MEF Leadership Forum Africa 2025
Join us in Cape Town for the MEF Leadership Forum Africa, an essential gathering of industry pioneers, innovators, and stakeholders dedicated to navigating Africa’s dynamic telecommunications landscape. Together, we will explore how to shape the future of telecommunications and create new opportunities across Africa.
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MEF Anti-Fraud Yearbook 2025
The MEF Anti-Fraud Yearbook 2025 provides a comprehensive look at how industry stakeholders and regulators are tackling the ongoing problem of fraud in the mobile ecosystem
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Available on demand – MEF CONNECTS Business Messaging
MEF CONNECTS Business Messaging is where industry leaders, businesses and technology providers explore the latest advancements in business messaging . This year’s event focuses on tech innovation and market needs for brands and consumers in 2025 and beyond – plus features an exclusive ‘Audience with the UK Home Office’
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MEF Content & Advertising Yearbook 2025
Ready to see how mobile is changing the game? Dive into the MEF Content & Advertising Yearbook 2025 to explore a mobile ecosystem that is more innovative and resilient than ever. The report provides a definitive look at the year’s biggest trends, from the rise of AI in everything from creative optimization to fraud detection, to the evolution of Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) into a powerful financial infrastructure.
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Available on demand – MEF CONNECTS Identity & Wallets
MEF Connects: ID & Wallets is designed to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of digital identity and mobile wallets, a focused, interactive forum where industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries converge to dissect the critical challenges and groundbreaking opportunities shaping our digital future.
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The latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPaaS offers invaluable insights into the shifting market dynamics and the leaders driving innovation. Our new report, “Navigating Gartner’s CPaaS Magic Quadrant: Insight, Critique & History,” provides an in-depth review of Gartner’s influential framework.
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California Enacts Youth Online Safety Laws Affecting AI Chatbots, Age Verification, and Social Media Warnings
California has enacted new youth-focused digital safety laws affecting AI chatbots, app ecosystems, and social media platforms which may impact product design, user experience, and data practices across the mobile ecosystem. MEF CEO Dario Betti explores what this could mean for operators, developers, and platform partners navigating the evolving regulatory…
MEF Member News Round-up, wc October 21st
Get the latest announcements from MEF Members across the mobile ecosystem globally in this weekly review of member news... Arelion and Cellusys Partner to Deliver Suite of Hosted Roaming Services, iBASIS Strengthens APAC Footprint with New Tokyo IPX PoP, iconectiv Champions Data Integrity and Trusted Communications in the Caribbean, ...
Global Mobile News Digest, October 17th
MEF's Riccardo Amati shares his take on the week's mobile and tech stories from around the world. Headlines include... Samsung Bets Big on Trifold Future, Turkey’s 5G Auction Smashes Expectations, France’s Altice Blocks €17B Telecom Deal and much more… Alternatively listen On MEF Radio.
MEF Data: Almost half of South African mobile gamers still pay-to-play
Eighty percent of all smartphone users in South Africa now play games on their mobile device, according to the latest annual consumer survey conducted by MEF, up slightly from the 78% seen in 2023 and 2024. However, while the number of gamers that pay-to-play stood at 47% of the total…
Accelerating your mobile opportunity
The Mobile Ecosystem Forum is a global trade body that acts as an impartial and authoritative champion for addressing issues affecting the broadening mobile ecosystem. We work with our members to accelerate sustainable market growth that drives inclusion for all and delivers trusted services to enrich the lives of consumers worldwide.
“MEF has supported Telefonica with real world practical guidance, particularly around industry best practice and codes of conduct. It provides a forum to bring industry experts together, to problem solve, to share, and to network. We have found our membership to offer numerous benefits across our footprint, and long may this relationship continue.”
Jenny Whelan, TelefonicaGlobal Head of Business Communications and Digital Advertising
“Our membership in MEF and the Future of Messaging program afford us inner access to invaluable information on the direction of our industry and opportunities to foster collaboration with industry partners. We have also been able to advocate and influence industry changes at the highest levels, on issues like evolving business models and de-commoditizing mobile messaging. Being active in MEF has increased our industry visibility and allowed us to meaningfully contribute to the industry dialogue.”
Ira Cohen, MMDSmartVP, Business Development and Marketing
“One of the things I like best about Mobile Ecosystem Forum is its pragmatic approach to engaging and helping its members. As an example, I am thinking about the well organised and well led, working groups on Mobile IOT and on Personal Data & Identity which Mvine is involved in. The program leaders are particularly knowledgeable and always seek collaboration among members. This is a good thing. And it works.”
Joseph Spear, MvineDirector of Communications
“The MEF is the framework where relevant debates and significant initiatives to change our market take place. Telecoming, as well as other players of the mobile industry, participates with the firm intention of driving business growth in a healthy environment and promoting innovation. Our company was founded in 2008 on these two ideas, and since then, we have worked with the solid conviction of developing cutting-edge technology to lead the DCB market.”
Cyrille Thivat, TelecomingCEO
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