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Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Mobile Messaging – OpenMarket, Virgin Trains Project Surge

OpenMarket and Virgin Trains scooped the Meffy 2016 award for Innovation in Mobile Messaging. They won for "Project Surge' - a delightfully simple but effective solution to congestion at Euston train station... Anyone who has ever waited for a train will recognise the mass stampede when platform number is confirmed…

MEFDecember 15, 2016

Internet of Things Meffys

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in IoT – VTREE SOLAR

People have always gathered under trees. VTREE SOLAR wants to adapt this habit for the technological age. Its solar-powered trees provide wi-fi and charging – and look amazing. It’s the worthy winner of the 2016 Meffy for Innovation in IoT… You don’t have to be a squirrel to love trees.…

MEFDecember 14, 2016

Africa VAS

Africa and the shifting sands of Internet services, networks and smartphones

The availability of faster networks, cheaper data tariffs and smartphones all have a part to play when it comes to driving demand for Internet services in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to Analysys Mason, total service revenue across Sub-Saharan Africa will reach USD51.1 billion in 2021, driven by growth opportunities in mobile…

MEFDecember 14, 2016

Guest blog Opinions Privacy Regulation VAS

Fitbug : GDPR and keeping the future of privacy healthy

At MEF’s Consumer Trust Summit in London much of the discussion focussed on the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which is set to change the rules around how personal data is collected and used. Anna Gudmundson, CEO of Fitbug and Consumer Trust Summit panelist, shares her thoughts on how…

MEFDecember 14, 2016

Meffys

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in Engagement – Bango Boost

Every year, direct carrier billing expands across more regions, stores and operators. The channel brings a payment option to millions of people who don’t have – or don’t wish to use – a card. Bango’s Boost tool uses analytics to help operators maximise these revenues. It’s the Meffys 2016 winner…

MEFDecember 13, 2016

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Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in Content – Orange TV Clipping

TV viewers – especially younger ones – can barely watch without using their smartphones to comment on and share what they see on screen. Orange TV Clipping helps them do it. The tool has just won the 2016 Innovation in Content award… “For Millennials, watching TV without a smartphone is…

MEFDecember 12, 2016

MEF Member News round-up

MEF member news – December 12

What's happening among the MEF membership? Here's your weekly round up of all the latest announcements from MEF Members including product launches, partnerships, research insights and more… AmEx signalled its commitment to payment security by acquiring InAuth for an undisclosed sum. InAuth provides mobile device authentication tool for financial institutions,…

MEFDecember 12, 2016

News Roundup

Global mobile news round-up 9th December

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. Facebook lets brands use dynamic ads to drive app installs, Microsoft gets Windows 10 running on mobile, leaks reveal security services have been intercepting in-flight phone calls for years, people opt for mobile banking during cash crunch…

MEFDecember 9, 2016

Enterprise Communications Interviews

Gemalto: Customer acquisition – a new business model for A2P messaging

Gemalto's Sherry Zameer has an intriguing idea: what if enterprises paid for A2P messages based on the value they deliver, rather than merely the volume of texts? But what has this to do with mobile messaging? Well, Zameer believes it’s inevitable that this instinct for commerce will go digital –…

Tim GreenDecember 8, 2016

Africa Analytics Stats Roundup VAS

15 stats that explore the growth of mobile in Sub-Saharan Africa

The boom in smartphone sales in Africa is slowing, despite the fact that overall mobile handset shipments were up slightly in Q2 2016, with shipments of basic feature phones rising 31.9 per cent year on year to total 29.8 million units. That's according to figures from IDC’s recently published Worldwide…

MEFDecember 6, 2016

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Mobile Messaging – OpenMarket, Virgin Trains Project Surge

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in IoT – VTREE SOLAR

Africa and the shifting sands of Internet services, networks and smartphones

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in Engagement – Bango Boost

Meffys 2016 Winner Profile: Innovation in Content – Orange TV Clipping

MEF member news – December 12

Global mobile news round-up 9th December

Gemalto: Customer acquisition – a new business model for A2P messaging

15 stats that explore the growth of mobile in Sub-Saharan Africa

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