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Brazil Telecom: ready for consolidation?

The market for mobile telecommunication in Brazil is showing signs of a possible consolidation in terms of mobile networks. The current four players – VIVO, TIM, Claro and Oi – might soon become three, with Oi (currently in bankruptcy protection) leaving the mobile market and focussing on the restructuring of…

MEFMay 11, 2020

Mobile Content Opinions

India under COVID19: The telecom networks are holding up, barely

Shiv Putcha, Principal Analyst at emerging tech specialists Mandala Insights, shares insight into how the covid19 pandemic is affecting the mobile ecosystem in India, and how the telcos are coping with keeping the country connected. There are multiple trends to review from the emerging market response to the COVID19 virus.

MEFMay 7, 2020

Enterprise Communications Opinions

A new WhatsApp business model? Facebook bets big on Indian e-commerce

Facebook acquired 10% shares in Jio Platforms (the e-commerce and digital service arm of India’s Reliance) for $5.7 billion. The deal will have to be approved by competition regulators The collaboration between WhatsApp and e-commerce platform JioMart shows great potential – creating an Indian equivalent of WeChat, a combination of…

MEFApril 29, 2020

Enterprise Communications Internet of Things MEF Webinars & Workshops Opinions

Understanding the role of AI in the future of mobile tech

Rafael Pellon, MEF LatAm advisor and partner at Pellon de Lima Advogados shares insights into the role of artificial intelligence in the evolution of mobile technology, based on discussions held in Barcelona earlier this year for the unMWC event, where the debate explored the legal and moral implications of new…

MEFApril 15, 2020

Internet of Things Opinions

NB-IoT – in Japan DoCoMo says ‘no more’

NTT DoCoMo will discontinue its NB-IoT network – 11 months after launch - The Japanese operator will continue to serve the market with the existing LTE-M service for IoT - This might not be about the strength of NB-IoT, but the rationale for a telco to keep multiple IoT networks…

MEFApril 10, 2020

Mobile Advertising Mobile Content Opinions

COVID19: Fake news hits mobile masts, real news shows mobile value

Un-founded conspiracy theories have gone global on the web claiming 5G communication cause COVID19 In the UK two separate incidents saw arsonists setting fire to 5G towers based on this claim Mobile services are helping people in this hard time: mobile payments, advertising, games, business communications are in strong demand

Dario BettiApril 7, 2020

Digital Identity Opinions Personal Data

The future of Digital identity: Trends and developments

Iain McCallum, mobile industry veteran and MEF Advisor explores the future of Trust and identity in the digital eco-system in a series of webinars and articles. Here he shares impressions from the EEMA London event and outlines some of the discussions being held about current thinking on digital identity and…

MEFAugust 22, 2019

Mobile Content Opinions Wireless Infrastructure

MWC Shangai 2019: The new digital economy will drive private networks

In his final post from MWC Shanghai Shiv Putcha, Principal Analyst at emerging tech specialists Mandala Insights, discusses the role of private networks in the new digital economy and why 5G will allow for the deployment of truly private enterprise networks. As 5G is rolled out across Chinese cities, the…

MEFAugust 7, 2019

Internet of Things Mobile Content Opinions Wireless Infrastructure

MWC Shangai – 5G is in China, and it will be big

Shiv Putcha, Principal Analyst at emerging tech specialists Mandala Insights, shares impressions from MWC Shanghai on the momentum of 5G in the Chinese market, and concludes that the hype is real. In a previous post about the flagship MWC event in Barcelona, I had opined that it was impossible to leave…

MEFJuly 19, 2019

Enterprise Communications Internet of Things Opinions

ITW Atlanta 2019 – Don’t forget: Telecoms is big business

MEF CEO Dario Betti shares his key takeaways from the recent International Telecom Week in Atlanta touching on the state of A2P, the role of Africa in the global market and discovering that the rumours of Telecom’s demise are greatly exaggerated. The public might be excused for thinking of telecom…

MEFJuly 4, 2019

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