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‘Alexa, what comes after the smartphone? And is it you?’

Amazon Echo started out as a great way to order recipe ingredients. But it might just herald the start of a post-smartphone world. Tim Green wonders whether the next new digital thing might begin in the kitchen... Shortly after the iPad was launched, a raft of videos went onto YouTube…

Tim GreenMay 13, 2016

Opinions Privacy

The great mobile data sovereignty debate

A recent case that’s been making headlines and putting privacy at the center of the discussion is the Apple versus FBI controversy. At the upcoming MEF Global Consumer Trust Summit, the industry will discuss drivers in the mobile ecosystem when it comes to privacy and security. One of the panels,…

MEFMay 11, 2016

Opinions

Smartphone vs the silver screen? I know how this one ends

Why watch Citizen Kane when you could check Instagram for new photos of shoes? Tim Green wonders if the phone could do what TV, video and DVD failed to achieve: kill cinema… Many many years ago I used to write about the video industry. By video industry, I mean VHS…

Tim GreenMay 5, 2016

Guest blog Mobile Payments Opinions

What is fueling the carrier billing market?

Worldwide app store revenues were over $40bn in 2015, according to Statista, a figure that is forecast to increase to just over $100bn in 2020. Whilst carrier billing was responsible for just $3bn of this content in 2015, this figure is forecast to sky-rocket to more than $30bn by 2020.…

MEFApril 27, 2016

Mobile Payments Music Opinions

Micropayments didn’t work. Maybe nanopayments will

Is it time for a new look at one of the web's oldest and least successful ideas? Tim Green wonders if bitcoin can revive micropayments and save content from awful ads... Have you ever had an http error 402? Probably not. The clever people who build the web created 402…

Tim GreenApril 21, 2016

Industry Views Opinions

Industry views: Facebook’s chatbot launch

Last week Facebook announced the launch of its bot platform for Messenger, opening up an API to allow developers to create bots so that people chat with organisations to get information, answer questions and transact. This means that by combining AI and natural language processing, users will simply instruct messenger…

MEFApril 21, 2016

MEF Asia Opinions

China’s perfect mobile storm

With the inaugural MEF Connects China only a few weeks away, Rimma Perelmuter, CEO at MEF, takes a look at the staggering growth of the country’s unique mobile industry. As a mobile market, China has grown rapidly to establish itself as a global mobile industry leader with a sophisticated mobile…

Rimma PerelmuterApril 19, 2016

Opinions

Want to talk to a brand? There’s a bot for that

Facebook wants to replace apps, call centres and maybe even websites with chat bots. Tim Green wonders if this is a new era for the internet – and if it’s a good idea for one company to own it… This week the manager of Southampton football club confirmed he sends…

Tim GreenApril 14, 2016

Guest blog Internet of Things Opinions

We Want to Embrace the IoT But Can We Trust It?

Following the recent launch of our report on consumer trust and IoT, Todd Simpson, Chief Strategy Officer at AVG Technologies expounds on why the issue is so crucial for the healthy future of the Internet of Things. We are in the midst of a rapid technology evolution. We’re only four…

MEFApril 13, 2016

Guest blog Opinions

The future of mobile messaging is doomed (again)

Greg Brophy, MD of MEF Member iTouch Messaging Services discusses the future of mobile messaging services, concluding that with an innovative approach, there's still plenty of life left in the humble SMS. The future of mobile messaging is doomed! A bold statement that reaches our shores every single year without…

MEFMarch 31, 2016

‘Alexa, what comes after the smartphone? And is it you?’

The great mobile data sovereignty debate

Smartphone vs the silver screen? I know how this one ends

What is fueling the carrier billing market?

Micropayments didn’t work. Maybe nanopayments will

Industry views: Facebook’s chatbot launch

China’s perfect mobile storm

Want to talk to a brand? There’s a bot for that

We Want to Embrace the IoT But Can We Trust It?

The future of mobile messaging is doomed (again)

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