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MEF Member news, February 17th MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member news, February 17th

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… BICS and POST Cyberforce, a team of cybersecurity experts from Luxembourg, are launching a joint security solution. The offering helps mobile operators secure its network infrastructure against signalling attacks to safeguard…
Sam Hill
February 17, 2020
LivePerson Interview: is Invitational advertising the future of brand/consumer interaction? InterviewsMessaging ChannelsPayments & Commerce

LivePerson Interview: is Invitational advertising the future of brand/consumer interaction?

MEFTV speaks to Alan Ranger – VP of Global Market Development at LivePerson about their vision for the future of business messaging, and the way brands and consumers can interact via intelligent chat, following his appearance on the MEF Panel at MAD//Fest.
Sam Hill
February 14, 2020
The road ahead for VAS: seven takeaways from the MEF webinar Content & AdvertisingMEF Webinars & WorkshopsMessaging Channels

The road ahead for VAS: seven takeaways from the MEF webinar

The potential of e-sports. The rise of B2B2C. The challenge of balancing regulation with the freedom to innovate. There was much to discuss in a webinar that looked ahead to the future of mobile VAS… In the early 2000s a community of innovators noticed the passion consumers had for their…
Sam Hill
February 12, 2020
RCS goes GOLD in Germany – DT, Vodafone and O2 ready for Rich Business Messaging Dario Betti, MEF, Brian Brand, Vodafone, Martin Repp, DT, and Jan-Hendrik Stanetzek, Telefonica-O2MEF Webinars & WorkshopsMessaging ChannelsPayments & Commerce

RCS goes GOLD in Germany – DT, Vodafone and O2 ready for Rich Business Messaging

O2 became the 3rd German operator to launch RCS in the country on the 5th of February 2020. Germany is the first “Gold Market” for RCS Business Messaging in Europe: all three operators have now launched the new messaging service. There are 13 million RCS customers in Germany at launch…
Iain McCallum
February 12, 2020
MEF Member news, February 10th MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member news, February 10th

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… Shaping the future of trusted communications and a debate about upcoming technologies and trends await visitors at ITEXPO 2020, which takes place February 11-14 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Experts from iconectiv…
Sam Hill
February 10, 2020
Industry views: Apple’s move to standardise one time passwords Content & AdvertisingMessaging ChannelsPayments & Commerce

Industry views: Apple’s move to standardise one time passwords

Apple recently shared its proposal standardise the format of SMS one-time passwords (OTP) used during two factor authentication (2FA) processes. Messages would contain a url meaning browsers and apps can easily recognise web domains within the message, and automatically complete the authentication process for the user, to minimise the risk…
Sam Hill
February 10, 2020
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