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Mobile messaging: don’t go grey, it doesn’t pay!

A2P messaging is big business, but operators are losing revenue to non-contracted "grey" routes. Here Rob Malcolm, SVP of Corporate Development at Mblox sheds light on the intricacies of SMS routing, and explains how grey routes can end up costing businesses significantly more than legitimate services.

MEFApril 20, 2016

MEF Asia Opinions

China’s perfect mobile storm

With the inaugural MEF Connects China only a few weeks away, Rimma Perelmuter, CEO at MEF, takes a look at the staggering growth of the country’s unique mobile industry. As a mobile market, China has grown rapidly to establish itself as a global mobile industry leader with a sophisticated mobile…

Rimma PerelmuterApril 19, 2016

Stats Roundup

Mobile market stats round-up: April 18

What lies ahead for the SIM market? How is India’s GSM subscriber base? What is the market opportunity for healthcare wearables? You’ll find the answers to these and many more mobile data related questions in this week’s MEF market stats round up…

MEFApril 18, 2016

Event Internet of Things Privacy VAS

If we don’t give users control of their data the IoT will fail

Geoff Revill, co-founder of Krowdthink Ltd, developer of the Krowd personal app and an advocate for privacy and digital rights shares the impending challenges, and opportunities, facing companies collecting personal data in light of new regulatory rules, and why the changes will be particularly crucial for the IoT.

MEFApril 18, 2016

News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up: 15th April

This week.. The Facebook bots are coming – news and reactions, White House not sharing iPhone unlocking method, mobile /wearable payments to top $95bn in 2018 plus more global news you may have missed..

MEFApril 15, 2016

Opinions

Want to talk to a brand? There’s a bot for that

Facebook wants to replace apps, call centres and maybe even websites with chat bots. Tim Green wonders if this is a new era for the internet – and if it’s a good idea for one company to own it… This week the manager of Southampton football club confirmed he sends…

Tim GreenApril 14, 2016

Interviews Music

Spotlight On: RealNetworks

RealNetworks is on a mission to organise the world’s smartphone photos and videos. Its RealTimes app intelligently creates slick movie ’stories’ based around the same event. In our Executive Interview series, Max Pellegrini told Tim Green about the huge potential of this ‘personalisation’ product…

Tim GreenApril 13, 2016

Guest blog Internet of Things Opinions

We Want to Embrace the IoT But Can We Trust It?

Following the recent launch of our report on consumer trust and IoT, Todd Simpson, Chief Strategy Officer at AVG Technologies expounds on why the issue is so crucial for the healthy future of the Internet of Things. We are in the midst of a rapid technology evolution. We’re only four…

MEFApril 13, 2016

Guest blog

Facebook is leading the way in mobile disruption

Facebook is the most potent force in driving change across the mobile ecosystem. That's according to co-founder & CEO of Exicon Stefan Rust, who here charts Facebook's impressive catalogue of innovation and disruption.. After digesting some of the insights from Barcelona during Mobile World Congress, it's becoming more and more…

MEFApril 12, 2016

mhealth

Digital health tech is disrupting how care is delivered [infographic]

Wearables and smartphones are changing the delivery of healthcare, offering more patient centric solutions, both in care delivery and diagnosis, and the possibility of saving significant expenditure. A Gartner, Inc. report forecasts that 274.6 million wearable electronic devices will be sold worldwide in 2016, an increase of 18.4 percent from…

MEFApril 11, 2016

Mobile messaging: don’t go grey, it doesn’t pay!

China’s perfect mobile storm

Mobile market stats round-up: April 18

Global Mobile News Round-up: 15th April

Want to talk to a brand? There’s a bot for that

Spotlight On: RealNetworks

We Want to Embrace the IoT But Can We Trust It?

Facebook is leading the way in mobile disruption

Digital health tech is disrupting how care is delivered [infographic]

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