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Developing the mobile ecosystem in Africa

There has been amazing growth in mobile internet access over the past few years and Africa is now primed to take advantage of the social and economic opportunities that mobile can bring to people across the continent. While connectivity is on the rise some challenges still remain for development, adoption…
Tim Banks
November 24, 2015
Stats Roundup

Mobile Market Stats Roundup: 23 November

How many Americans will do their Christmas shopping on mobile? How many Android open source project handsets have shipped in emerging markets? And what is the global mobile eye-tracking market thought to be worth from 2015 to 2020? You’ll find the answers to these and many more mobile data related…
Sam Hill
November 23, 2015
MEF LatAmPrivacyRegulation

Mobile privacy and data protection in Brazil

Rafael Pellon, MEF LatAm advisor and partner at Focaccia, Amaral e Salvia Advogados, here explores the latest developments in the arena of digital privacy in Brazil, taking an in-depth look at the sweeping legal and regulatory changes coming into force as 180 million internet users become increasingly aware of the…
Sam Hill
November 23, 2015
PrivacySecurityTech Focus

Tech focus: mobile and biometric authentication

Heartbeat, iris, face, vein…every one is a potential identifier of you. So can biometric authentication rescue us from the hell of remembering passwords? Passwords and PINs are a nightmare. Criminals can phish for them or use ‘brute force’ attacks to try millions of combinations in split seconds until they find…
Tim Banks
November 18, 2015
Africa

Free download – regional eBulletin: Africa Edition out now

As part of MEF’s activities at AfricaCom this week our new regional eBulletin shines the spotlight on Africa with a comprehensive round-up of the latest news and market data, as well as expert analysis into how the mobile ecosystem is developing across some of the fastest growing markets in the…
Sam Hill
November 18, 2015
Mobile video

Infographic: global mobile video usage

Mobile video is growing in popularity as better handsets, faster networks and more affordable data-plans come together. This Global Consumer Survey from the IAB looks at how, when and why people around the world are viewing video on the smallest screen.
Tim Banks
November 17, 2015
News Roundup

Mobile market stats round-up: 16 November

Three out of four people used an OTT messaging app in 2015 - up 31% on last year - the enterprise app market will gross $63bil by 2020 and smartphones are killing e-reader and MP3 player sales.. Explore these and many more mobile reports and data updates in this week’s…
Sam Hill
November 16, 2015
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