Tag "Events"

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is jam-packed with mobile innovations. Here, I would like to highlight those trends and innovations that stood out most, kicking it off with a much expected 'mobile gadget'.

For quite some time now QR codes have been a part of the consumption society. You can find a QR code on milk packaging, clothing receipts and concert tickets. The code works like a barcode which you have to scan with a smartphone, allowing information to be shared easily, quickly and effectively. Unfortunately, in many cases the relevance of a QR code is lacking. And they seemed to have ended up in the museum. But nothing is less true. The QR code made his comeback through payments!

In 2020, business messaging will be quite different from what you’re used to now. Different, both from a business and a consumer perspective. Questions raised from both ends are “Will you notice?” and “Will it matter?”. In both cases the answer is: “Yes, it will!” And this is how.

WhatsApp has finally opened the doors for business usage. How can I use it to the advantage of my business? What does it take for me to get on board? After reading this article, you will have no further questions and be able to start using WhatsApp Business right away!

MoCo Moments, a mobile & technology community, launches a Cape Town event on 14 November 2016. MoCo Moments brings together the local mobile-focussed communities in real-life events and quick video-updates on Youtube.

Takeaway.com processes more than one million restaurant orders per month in The Netherlands alone. With representation in 10 countries throughout Europe, approximately 800 calls a day are started with customers per office. Takeaway.com uses CM's SIP Trunking and SMS Gateway to do so.

Alessio Delmonti, Davide Berardi, Tobias Büschel and Natig Babayev from WIT (Without Internet Technology) have won the first price from Uber and CM Telecom with their IoT hack at the The Next Web Hack Battle.

Has our focus on mobile features put privacy and security in the backseat, while mobile usage continues to grown beyond app usage?

At the first edition of Mobile Convention Paris, lecturer and security expert Kimo Quaintance presents a closer look on mobile privacy and security issues, and how these questions are only going to become both more complex, and more important to answer in the near future.

Expensive mobile data plans, taking technology to the backseat, secure transactions, an indestructible phone, syncing WhatsApp with the various personal and professional phones. Or just battery life.

3D printed jewellery and a paper manual for installing smartphones for the elder. Mobile Convention London (MCL) showed diversity in the mobile landscape in many ways. A review on the keynotes during the second edition of MCL.

Mobile Convention London is returning to Church House in Westminster, with the event expected to attract an even bigger audience. The event takes place on 10 March 2016.

Dutch tech companies must make better use of Brussels, according to the King's Commissioner. Wim van de Donk will personally cater for that businesses like CM get more support from the EU.

The introduction of 4G already made it possible, 5G however will accelerate the growth of a so called GigaBit Society, which connects people, machines and devices all together.

As you might have read in our email on Sunday, Mobile Convention Brussels turns to live streaming for this edition, due to security threats in Brussels.