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Game of Phones, Deloitte’s African consumer survey

Smartphones are not just a part of our lives, they are our lives. That’s just one of the conclusions reached in Deloitte Africa’s recent consumer survey, Game of Phones. Here Arun Babu, Partner in the Strategy & Operations practice of Deloitte Consulting in Africa and Telecommunications Leader looks more deeply…
MEF
June 20, 2017
MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member News – June 19

What’s the news from the MEF community? Here’s your weekly round up of all the latest announcements from MEF members including product launches, partnerships, research insights and more… China is the world’s fastest growing mobile ad market – outstripping the next largest by 2x. That’s the key finding of Smaato’s…
MEF
June 19, 2017
News Roundup

Global mobile news round-up 16th June

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. The EU introduces new roaming charge rules, Apple undercuts Facebook in augmented reality platform war, are smartphone apps bad for your finances? mobile subscribers hit 5BN globally and much more… Waiting for one’s smartphone to find a…
Sam Hill
June 16, 2017
AfricaCountry Focus

Unlocking mobile content in Africa, the Basebone imperative

MEF member Basebone is now 10 years old. The company has built a business on providing mobile entertainment and value-added services through paid subscription portals across 10 countries in four continents. Its focus is on high growth, mobile first regions. The model works. In South Africa alone the company has…
MEF
June 14, 2017
Analytics

Introducing MEF Insights Directory – a new industry channel

Global Communications Manager Sam Hill shares details of a new industry platform for members and non-members alike, a curated database of current research, reports and whitepapers from across the mobile ecosystem. While there is a wealth of useful material out there taking a deep-dive into the latest consumer insights, tech…
Sam Hill
June 13, 2017
MEF Member News round-up

MEF Member News – June 12

What’s the news from the MEF community? Here’s your weekly round up of all the latest announcements from MEF members including product launches, partnerships, research insights and more… Iceland has become the first country in the world to give its citizens control of their own digital health data. The government…
MEF
June 12, 2017
Enterprise Communications

The power of the mobile network

The operator SIM is a treasure trove of information about a subscriber. Now, Telefonica is using this insight to make messaging even smarter. MEF Minute features editor, Tim Green talked to James Lasbrey, global head of messaging at Telefónica and others about how the leading mobile operator is making use…
Tim Green
June 9, 2017
MEF