Analyst Briefing - Omdia's 2021 Trends to Watch - Feb 2021
Pamela Clark-Dickson, Principal Analyst, Advanced Messaging and Communications at Omdia presents 2021 Trends to Watch: Communications Apps and Services in a 5G World – an analysis from their report series of the same name, looking at key predictions within the global telecoms space for the year ahead along with recommendations for strategic planning.
MEF RCS Resources
Dedicated resources on RCS Content
MEF RCS Roundtable UK - May 2020
MEF’s latest virtual roundtable in our RCS business messaging series took place on the 26th of May 2020. Supported by MEF Member Mavenir the roundtable featured an update from the UK operators Three UK, BT/EE, O2 and Vodafone, and a series of updates and case studies from MEF Members active in the region.
Future of Messaging Working Group Updates
Archive of monthly calls recordings minutes and notes from the Future of Messaging Working group Programme.
Direct Carrier Billing Fraud Working Group Updates
MEF Member-only page for the latest updates from the Direct Carrier Billing Fraud Working Group
Mobile IoT Working Group updates
MEF Member-only page for the latest updates from the Mobile IoT Working Group.
Personal Data and Identity Working Group updates
MEF Member-only page for the latest updates from the Personal Data and Identity Working Group.
MEF RCS Roundtable Spain - May 2020
MEF’s latest virtual roundtable in our RCS business messaging series took place on the 12th of May 2020. Supported by MEF Member Mavenir the roundtable featured a market forecast from Mobilesquared, an update from the Spanish operators Telefonica, Orange, Vodafone and Masmovil, and a series of updates and case studies from MEF Members active in the region.
MEF AI Resources & Roundtable
Resources for understanding the growing Articial Inteligence ecosystem. Useful links, resources, and recordings and presentations from MEF including views from Serafino Abate, MEF Regulatory Advisory, and Rafa Pelon, Latam Board MEF Board Member on the future of AI regulation and the main implications and discussions continued on the progress from EU, USA and China in developing industrial policies.
Covid-19 Updates
MEF is working to gather and share opinions and reactions from across the Mobile ecosystem to the current health crisis and discover how the industry is harnessing innovative mobile technologies to help aid the fight against the global pandemic.
MEF’s 6th annual Global Trust Report - April 2020
MEF’s 6th annual Global Trust Report explores the smartphone and digital services usage of 6,500 smartphone users across 10 countries and considers their attitudes in relation to privacy, personal data, and trust. Including exclusive, Member only access to Full report + Datasets
MEF Analyst Briefing - Whatsapp Business Messaging Forecast - April 2020
Recording of MEF’s Future of Messaging Programme Briefing on Whatsapp Business Messaging Forecast
SABRIC South Africa Workshop - March 2020
As part of MEF’s Future of Messaging Programme, MEF co-hosted a workshop in Johannesburg with the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC). All the local banks and network operators attended to discuss how the mobile ecosystem can enable better industry collaboration to combat consumer messaging fraud in banking.
MEF Sessions @ Barcelona - February 2020
Despite the cancellation of MWC Barcelona, many members still travelled to Barcelona and MEF hosted a series of discussion and networking sessions across our programmes. This page brings together the presentations, recordings and interviews from the week that without the need to run from Hall 1 to Hall 8 allowed for much greater discussion and in-depth insight
MEF RCS Roundtable - Munich - February 2020
MEF’s roundtable took place at the iconic O2 Tower in Munich, Germany on Wednesday 5th February 2020. Supported by MEF Member LivePerson and hosted by Telefonica the roundtable saw members & invited guests gather to discuss the very latest developments in RCS Business Messaging.
MEF @ Messaging & SMS World - December 2019
MEF and its Members were in attendance at Messaging & SMS World 2019 in London which saw some of the industry’s leading experts gather to discuss exciting new technologies and current development plans in AI, IoT and chatbots for SMS. MEF also helped convene an RCS focussed pre-day with use cases & panel discussions.
MEF @ MAD//FEST London - December 2019
MAD//Fest London 2019 is a celebration of the brands, businesses and people who are pushing the boundaries of innovation and leaving their footprint on culture, the economy and society. 4,500 leaders to attend the award-winning invite-only marketing, advertising and disruption festival launched in 2018 to challenge the status quo of industry events.
MEF Analyst Briefing: Osservatorio Innovative Payments - November 2019
The Future of Mobile Payments & Commerce + the Italian Market slides
MEF Connects 2019 - November 2019
MEF Connects 2019 took place in London on 7th October and brought together members from MEF’s different working groups to exchange updates and explore key trends across the mobile ecosystem. We were joined by analysts and industry experts to facilitate knowledge sharing across the different topics.
MEF Briefing - Iconectiv - September 2019
Exclusive briefing from MEF Member iconectiv on the STIR/Shaken initiative
MEF Analyst Briefing - RCS & Google Guest - July 2019
Recording of MEF’s Future of Messaging Programme Briefing on the roll out of Google Guest. MEF Members Only. Not for distribution – 10th July 2019
MEF @ ITW - June 2019
MEF was once again a proud media partner of ITW’s Messaging & SMS Network which took place on 23 June 2019 in Atlanta, where MNOs, wholesale carriers, communication platforms, SMS aggregators and innovators in A2P and RCS technology come together to discuss key issues affecting the messaging industry.
MEF @ IoT Solutions World Congress - October 2019
The IOT Solutions World Congress is the leading event worldwide that links the Internet of Things with the Industry. Since its first edition back in 2015, the event has grown to become the global reference for industrial IoT, and the unmissable annual meeting for industry stakeholders.
Analyst Briefing: Juniper Research - July 2019
MEF analyst briefing featuring Juniper Research Lead Analyst Sam Barker who shared an exclusive look at the findings of their A2P Messaging report covering 2019 – 2023 forecasts for SMS, RCS and OTT business messaging.
MEF Sessions @ MWC - Barcelona 2017
MEF hosted a series of leadership and expert sessions throughout Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, showcasing the work of MEF’s Programmes and Chapters across Consumer Trust, Mobile Messaging and Value Added Services. Here you can watch all the keynotes and panel discussions.
Consumer Trust Summit Series CES - January 2017
Part of CES 2017, MEF’s Data Privacy & Security Summit, supported by BICS, explored how technology is demanding innovative models and best practice for mobile privacy and security to help businesses to manage risk, while creating new monetization opportunities.
Consumer Trust Summit Series - December 2016
Part of MEF London Week and supported by Mozilla, the 7th Consumer Trust Summit in London brought together enterprises, start-ups and technology providers to discuss key market enablers while offering an essential European regulatory update.
European Consumer Trust Summit - October 2015
On October 20 more than 80 industry experts, regulators and startups came together in London’s Canary Wharf to discuss how best to build trust in the mobile platform. Tech accelerator Level39 played host to MEF’s inaugural European Consumer Trust Summit – a full day of keynote presentations, panel debates and business case studies.