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MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member News Round-up, February 1st

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… 75 percent of telecommunications (telco) operators are increasing their digital transformation investments following the unprecedented connectivity demand across the globe brought in by the Covid-19 pandemic. Around 65 percent of telcos…
Sam Hill
February 1, 2021
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Global Mobile News round-up, January 29th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. Robinhood Down: Stock Trading Apps Break Once Again As Markets Open Amid Reddit Frenzy, every crazy thing that happened in Apple and Facebook’s privacy feud, Hong Kong eyes push on mobile phone SIM cards and much more……
Sam Hill
January 29, 2021
5 minutes withInterviews

5 minutes with… Intis Telecom

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 Andrey Insarov introduces instant telecoms specialist Intis Telecom. What does Intis Telecom do? We like to say we are a company that specialises in exactly…
Sam Hill
January 28, 2021
Enterprise CommunicationsPress Release

MEF publishes latest business SMS fraud guidelines. Why continuous industry collaboration is required.

As part of MEF’s self-regulatory service Trust in Enterprise Messaging (TEM) service, MEF’s Future of Messaging Programme Fraud Working Group has published the latest version of its Business SMS Fraud Framework following a full review and alignment to V2.0 of MEF’s Business SMS Code of Conduct. Cornerstones of the industry…
Sam Hill
January 27, 2021
Personal DataRegulation

GDPR fines: a 40% increase in 2020

GDPR fines are becoming more common. European Authorities are now showing their teeth with new research from global law firm DLA Piper, showing what MEF has been telling its members for a while: the first year or after implementation was a ‘free pass’ a learning period for the industry and…
Sam Hill
January 26, 2021
MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member News Round-up, January 25th

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… International communications company, BICS in collaboration with French mobile operator SFR is expanding the global coverage of its NB-IoT connectivity. The expansion will bolster BICS’ ability to directly embed 2G, 3G,…
Sam Hill
January 25, 2021
News Roundup

Global Mobile News round-up, January 22nd

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. WhatsApp controversy highlights growing fears about data privacy, Intelligent future: Putting the AI in IoT, Mobile gaming saw surge of new players in 2020 and much more… Many users abandoned WhatsApp after the messenger service changed its…
Sam Hill
January 22, 2021
Enterprise Communications

Whatsapp Monetisation Plan delayed until May

Recent coverage of a new privacy policy for Facebook’s messaging colossus Whatsapp recently led to something of a digital exodus as users, egged on by Elon Musk and others, moved to alternate OTT providers in droves. As an apparent result, this week, Facebook has announced a climbdown, delaying its plans…
Sam Hill
January 21, 2021
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