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MEF BUSINESS NEWS 28 MARCH 2024 Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller recommends postponing interest rate cuts in response to “disappointing” inflation data. Waller suggests no urgency in lowering the central bank’s target range of 5.25% to 5.5%, citing recent increases in month-on-month price measures. In February, the headline consumer price index rose by 0.4% from the previous month. ———————————- After the Bank of Japan’s first interest rate hike since 2007, board members advocate for a cautious, gradual normalization of policy due to the economy’s condition not requiring rapid rate increases. Governor Kazuo Ueda underscores the importance of maintaining accommodative measures, citing inflation expectations below the 2% target. ———————————- Insurers, particularly those at Lloyd’s of London, may confront up to $3 billion in claims post the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Barclays analysts predict. Damage to the bridge alone could yield $1.2 billion in claims, with further liabilities of $350-700 million for wrongful deaths and unspecified losses from business interruptions due to the port’s closure. ————————— Bain Capital plans to bring in new investors for Chindata to raise funds and expand its data center operations. Chindata, taken private by Bain for $3.2 billion last year, operates hyperscale data centers in China and other countries. ————————— Blockbuster deals, valued at $10 billion or more, more than doubled in the first quarter of this year, the Financial Times reports citing London Stock Exchange data. That indicates a recovery in the mergers and acquisitions market. Driven by large transactions in the US energy, tech, and financial sectors, global M&A value surged by 30% to $690 billion, marking a significant rebound from last year’s pandemic-induced low. —————————- The price of a classic medium-sized Chanel flap bag has surpassed €10,000 in Paris for the first time, reaching €10,300. Chanel has increased the price by 6.2% from earlier this year. Despite weakening demand, Some luxury brand keep pushing prices higher. Paris is traditionally closely watched for luxury goods pricing. —————————— —————————— MEF MOBILE NEWS 28 MARCH 2024 Apple leads a smartphone tumble in China. In February, China’s smartphone market witnessed a significant downturn, with total shipments plunging over 30% year-on-year. Local brands dominated, accounting for 83% of total shipments, while foreign brands, including Apple’s iPhone, shipped only about 2.4 million units, marking a 31.7% decrease. For the first two months of 2024, total smartphone shipments increased by 12.5% to 43.6 million units, with 5G models rising by 13.3% to 38.7 million. Apple faced a decline in iPhone demand in China, with unit sales dropping by 24% year-on-year in the first six weeks of 2024, according to Counterpoint Research. ———————————- Telecom Italia remains under scrutiny amidst recent political developments. The government is set to introduce an amendment in early April aimed at supporting the redefinition of tenders awarded to both Open Fiber and Telecom Italia, Trend online reports. These tenders aim to provide high-speed network coverage to gray areas. The amendment addresses delays by Open Fiber, which risk jeopardizing European funds collection. Additionally, the government has reviewed the concession for white areas assigned to Open Fiber and plans to allocate an extra 600 million euros to cover rising energy and raw material costs. —————————— At its first sustainability forum, Singtel unveiled an updated environmental strategy, emphasizing a faster transition to renewable energy and electrification of its Singapore vehicle fleet. CEO Yuen Kuan Moon stressed urgency in addressing the climate crisis and committed to more aggressive Science Based Targets Initiative goals. Singtel aims for 50% renewable energy usage in Singapore and Australia by 2030 and plans to convert its fleet of over 150 vehicles in Singapore to electric by 2028. Additionally, it introduced e-SIM for select customers and collaborated with partners to reduce packaging materials. —————————— Saudi Mobily has been recognized as the fastest-growing telecommunications firm in the Middle East for 2024 by Brand Finance, according to Arab News. The company’s value has surged by approximately 18% compared to the previous year, solidifying its position as a top player in the region’s telecom sector. These rankings reflect Saudi Arabia’s commitment to advancing digital transformation and enhancing ICT services in the Kingdom. —————- —————- MEF TECH NEWS 28 MARCH 2024 AI startup Cohere is close to finalizing a funding round that could value the company at $5 billion. Discussions are underway to raise over $500 million, involving investors from Cohere’s previous Series C round led by Inovia Capital. The timing of the deal’s closure remains undisclosed. Reuters first reported on the talks. —————————————- Amazon is investing an additional $2.75 billion in Anthropic, completing a deal made last year. This brings Amazon’s total investment in the AI startup to $4 billion. Anthropic will use Amazon Web Services data centers and custom-built computer chips, alongside chips from Alphabet’s Google, with whom it also has a partnership. —————————- Shares of Hon Hai soared to a record as a frenzy over artificial intelligence outweighs concerns about a sluggish recovery in the smartphone sector. The Taiwanese maker of Apple iPhones rose as much as 5.1% today. Shares took off this month as its strong quarterly earnings fueled optimism over demand for the company’s AI servers. The AI craze has brought big gains in companies like Nvidia Corp. as investors see massive growth potential for the sector. Hon Hai’s AI server revenue is likely to reach 18% of its total revenue in 2025 due to the rising share of Nvidia shipments, JPMorgan analysts wrote in a note Wednesday. ——————————- Workers at Sega of America, a division of Sega Sammy Holdings, have ratified a historic union contract, marking the first time employees at a major North American video-game company have done so. Covering around 150 employees, the contract includes minimum yearly pay increases and various benefits, Bloomberg reported citing a representative from the Communications Workers of America. ——————————- Xiaomi embarks on its $8 billion stock rally with the launch of its first electric vehicle in China, aiming to challenge Tesla and BYD in the EV market. The SU7 series, a result of a $10 billion investment, will enter a fiercely competitive segment, testing Xiaomi’s technological capabilities. Co-founder Lei Jun sees this as a pivotal moment, with the EV’s reception likely influencing Xiaomi’s stock momentum, which has increased by 22% since February. ————————— —————————
MEF BUSINESS NEWS 28 MARCH 2024 Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller recommends postponing interest rate cuts in response to “disappointing” inflation data. Waller suggests no urgency in lowering the central bank’s target range of 5.25% to 5.5%, citing recent increases in month-on-month price measures. In February, the headline consumer price index rose by 0.4% from the previous month. ———————————- After the Bank of Japan’s first interest rate hike since 2007, board members advocate for a cautious, gradual normalization of policy due to the economy’s condition not requiring rapid rate increases. Governor Kazuo Ueda underscores the importance of maintaining accommodative measures, citing inflation expectations below the 2% target. ———————————- Insurers, particularly those at Lloyd’s of London, may confront up to $3 billion in claims post the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Barclays analysts predict. Damage to the bridge alone could yield $1.2 billion in claims, with further liabilities of $350-700 million for wrongful deaths and unspecified losses from business interruptions due to the port’s closure. ————————— Bain Capital plans to bring in new investors for Chindata to raise funds and expand its data center operations. Chindata, taken private by Bain for $3.2 billion last year, operates hyperscale data centers in China and other countries. ————————— Blockbuster deals, valued at $10 billion or more, more than doubled in the first quarter of this year, the Financial Times reports citing London Stock Exchange data. That indicates a recovery in the mergers and acquisitions market. Driven by large transactions in the US energy, tech, and financial sectors, global M&A value surged by 30% to $690 billion, marking a significant rebound from last year’s pandemic-induced low. —————————- The price of a classic medium-sized Chanel flap bag has surpassed €10,000 in Paris for the first time, reaching €10,300. Chanel has increased the price by 6.2% from earlier this year. Despite weakening demand, Some luxury brand keep pushing prices higher. Paris is traditionally closely watched for luxury goods pricing. —————————— —————————— MEF MOBILE NEWS 28 MARCH 2024 Apple leads a smartphone tumble in China. In February, China’s smartphone market witnessed a significant downturn, with total shipments plunging over 30% year-on-year. Local brands dominated, accounting for 83% of total shipments, while foreign brands, including Apple’s iPhone, shipped only about 2.4 million units, marking a 31.7% decrease. For the first two months of 2024, total smartphone shipments increased by 12.5% to 43.6 million units, with 5G models rising by 13.3% to 38.7 million. Apple faced a decline in iPhone demand in China, with unit sales dropping by 24% year-on-year in the first six weeks of 2024, according to Counterpoint Research. ———————————- Telecom Italia remains under scrutiny amidst recent political developments. The government is set to introduce an amendment in early April aimed at supporting the redefinition of tenders awarded to both Open Fiber and Telecom Italia, Trend online reports. These tenders aim to provide high-speed network coverage to gray areas. The amendment addresses delays by Open Fiber, which risk jeopardizing European funds collection. Additionally, the government has reviewed the concession for white areas assigned to Open Fiber and plans to allocate an extra 600 million euros to cover rising energy and raw material costs. —————————— At its first sustainability forum, Singtel unveiled an updated environmental strategy, emphasizing a faster transition to renewable energy and electrification of its Singapore vehicle fleet. CEO Yuen Kuan Moon stressed urgency in addressing the climate crisis and committed to more aggressive Science Based Targets Initiative goals. Singtel aims for 50% renewable energy usage in Singapore and Australia by 2030 and plans to convert its fleet of over 150 vehicles in Singapore to electric by 2028. Additionally, it introduced e-SIM for select customers and collaborated with partners to reduce packaging materials. —————————— Saudi Mobily has been recognized as the fastest-growing telecommunications firm in the Middle East for 2024 by Brand Finance, according to Arab News. The company’s value has surged by approximately 18% compared to the previous year, solidifying its position as a top player in the region’s telecom sector. These rankings reflect Saudi Arabia’s commitment to advancing digital transformation and enhancing ICT services in the Kingdom. —————- —————- MEF TECH NEWS 28 MARCH 2024 AI startup Cohere is close to finalizing a funding round that could value the company at $5 billion. Discussions are underway to raise over $500 million, involving investors from Cohere’s previous Series C round led by Inovia Capital. The timing of the deal’s closure remains undisclosed. Reuters first reported on the talks. —————————————- Amazon is investing an additional $2.75 billion in Anthropic, completing a deal made last year. This brings Amazon’s total investment in the AI startup to $4 billion. Anthropic will use Amazon Web Services data centers and custom-built computer chips, alongside chips from Alphabet’s Google, with whom it also has a partnership. —————————- Shares of Hon Hai soared to a record as a frenzy over artificial intelligence outweighs concerns about a sluggish recovery in the smartphone sector. The Taiwanese maker of Apple iPhones rose as much as 5.1% today. Shares took off this month as its strong quarterly earnings fueled optimism over demand for the company’s AI servers. The AI craze has brought big gains in companies like Nvidia Corp. as investors see massive growth potential for the sector. Hon Hai’s AI server revenue is likely to reach 18% of its total revenue in 2025 due to the rising share of Nvidia shipments, JPMorgan analysts wrote in a note Wednesday. ——————————- Workers at Sega of America, a division of Sega Sammy Holdings, have ratified a historic union contract, marking the first time employees at a major North American video-game company have done so. Covering around 150 employees, the contract includes minimum yearly pay increases and various benefits, Bloomberg reported citing a representative from the Communications Workers of America. ——————————- Xiaomi embarks on its $8 billion stock rally with the launch of its first electric vehicle in China, aiming to challenge Tesla and BYD in the EV market. The SU7 series, a result of a $10 billion investment, will enter a fiercely competitive segment, testing Xiaomi’s technological capabilities. Co-founder Lei Jun sees this as a pivotal moment, with the EV’s reception likely influencing Xiaomi’s stock momentum, which has increased by 22% since February. ————————— —————————

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MEF Leadership Forum Americas – in pictures

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This week, MEF engaged and entertained a packed room in South Beach, Miami with MEF Leadership Forum Americas: Business Messaging & AI. Nearly 200 mobile leaders experienced a day of insightful thought leadership panels, keynotes and firesides. Guests also enjoyed networking on the terrace and making new connections. Attendees were…

Voice Managed Services: A Game-Changer for MNOs

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The telecommunications industry landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by new technologies and shifting consumer behaviors. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) must adapt to meet the changing customer needs. While traditional revenue sources like voice, SMS, and data have been staples, they are no longer sufficient for sustained growth in the long…

MEFFYS 2024 – in pictures

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The MEFFYS, celebrate innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the Mobile Ecosystem. This year’s MEFFYS once again broke all previous records in its 19 year history, with the largest ever number of nominees and votes. The show was, as always, a glitzy, red-carpet event with food, drink, and DJs. The award…

Telco Innovation at the Edge: NaaS/MEC/APIs

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MEF Advisor Doug Makishima discusses the commercialization of telco edge cloud and network API solutions ahead of an upcoming session at MEF’s Global Forum where he will present a panel of experts that will explore the importance of NaaS, MEC and APIs for the future of the interoperable mobile edge.…

Perspectives – How AI changed content creation – with Marina Petrova, CEO Intentful

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Listen to the latest episode of our new podcast series Perspectives in Mobile. This week, host Riccardo Amati is joined by Marina Petrova, CEO of AI Specialists Intenful. They discuss the history of Intentful and look ahead to how AI and creativity are linked – are they mutually exclusive or…

Perspectives – Personal communication is the keystone of telecoms

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Listen to the latest episode of our new podcast series Perspectives in Mobile, as MEF Advisor and telecoms industry veteran Ian Germer speaks with MEF CEO Dario Betti. Together Dario and Ian explore the history and evolution of telecoms and communication services and how the mobile ecosystem has come to…

On Message – Collaboration really is King!

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Join James Williams, the Director of Programmes at the Mobile Ecosystem Forum, as he cuts through the noise and gets straight to the heart of the matter in the latest episode of On Message. With this new series of podcasts James promises to stay “on message” – join him as…

MEFCast – Using Phone Numbers to Stop Fraud

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At MEF CONNECTS Nordics, we discussed the increasing use of mobile phone numbers for personal and security purposes. However, this has also made phone numbers a target for fraud. Learn more with host James Williams, along with Catalin Badea and Roberto Peretto from netnumber Global Data Services.

Future of Mobile Summit 2024: Sinch on the explosive impact of Apple’s RCS announcement

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In this exclusive MEF TV interview at the Future of Mobile Summit during MWC24, Lodema Steinbach, VP of Product & Carrier Relations (North America) at Sinch, spoke about a potentially transformative year for RBM... Last November, Apple revealed it would adopt the RCS standard on iOS in 2024, after years…

Future of Mobile Summit 2024: How Vodafone is creating a friction-free alternative to the OTP

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In this exclusive MEF TV interview at the Future of Mobile Summit during MWC24, Adri Loloci, senior global product manager for Vodafone Identity Hub, describes how the MNO is leading the effort to scale number intelligence solutions. Over the last 10 years, business messaging has exploded – and its most…

Future of Mobile Summit 2024: GTS on AI and core telecom services

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In this exclusive MEF TV interview at the Future of Mobile Summit during MWC24, Awnish Chaudhary, CEO at GTS Techlabs, discusses the transformative impact of AI on revenue assurance, fraud and content generation. At MWC 2024 all the talk – and quite a few of the signs – was about…

5 minutes with… BaseKit

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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, Simon Best introduces BaseKit, and talks about how they fit into the mobile ecosystem, what he’s most excited about when looking at the future of…

MEF Payments Yearbook 2024

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In just a few years, mobile wallets have exploded in popularity, transforming the way we pay. But the mobile payments landscape is still evolving. Today, mobile payments are everywhere. People store bank cards in wallets on their phones and use them to buy things in store and online. They use…

MEF Global Forum 2024

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MEF Connects - On Demand Welcome back {first_name} Thanks for logging in   Log in now MEF Members can access exclusive content MEF once again brought two days of insightful, thought-provoking content within its Global Forum. It was a conference comprised of analyst presentations, keynotes, fireside interviews, panel discussions, and…

Building AI Into the Telco of the Future

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It’s fair to say AI has set the world alight with excitement as imagination’s run wild with endless possibilities of uses and products. No longer a technology that is just over the horizon, it’s here now and developing every day at an exponential rate. Ironically, with so much possibility, it…

Whitepaper: Safeguarding The Long-term Future Of International SMS

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A storm is brewing in the world of international SMS, putting its future at risk. Two key threats are driving this: skyrocketing costs claimed by enterprises and "fake traffic" fraud used to inflate those costs. This is leading major brands to abandon SMS for authentication messages, like one-time passwords, and…

Need-to-know: 10 takeaways on PIX instant payments in Brazil

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PIX is an instant payment ecosystem launched in Brazil October 2020 which in one year of use has managed to exceed 110m users. To understand more, we spoke to Valter Pinheiro, Head of PIX and Digital Cash at Itaú, one of Brazil’s biggest banks, to share his view on what’s…

New whitepaper: Business SMS, SIM Farms and the Data Protection Risk

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MEF’s Future of Messaging Programme was founded in 2015 to align best practices and sustain business messaging as a trusted channel for businesses to communicate with their customers. As new business communications channels evolve, SMS remains key thanks to its ubiquity. However, use of unauthorised routes such as SIM Farms…

New whitepaper: Combatting Fraud in Mobile Content

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Wherever there are digital transactions, there is the risk of fraud. Mobile content is no exception, with ever-evolving methods to defraud customers, mobile content providers, payment aggregators and MNOs. All stakeholders must be aware of the fraud types and their differing impacts in order to align on best practice, limit…

Covid-19 may reduce short term IoT revenues but will it create new opportunities?

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Before the virus had an impact globally, we were seeing growth in IoT of up to 20% per year. Enterprises could see the clear value of IoT applications and adoption was on the increase. There was significant market potential and a high degree of confidence that 25m global IoT connections…

MEF Payments Yearbook 2024

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In just a few years, mobile wallets have exploded in popularity, transforming the way we pay. But the mobile payments landscape is still evolving. Today, mobile payments are everywhere. People store bank cards in wallets on their phones and use them to buy things in store and online. They use…

Building AI Into the Telco of the Future

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It’s fair to say AI has set the world alight with excitement as imagination’s run wild with endless possibilities of uses and products. No longer a technology that is just over the horizon, it’s here now and developing every day at an exponential rate. Ironically, with so much possibility, it…

Whitepaper: Safeguarding The Long-term Future Of International SMS

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A storm is brewing in the world of international SMS, putting its future at risk. Two key threats are driving this: skyrocketing costs claimed by enterprises and "fake traffic" fraud used to inflate those costs. This is leading major brands to abandon SMS for authentication messages, like one-time passwords, and…

The importance of being able to select and control edge locations for mobile IoT data

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Today’s breakout solutions don’t offer the granular control over how and where remote IoT application traffic is routed. Routing this valuable data to the home network introduces delays, exposes traffic to security threats – and cannot be directly controlled by IoT service providers .How can a software-defined distributed edge network…

5 minutes with… BaseKit

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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, Simon Best introduces BaseKit, and talks about how they fit into the mobile ecosystem, what he’s most excited about when looking at the future of…

5 minutes with… Adeo Telecom

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5 minutes with… Dexatel

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5 minutes with… Lleida.net

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Call to Action: SMS Fraud’s Growth Currently Outpaces The Industry’s Response

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In this guest post, Azat Eloyan, Chief Marketing Officer at Dexatel, explains the issue of SMS pumping – what is it, why is it a problem and how can the mobile ecosystem address it. Technological advancements have made it easier to automate the sending of mass messages, which—when you think…

How CPaaS and CAMARA Project Network APIs Bring an Integrated Digital Experience with the Power of 5G

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In this guest post, Satish Pathuri, Group Product Manager for CPaaS at Comviva explain how their CAMARA Project and its network APIs with CPaas and 5G can provide a transformative experience for customers. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, delivering seamless, omnichannel experiences to customers has become a cornerstone of success…

A Comprehensive Blueprint to Prevent SMS Pumping

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In this guest post, Azat Eloyan, Chief Marketing Officer at Dexatel, explains the issue of SMS pumping – what is it, why is it a problem and how can the mobile ecosystem address it. Technological advancements have made it easier to automate the sending of mass messages, which—when you think…

The importance of being able to select and control edge locations for mobile IoT data

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Today’s breakout solutions don’t offer the granular control over how and where remote IoT application traffic is routed. Routing this valuable data to the home network introduces delays, exposes traffic to security threats – and cannot be directly controlled by IoT service providers .How can a software-defined distributed edge network…
MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member news round-up, October 21st

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… Direct carrier billing company Boku has entered into a partnership with Indonesia-based GoPay, the digital payments platform of Gojek. Through the partnership, Boku’s merchant customers in Indonesia will be able to…
Sam Hill
October 21, 2019
News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up, October 18th

This week.. Google Pixel 4’s face unlock security concerns, Kaspersky honeypots find 105 million attacks on IoT devices, Snapchat goes after retailers and brands with new Dynamic Ads and much more. Don’t let someone get a hold of your Google Pixel 4. It has been confirmed that the Face Unlock…
Sam Hill
October 18, 2019
InterviewsMEFTV

Interview: Gianluca D’Agostino, MEF Advisor

Gianluca D’Agostino is a mobile tech expert, entrepreneur and Angel Investor, and a newly appointed advisor to MEF. We caught up with him during MEF Connects 2019 to ask about key tech trends in the global mobile ecosystem in 2019 and beyond.
Sam Hill
October 16, 2019
MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member News, October 14th

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… Sinch, a cloud communications provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TWW do Brasil for $44.6 million. TWW is Brazil’s third largest connectivity provider, currently serving more than 3,000…
Sam Hill
October 14, 2019
News Roundup

Global mobile news round-up, October 11th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. China warns Apple over app that tracks Hong Kong police, new Twitter privacy breach, FBI investigates West Virginia’s blockchain elections and much more. China’s state media has accused Apple of endorsing and protecting “rioters” in Hong Kong’s…
Sam Hill
October 11, 2019
Event

MEF Connects 2019 in pictures

This week we hosted MEF Connects 2019 in London that brought together members from our IoT, Personal Data & Identity and Payments working groups for a packed day of insights and discussion. Topics included data portability, identity of things, cryptocurrencies and IoT security & roaming as well as pitches from…
Sam Hill
October 9, 2019
EventMeffys

MEFFYS 2019 Winners announced

The winners of the 2019 Meffys awards voted by MEF members were announced yesterday at MEF Connects 2019. The restyled industry awards series celebrates innovation – the 2019 categories recognising the trends, technologies and models advancing the global mobile ecosystem. The shortlist was nominated by MEF’s Board and Advisors, and…
Sam Hill
October 8, 2019
MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member news roundup, October 8th

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… Vodafone is sharing some of its unused 4G spectrum with StrattoOpencell, an indoor mobile signal service provider, to offer high-speed mobile broadband to remote areas. StrattoOpencell, part of the Digital Colony…
Sam Hill
October 8, 2019
News Roundup

Global Mobile News round-up, October 4th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. The US, UK and Australia urge Facebook to create backdoor access to encrypted messages, Google introduces new privacy and security controls, Microsoft bets on foldable devices and much more. The United States, United Kingdom and Australia plan…
Sam Hill
October 4, 2019
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