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Africa’s leapfrog to a technology-leading continent

It's no secret that Africa is, in many ways, well ahead of so called developed markets in embracing mobile technologies. The MEF Global Consumer Survey revealed that "mobile first" markets were more readily adopting a range of mobile services from mhealth to mobile banking, and African countries were chief among…

MEFFebruary 23, 2015

News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 16th February

Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news, the latest market insight & data nuggets, the Global News Round-up offers an instant international mobile content and commerce snapshot. Global News Stories Health features for Apple Watch dramatically scaled back after repeated failures, report says…

MEFFebruary 20, 2015

Analytics

What will the connected future look like? [Infographic]

Sitting at the confluence of Big Data, Mobile and M2M, the Internet of Things is tipped as the next mega-trend. Could 2015 be the year that it becomes table stakes for businesses? There are an estimated 50 billion sensors in *things* already deployed and that figure is expected to grow…

MEFFebruary 19, 2015

Analytics Internet of Things

There are already 50 billion sensors in things What will the connected future look like? [Infographic]

Sitting at the confluence of Big Data, Mobile and M2M, the Internet of Things is tipped as the next mega-trend. Could 2015 be the year that it becomes table stakes for businesses? There are an estimated 50 billion sensors in *things* already deployed and that figure is expected to grow…

MEFFebruary 19, 2015

MEF Global Forum Mobile Payments

Innovation Series: disruptive talk from three mobile payment startups

Continuing our Innovation Day series, three mobile payments startups take the stage at MEF Global Forum to share insights on their disruptive business models and discuss the future of the financial services industry as it weaves itself in to the mobile ecosystem. Checkout the presentations from PayNearMe, InStore and Bionym below, plus below…

MEFFebruary 18, 2015

Analytics Guest blog Mobile Payments

Tackling the barriers to mobile payments

2014 was a big year for mobile payments, Apple made its hotly anticipated move with the launch of the NFC powered Apple Pay, stimulating consumers to reach for their phones to pay for goods at the checkout. One recent study by Boston Retail Partners estimates that 38% of large US…

Tim BanksFebruary 16, 2015

News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 9th February

Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news you may have missed, the latest market insight & data nuggets, the Global Mobile News Round-up offers an instant international mobile content and commerce snapshot. Global News Stories Tim Cook explains why Apple Pay doesn't collect…

MEFFebruary 13, 2015

Guest blog Internet of Things

Where’s the value? Business models for the Internet of Things

The widespread deployment of sensors, smartphones and internet connected devices has ushered in an era of big data and The Internet of Things. Even sheep, it seems, have a role to play in this emerging technology mega-trend. But where is the value in all of the data that is generated? and…

Tim BanksFebruary 12, 2015

Internet of Things MEF Global Forum MEFTV VAS

Innovation Series: Four start-ups connecting the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things, has been emerging as the next technology mega-trend for some time, but now with pervasive connectivity and increasingly smart devices, a bona-fide IoT, beyond the smart fridge, is coming in from the cold. In this, the third from our MEF Global Forum: Innovation Day series, another group of talented start-ups; August…

MEFFebruary 11, 2015

Uncategorized

View from the top: Bertrand Schmitt, Co-Founder and CEO at App Annie

In the Californian gold rush in the mid-nineteenth century it was the businesses that made shovels that made the most money. There are parallels with the ecosystem of services that support the app economy, particularly those that provide business intelligence on how the market is taking shape. Data on an…

Tim BanksFebruary 9, 2015

Africa’s leapfrog to a technology-leading continent

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 16th February

What will the connected future look like? [Infographic]

There are already 50 billion sensors in things What will the connected future look like? [Infographic]

Innovation Series: disruptive talk from three mobile payment startups

Tackling the barriers to mobile payments

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 9th February

Where’s the value? Business models for the Internet of Things

Innovation Series: Four start-ups connecting the Internet of Things

View from the top: Bertrand Schmitt, Co-Founder and CEO at App Annie

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