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What impact will cloud hyperscalers have on the IoT ecosystem?

IoT Advisor and expert Sam Brown shares thoughts on the importance of hyperscalers, such as AWS, Google, Microsoft and Alibaba, and how they fit into the IoT landscape of the future. ‘IoT can’t be done without partners!’ This is often, no, pretty much always said at IoT events and it…

MEFJuly 23, 2021

5 minutes with Interviews

5 Minutes with… SMSPortal

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 Charles Stretch introduces multichannel communication specialist SMSPortal. We are Africa’s largest cloud communications platform specialising in Application to Peer/Person (A2P) messaging. Our API creates an…

MEFJuly 21, 2021

MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member news round-up, July 19th

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… Indosat Ooredoo, Indonesia’s leading digital telco is integrating IPification, the passwordless, one-click mobile authentication, user verification, and fraud prevention solution. With this partnership, IPification is significantly expanding its coverage in the…

MEFJuly 19, 2021

Anti-fraud Event Roundup

MEF Connects on Demand: 5G Roundtable – The Perfect Cyber Security Storm?

At MEF Connects Cyber Security, industry analyst Terry Norman led an expert panel discussing 5G in the context of cybersecurity, and explore the specific risks that may be introduced or amplified as more 5G networks are deployed. MEF CONNECTS Cyber Security brought together speakers from companies including Telefonica Global Solutions,…

MEFJuly 16, 2021

News Roundup

Global Mobile News round-up, July 16th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week… WhatsApp to let users message without their phones, Smart Toys and How they May be Invading our Privacy, PayPal’s Domination Of Mobile Payments Is Coming To An End and much more… WhatsApp is testing a new feature…

MEFJuly 16, 2021

Messaging Channels

Fraudulent messaging traffic is not acceptable

Chief Analyst Nick Lane shares an overview of the latest report from Mobilesquared and MEF examining MNO views on messaging fraud, what it costs them annually and what they are doing to protect their networks and customers. The fight against messaging fraud is an on-going battle for every mobile network…

MEFJuly 15, 2021

MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member news round-up, July 12th

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… Leading messaging app Rakuten Viber and Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, announced their recent official partnership. After years of fruitful cooperation on the international voice business, Rakuten Viber…

MEFJuly 12, 2021

News Roundup

Global Mobile News round-up, July 9th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week… 5 things that caught our eye at Mobile World Congress, Top 3 Mobile Threat Takeaways from MWC, Navigating ad fraud and consumer privacy abuse in programmatic advertising and much more… Like most major events in 2021, Mobile…

MEFJuly 9, 2021

Content & Advertising MEF Data

How big is Mobile Content? An under-celebrated, continuous success

When was the last time you talked about Mobile Content? Well, I assume the readers of the MEF are probably more engaged with the topic, but I cannot stop thinking that its not enough. Mobile content is a market valued at $120 billion revenue – it should have more clout…

MEFJuly 8, 2021

Event Roundup Messaging Channels

MEF Connects on Demand: Cyber Security Analyst briefing – Omdia

At the recent MEF Connects Cyber Security online event, Maxine Holt, Senior Director at Omdia shared a fascinating overview of the current state of cyber security across the ecosystem. Her presentation took a deep dive into the complexity of the issues relating to data security and identity authentication, why businesses…

MEFJuly 7, 2021