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 to two trillion in the next few years.  This infographic explores how the near-IoT-future will look from the point-of-view of field technicians. Seen or created an informative mobile infographic? Let us know. …

Mobile Dominates Black Friday + Cyber Monday [Infographic]

Last week's Black Friday and Cyber Monday promised to provide a big shot to retailers who were hoping to hit record takings in the run up to Christmas.  But with an increasingly central role in how and where consumers shop, mobile is the real winner.  Take a look at IBM's Black Friday and Cyber Monday infographics below to see how the small screen fared in the online retail weekend of the year.   Page 2 - Cyber Monday > …

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Apple’s focus on security could be the holy grail of NFC

MEF members and industry experts have all weighed in on the potential of Apple's new payment system, unveiled last month in San Francisco, and most agree that the platform with some of the biggest names in finance behind it, could be a game changer. Here, MEF Chairman Andrew Bud expands on his initial reaction, and explains what makes Apple Pay different and how the company is meeting issues around privacy and security that have curtailed NFC uptake so far. The announcement at Apple’s big event that it is launching an iPhone that is NFC enabled and Apple Pay as its go-to-market payment …

Can the Apple Watch wind up the wearables market?

The Apple Watch  marks the first new product from Apple under CEO Tim Cook and as Apple's track record for re-energising established markets shows, could be the product to make wearable technology commonplace. Below, MEF Chairman Andrew Bud discusses the implications it may pose for the industry, and the hurdles Apple will need to overcome to succeed. Apple’s eagerly anticipated entry in to the wearable technology market has come in the form of its Apple Watch which combines various classic mobile functions like music and messaging with health and fitness monitoring.  It tracks the …

The Rise of Hired Hackers [Infographic]

Here's an interesting infographic from Samsung’s latest security report, based on a pan-European survey of 5,000 workers, examining the apparent shift from work/life balance to work/life blend. Naturally, mobile is a big part of this trend, with 41% now using personal smartphones for both work and personal uses. It also takes in how BYOD is presenting enterprise IT with a host of new challenges to consider, including the  26% of respondents who have used their own technology to actively "get around" company IT restrictions. Seen or created an informative mobile infographic? Let us know. …

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 26th May 2014

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 Facebook Seeks EU Antitrust Review of WhatsApp Deal WSJ Facebook  has asked European Union antitrust regulators to examine its $19 billion deal to buy messaging service WhatsApp, in an attempt to avoid antitrust reviews by multiple EU countries, people familiar with the matter said. The move was unexpected because the deal had been approved …

MEF in Kenya: Welcome to the Silicon Savannah

MEF Africa General Manager, Jo Crawshaw, recently hosted the very first MEF Connects Kenya in Nairobi sponsored by Spice VAS Africa, where she met with the founding steering committee members of MEF's youngest chapter. Whilst many African cities claim to be the continent’s tech hub, Nairobi really does shine in East Africa as a success story in innovative mobile offerings. Recognising the importance of Kenya’s dynamic mobile industry to the continent and the global industry, MEF held an exclusive drinks reception in Nairobi for its first foray into this exciting African region. Mobile …

MEF CTIA Panel explores the future of m-Commerce

MEF hosted an excellent panel at CTIA last week featuring a line-up of expert panelists including Todd Daubert of Dentons, Samsung's Steve Cho, John Giamatteo of AVG, Todd Mazurek of Blackberry, Tim Ritchie of Openmarket and Patrick Parodi of WifiName Corp. Fiona Gellatly, MEF North America General Manager was there to moderate... The topic of MEF's CTIA panel was "M-Commerce: What the Future Holds for Retailers, Brands and Content Owners" and the conversation immediately focused in on key areas: security, privacy and consumer adoption of commerce on a mobile phone.   With recent …