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2017 in mobile: What was supposed to happen – but didn’t

The last 12 months in mobile has been amazing. But never mind that. What about the stuff that flopped? Here, Tim Green presents a round-up of all the products we didn’t buy, tech we didn’t adopt and deals that didn’t materialise. 2016 saw the second coming of VR. All the…

Tim GreenJanuary 5, 2018

News Roundup

Global mobile news round-up Jan 5th 2018

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. predictions for the mobile world in 2018, Uber sued for “fraudulent” mobile ads, mobile health app numbers are up, Samsung’s new smart glasses help vision loss… and much more. A British mobile advertising agency has sued Uber…

MEFJanuary 5, 2018

Internet of Things Opinions Regulation Tech Focus VAS

What’s in store for the mobile ecosystem in 2018?

It has been another eventful year in mobile, with innovations in smartphone and associated technologies continuing apace, from the explosion in AI chatbots and the rapid proliferation of smart, connected home devices to the continued digital transformation of the fintech sector. MEF Members did a pretty good job of spotting…

MEFJanuary 4, 2018

Enterprise Communications MEFTV

MEF members at AfricaCom – iTouch on a uniquely African form of rich messaging (and it’s not RCS)…

Messaging specialist iTouch has introduced its own unique messaging platform called MEMS. The idea? To give mobile users a rich media platform that doesn’t demand a smartphone and a data bundle… How can an African insurance company be sure a new customer has seen and read its policy? The post…

MEFJanuary 3, 2018

MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member news, January 2nd

Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news… Digital identity management solutions specialist ForgeRock has announced that it has been selected by the Open Banking Implementation Entity to provide a Reference Bank Application, which will be used by leading…

MEFJanuary 2, 2018

Enterprise Communications

Messaging & SMS World: MEF members discuss the future of A2P messaging

MEF’s Future of Messaging Programme is formed of a collaborative, cross ecosystem group of companies championing innovation and tackling fraud in enterprise messaging. MEFTV caught up with some of the programme participants during Messaging & SMS World in London last month to find out how they see the A2P messaging…

MEFDecember 15, 2017

News Roundup

Global Mobile News roundup, December 15th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. Billionaire Mikitani’s Mobile Plan Shakes Up Japan Carriers, Economic recovery spurs Africa smartphone market, Nintendo in talks to make more mobile games and much more. Japan’s mobile carriers are bracing for what may be the biggest industry…

MEFDecember 15, 2017

Africa

MEF members at Africacom: BulkSMS

After a period of uncertainly, the South African A2P market now offers stable pricing and a level playing field for aggregators, says Pieter Streicher, MD of BulkSMS.com. He told MEF how the market is flourishing as a result. Social media and messaging apps are hugely popular in South Africa. In…

MEFDecember 14, 2017

Enterprise Communications Executive Insights Interviews

How RealNetworks’ Kontxt aims to reinvigorate A2P messaging

A2P messaging is on the up. It could grow even faster if the market could classify traffic and introduce tiered pricing. But how? In this exclusive video, Max Pellegrini, president of mobile services at RealNetworks, explains one approach… Imagine if there was only one price for a plane ticket. Everything…

MEFDecember 13, 2017

Guest blog Personal Data

Why we need an international identity and personal data Trust Mark online

In this guest post, Founder and Executive Chairman of digi.me Julian Ranger discusses the concept of a trust framework for personal data, along with the potential for use of an internationally recognised symbol such as a kitemark. The need for a trust framework to ratify who we can safely charge…

MEFDecember 12, 2017

2017 in mobile: What was supposed to happen – but didn’t

Global mobile news round-up Jan 5th 2018

MEF members at AfricaCom – iTouch on a uniquely African form of rich messaging (and it’s not RCS)…

MEF Member news, January 2nd

Messaging & SMS World: MEF members discuss the future of A2P messaging

Global Mobile News roundup, December 15th

MEF members at Africacom: BulkSMS

How RealNetworks’ Kontxt aims to reinvigorate A2P messaging

Why we need an international identity and personal data Trust Mark online

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