awards

Dutch digital innovator Sam Media wins Meffy Award with VR streaming service Mobio360

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Sam Media provides more than 700,000 Mobio360 subscribers in Africa a window to the world.

The winners of the 2020 Meffys awards, voted by members of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), were announced at the virtual MEF Connects Innovators event. Sam Media was nominated by MEF members for its service Mobio360 in the category Richer Mobile Customer Engagement. This category is showcasing mobile products and services that encourage the positive participation and engagement of customers. Meffy Awards, often seen as the Oscars from the Mobile Industry, celebrate innovation, creativity, and ingenuity in the Mobile Ecosystem, applauding the companies that have made a difference across the core ecosystems from the MEF.

Mobio360 is a virtual reality streaming content service offering access to hundreds of fully immersive digital experiences, from guided tours of more than fifty world cities, to adrenaline-fueled extreme sports and activities in hundreds of exotic locations. With the ease of accessibility that direct carrier billing brings, Sam Media provides more than 700,000 Mobio360 subscribers in Africa a window to the world. With its engaging content, smart streaming capabilities to adjust bandwidth, and built-in social sharing functionalities, Mobio360 has encouraged and inspired mobile users on the continent during a time when the pandemic kept everyone indoors.

MEF’s Global Board Director Waheed Adam announced the winners of this year’s Meffys Awards during MEF Connects, an event that brings together influential mobile players from all over the world. Sam Media’s Business Development Director for the African region, Anzelle Robertson, accepted the award virtually.

Sam Media team, winners of the Meffy Awards in 2021

Joanna Cox is speaking at the Global Carrier Billing Summit

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Carrier Billing Summit Panel with aimm members 6th October

The Global Carrier Billing Summit begins tomorrow and aimm will feature prominently through the afternoon (6th October).

Joanna Cox our General Manager will be conducting an interview with Ana-Rosa Broster from Telefonica discussing ‘Building and balancing consumer confidence with the ease of doing business‘, she then takes part in a lively panel discussion with our Vice Chair Rob Weisz from Fonix, Joel Stern from Global and Peter Garside from EE, discussing how industry can lower the barrier for entry for new merchants.

Then don’t forget to tune in for the Carrier Billing Awards at the end of the afternoon where the winners from across the awards categories will be announced.

aimm members can claim their 10% discount off their passes by using our Media Partnership discount code: AIMM10

 

Award Nominations close today!

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The Global Direct Carrier Billing Awards, taking place on 6 October during Global Carrier Billing Summit, will celebrate the past year’s most impressive industry achievements and developments as well as the innovative individuals driving Carrier Billing success!

Entering and winning a prestigious Global Carrier Billing Summit award guarantees that you will be seen as a leader in your field and will benefit from increased business opportunities and, especially this year, improved team morale and motivation.

PLUS, this year, it is FREE to enter! Entries close on the 8th September so don’t miss out!

SLA Digital named 8th best-performing scale-up technology company in the UK

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SLA Digital has been unveiled as one of the best-performing scale-up technology companies in the UK, ranked 8th out of 25 peers at the annual Megabuyte Emerging Stars awards, held in London last week.

The Megabuyte Emerging Stars awards are part of the Megabuyte100 award series which collectively celebrates the 100 best performing technology companies in the UK. The awards recognise the 25 best-performing, scale-up technology companies within the Megabuyte100 winning company universe.

Companies’ performance is determined by their Megabuyte Scorecard rating – a proprietary, and wholly independent, benchmarking methodology that assesses companies’ performance against five key financial KPIs. The rigour of the Megabuyte Scorecard methodology, combined with a specific focus on technology companies, have made Megabuyte’s award series the most influential and authoritative awards in the UK technology sector.

Kevin Drayne, CEO at SLA Digital commented, “This is a fantastic achievement for SLA Digital and we are delighted to be named as one of the best performing UK tech scale-ups. This accolade recognises our continued success and growth within the industry on a global scale and is testament to the hard work of our innovative and dedicated team.”

SLA Digital provides carrier billing to global mobile operators, app stores including Google Play and Samsung and digital content providers including Gameloft, Playwing, Spuul, MBC and Vuclip.