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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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In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, Founder & CEO Alex Lykhochas, introduces A2P SMS connectivity providers, Adeo Telecom. Adeo Telecom is a dynamic force where innovation converges with the realm of mobile…

5 minutes with… Dexatel

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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, Azat Eloyan, Chief Marketing Officer introduces CPaaS communications solutions provider, Dexatel. Dexatel is a leading provider of business messaging and CPaaS communications, offering businesses as well…

5 minutes with… Lleida.net

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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 Eduard Salla Simó, Chief UX & Marketing Officer, introduces electronic communications service provider & telco operator Lleida.net. Okay, First things first. How to pronounce Lleida.net. Lleida.nɛt…

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…
5 minutes with

5 minutes with… Meeco

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, Nathan Kinch, Head of Experience and Labs introduces Meeco. What does your company do? Save, Sync and Securely Share Your Data On Your Terms... Up until…
Sam Hill
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10 thingsAnalytics

iKnow: 12 essential stats on the world of Apple

One billion iPhones and $50 billion paid out to developers. The landmark numbers keep on coming from Apple. Here are 12 key stats you should know about the world's biggest tech hardware maker... Shortly before Tim Cook revealed the app store milestone, Apple announced its third quarter results. So let’s…
MEF
September 5, 2016
MEF Member News round-up

MEF member news – September 5

This week's big news from MEF members includes a significant new funding round for carrier billing giant Boku and the launch of an Alipay payment app from Wirecard in Europe. There's also news from Kaspersky, Deutsche Telekom and Mozilla... A consortium of investors from Silicon Valley and the UK have…
MEF
September 5, 2016
News Roundup

Weekly mobile news round-up 2nd September

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. EU order Appple to pay £11billion penalty, Facebook/Whatsapp privacy concerns, EU outlines net neutrality rules and much more. The European Commission has ordered Ireland to recoup 13 billion euros (£11bn) from Apple over a 'sweetheart' tax deal…
Sam Hill
September 2, 2016
Meffys

Meffys 2016 – 13th Annual Mobile Industry Awards open to entries

We are thrilled to announce the Meffys 2016 are open for entries. Now in their 13th amazing year the Meffys are the international mobile industry awards that set the benchmark for measuring commercial success and rewarding innovation across the global mobile ecosystem. If your company is pioneering mobile innovation or…
Sam Hill
September 1, 2016
Guest blogPrivacy

Understanding data protection: becoming a mobile privacy pro

With a broad raft of evolving legal requirements to meet, implementing practical steps for the handling of consumer's personal data can seem a daunting prospect. Here, Emily Hancock, VP of Legal at MEF Member Evernote lays out an invaluable roadmap for how to tackle this business critical issue, and see…
Sam Hill
August 30, 2016
MEF Member News round-up

MEF member news: August 30

This week's announcements from MEF Members include the launch of a new SMS dashboard for enterprises by OpenMarket and a renewed push into the Asia mobile ad space by Telenor Digital. Enterprises that use SMS for customer comms now have a drastically improved tool for managing their campaigns. OpenMarket has…
MEF
August 30, 2016
News Roundup

Weekly mobile news round-up 26th August

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. Over 50 million watched the Olympics on Snapchat, Pokemon Go boosting other apps’ revenue, Samsung processes 100 million mobile payments and much more. Almost 50m people watched Olympics coverage on Snapchat over the course of the Rio…
Sam Hill
August 26, 2016
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