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Smartphones in mobile-first markets: it’s complicated

It’s one of the great truisms of the mobile industry: smartphone ownership is rocketing in developing markets. But is it true? Well, kind of but not really. At least according to the operator panel convened at the MEF Global Forum for Mobile First Markets earlier this summer. The event in…

Tim GreenAugust 28, 2015

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Interview: how Ola is building an ‘Uber for India’

All over the world, ride-sharing apps are taking on powerful local taxi businesses. But in India, the situation is a little different: there are hardly any local firms to take on. So the challenge is more about establishing a market in the first place. Mumbai-based Ola Cabs is leading the…

Tim BanksAugust 20, 2015

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Up close with the Giants – MEFTV interviews Baidu and LINE

Last month MEF hosted the inaugural MEF Global Forum Mobile First Markets in Bangalore, where members and delegates came together to discuss the mobile opportunity across South East Asia, Middle East, Africa and of course India. One of the highlights was an engaging debate on the insider strategies of global…

MEFJuly 31, 2015

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MEF Global Forum Mobile First Markets in Pictures

The MEF Minute team have just landed back from Bangalore, India where the inaugural MEF Global Forum Mobile First Markets took place. 200+ members and delegates came together to learn fascinating insights into the mobile opportunity across South East Asia, Middle East, Africa and of course India. In the week that…

MEFJuly 3, 2015

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Why mobile first markets are leading the mobile charge

Unencumbered by legacy internet infrastructure, in many markets mobile has taken off as the primary digital touch-point. As smartphones become cheaper and connectivity improves there has been a corresponding uplift in mobile device penetration in markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. And it’s that widespread adoption that characterises…

Tim BanksJune 25, 2015

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MEF Global Forum: Mobile First Markets – Meet the Startups

On 30th June MEF Global Forum, the popular Silicon Valley series comes to Bangalore to discuss how to accelerate the mobile opportunity in the rapidly growing mobile-first markets across South East Asia, Middle East and Africa. The one-day conference includes a dedicated innovation session in partnership with GrowthEnabler where 10 start-ups will pitch their…

MEFJune 18, 2015

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Innovation Series: four startups that are ringing the changes in mobile education

With edtech startups increasingly attracting the attention of VCs, accelerators and established education businesses, some clear trends are emerging about how this latest entrant in to the mobile ecosytem is shaping up. Continuing our innovation series, these presentations from MEF Global Forum, feature four of the edtech startups - Cognition, Verificient…

MEFFebruary 24, 2015

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Innovation Series: disruptive talk from three mobile payment startups

Continuing our Innovation Day series, three mobile payments startups take the stage at MEF Global Forum to share insights on their disruptive business models and discuss the future of the financial services industry as it weaves itself in to the mobile ecosystem. Checkout the presentations from PayNearMe, InStore and Bionym below, plus below…

MEFFebruary 18, 2015

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Innovation Series: Four start-ups connecting the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things, has been emerging as the next technology mega-trend for some time, but now with pervasive connectivity and increasingly smart devices, a bona-fide IoT, beyond the smart fridge, is coming in from the cold. In this, the third from our MEF Global Forum: Innovation Day series, another group of talented start-ups; August…

MEFFebruary 11, 2015

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Innovation Series: three startups that are trailblazing in the Sharing Economy

As technology continues to provide increasingly sophisticated tools for peer-to-peer services, this session at MEF Global Forum posed the question, is the so called "Sharing Economy" the future of commerce? In this, the second from our Innovation Day series, another group of groundbreaking start-ups; Roost, Doorman and Open Garden serve up their…

MEFFebruary 5, 2015

Smartphones in mobile-first markets: it’s complicated

Interview: how Ola is building an ‘Uber for India’

Up close with the Giants – MEFTV interviews Baidu and LINE

MEF Global Forum Mobile First Markets in Pictures

Why mobile first markets are leading the mobile charge

MEF Global Forum: Mobile First Markets – Meet the Startups

Innovation Series: four startups that are ringing the changes in mobile education

Innovation Series: disruptive talk from three mobile payment startups

Innovation Series: Four start-ups connecting the Internet of Things

Innovation Series: three startups that are trailblazing in the Sharing Economy

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