firmly in the spotlight

MEF IoT Advisor Andrew Parkin-White explores the issues surrounding IoT security and how the Covid-19 virus will affect its development. With our members, MEF has been exploring IoT security and how it is key to growing the overall IoT ecosystem. The question is therefore, will IoT security become more of…

MEFJuly 9, 2020

Fireside Chat Interviews Personal Data

The digital response to COVID-19

Iain McCallum, mobile industry veteran and MEF Advisor discusses the Covid-19 pandemic with Julian Ranger, Founder and Executive Chairman of digital identity specialists Digi.me and explores how mobile technology can play a role in mitigating the impact of the crisis. Towards the end of April 2020, I was joined by…

Iain McCallumJune 16, 2020

Enterprise Communications Interviews

Telefonica discusses MEF’s A2P SMS Code of Conduct

MEF’s A2P SMS Code of Conduct helps drive self-regulation and best practice in business messaging. Here, MEF’s COO Joanne Lacey and Future of Messaging Programme lead speaks to Telefonica’s Head of Business Messaging for LatAm, Mitchell Cutmore about how Telefonica is using the Code and its potential impact in the…

MEFJune 2, 2020

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5 minutes with… FireText

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, Director and co-founder James Huff introduces FireText. FireText Communications Ltd is a leading UK company, specialising in the provision of SMS services to thousands of businesses.…

MEFMay 22, 2020

Enterprise Communications Fireside Chat Interviews

MMD Smart Interview: Covid19’s impact on small to medium enterprises

As part of MEF’s COVID19 IMPACT series, Dario Betti asks Ira Cohen from MMD Smart how small and medium enterprises can maintain their business and grow customer relations. While the health emergency is now largely understood for COVID19 the impact on business is also becoming clearer. In particular, small and…

MEFMay 1, 2020

5 minutes with Interviews Mobile Gaming

5 minutes with… Reality Gaming Group

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, Co-Founder Tony Pearce introduces Reality Gaming Group. We develop mass market games that utilize digital collectibles (NFT’s) and blockchain technology. Reality Gaming Group had developed two…

MEFApril 30, 2020

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