Perspectives in Mobile

Welcome to "Perspectives in Mobile," the definitive podcast brought to you by the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF).Join us as we dive deep into the dynamic world of telecom, tech, and mobile innovations! Get the latest news, insights, and expert commentary in each episode. Explore the dynamic landscape of telecommunications, and gain a comprehensive understanding of how it shapes our lives, businesses, and society.Stay tuned, stay connected, and let's unlock the potential of tomorrow's mobile landscape, together.

Perspectives in Mobile is a news podcast hosted by Mobile Ecosystem Forum, with 95 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Mobile Ecosystem Forum hosts Perspectives in Mobile, a news show with 95 episodes published.

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  The Future of Mobile Payments: DCB, Identity and Digital Advertising

  Sep 22, 202625 min

  In this episode of Perspectives in Mobile, our host Dario Betti, CEO of MEF, interviews Diego Conforti, MEF Programme Director and Advisor. They discuss the growth of Direct Carrier Billing and the changing mobile payments landscape, including the European DCB market reaching $14 billion in 2025. Diego highlights the continued growth of DCB, while the conversation also explores mobile wallets, digital identity and digital advertising. Dario and Diego discuss emerging opportunities beyond traditional mobile payments, including parking, EV charging and e-bikes, as well as the growing role operators could play in digital identity. Listen to the latest episode of Perspectives in Mobile to explore these insights. Follow us on Spotify to stay updated, and download the MEF Radio mobile app to listen anytime. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7E5zdqX5GRKINm03oyNa6J Get MEF Radio on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.m8216304b24f6.app&pcampaignid=web_share

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  Building a Foundation for IoT Wholesale Ecosystems

  Aug 18, 202638 min

  In this episode of MEF Perspectives , Dario Betti, CEO of MEF, speaks with Isabelle Paradis, Advisor, MEF; Cedric Mauvielle, VP Global IoT Subject Matter Expert and Partnerships, PCCW Global; and Rich Pellegrini, Senior Product Manager IoT, iBASIS. The discussion explores how wholesale IoT is evolving as connectivity becomes more complex, with interoperability, data consistency, IoT APIs, and travel eSIMs shaping the next phase of the ecosystem. The speakers discuss the importance of industry collaboration and shared best practices, while examining how greater interoperability and connected infrastructure can create new opportunities for IoT providers and enable more seamless global connectivity.

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  “Connectivity is becoming utility” — Isik Uman, CEO of tpay, on mobile, AI, and the future of payments

  Jun 23, 202634 min

  Mobile payments in emerging and mobile-first markets are no longer a peripheral layer of digital commerce — they are becoming core infrastructure. With mobile money ecosystems already processing trillions in value and banking penetration still limited across many regions, mobile has effectively become the default financial system in large parts of the world. But this expansion is running into its defining constraint: regulation and trust. As payments move across telecom, fintech, messaging, and content layers, fragmented and overlapping regulatory frameworks limit scalability and consistency. A “mobile civilization” could emerge once these frameworks converge toward shared standards of trust, identity, and accountability across markets. In this episode of MEF Perspectives, Riccardo Amati speaks with Isik Uman, CEO of tpay Mobile, exploring mobile-first behavior, RCS adoption, and AI-driven orchestration across emerging markets. The episode explores how messaging, fintech, and telecom infrastructure are increasingly collapsing into a single monetization layer, where mobile is no longer just a channel but the operating system of digital commerce.

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  "We're Doubling Down" — Twilio's Kanter Touts New Agentic AI Push at Signal Berlin

  Jun 9, 202628 min

  Twilio is set to double down on AI agents and conversational experiences at Signal Berlin. The company will build on the themes introduced at Signal San Francisco, concentrating on helping enterprises use its platform to create better agentic customer experiences. As communications platforms evolve beyond traditional CPaaS, enterprises are increasingly focused on trusted, two-way engagement, AI-driven customer interactions and richer messaging experiences. At Signal San Francisco, Twilio introduced its vision for AI agents with memory — designed to retain context across interactions, channels and handoffs, so conversations don’t restart from zero every time a customer switches touchpoints or escalates from AI to a human agent. In this episode of MEF Perspectives, Riccardo Amati speaks with Jake Kanter, Vice President of EMEA Sales at Twilio, about Twilio’s Q1 financial results, growth and strategies, the future of messaging and voice, AI agents with memory, and what enterprise communications may look like in the next phase of platform evolution. Twilio is doubling its focus on AI agents and conversational experience, Kanter told MEF. The details will be revealed at the company's flagship conference Signal in Berlin on June 11, at the Clinker inside the historic Backfabrik.

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  “Are We Even Talking to the Right Person?” — Janak Joshi, Mass. CDO, on mobile’s top challenges

  Jun 2, 202627 minS0

  <p>The biggest challenge in mobile communication today is knowing whether the person receiving a message is actually the intended audience. That’s the warning from Janak Joshi, Chief Digital Officer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, who says identity verification is becoming critical for trusted digital engagement.</p><p>At a time when citizens face growing spam, scams and misinformation, governments are under pressure to deliver secure, trusted communication at scale.</p><p>In this episode of MEF Perspectives, Riccardo Amati speaks with Janak Joshi, Chief Digital Officer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, about how governments are modernizing citizen communications, why m...

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