Dario Betti, Author at MEF

MWC 2022 – Key takeaways and reflections

It’s been a busy week in Barcelona as Mobile World Congress returned in full force. Here is a quick run down from MEF CEO Dario Betti on his highlights and key takeaways from the show. The big announcements for new mobile devices have left MWC. Big brands prefer their own…

Dario BettiMarch 4, 2022

MEF Data Opinion

MEF’s 2022 Predictions

As is our annual tradition, MEF starts the year with ‘Predictions’ – an overview of the main themes coming in the next 12 months. Historically we have been very good (or lucky, or both) in the accuracy of our predictions, so much that this year we would like to remind…

Dario BettiJanuary 19, 2022

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Mobile Africa: The Big Potential

MEF CEO Dario Betti explores the changing face of the African mobile markets and discusses the potential the continent offers – with input from a variety of MEF Members active in the region. The World Bank and African Development Bank report there are 650 million mobile users in Africa, surpassing the number…

Dario BettiNovember 3, 2021

MEF Data

The Mobile Phone Market after LG – what next?

The smartphone is going through another revolution, a corporate revolution. LG is the latest big vendor to throw the towel and putting a stop to its phone unit, like Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Blackberry, HTC, Alcatel and many other manufacturers before. The number of brands in the space is thinning fast…

Dario BettiApril 22, 2021

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MEF Data: 10 things you need to know about Smartphone users in 2020

MEF recently published the 6th Global Smartphone User Survey. MEF CEO, Dario Betti hosted a briefing to highlight some of his main takeaways from the report. Check out the video from the briefing and Dario's top 10 key things to understand about smartphone users in 2020 The Smartphone is the…

Dario BettiJuly 21, 2020

Content & Advertising Opinion

Digital Gap: older women are left out of the Smartphone Economy

It is time to act on inclusion: the mobile industry is leaving behind an important part of the population: the older, and older women in particular. The recently published MEF 6th Global Smartphone User Survey showed the digital gap is wide for gender and age. While 94% of 16-to-24-year-olds have…

Dario BettiJune 3, 2020

Content & Advertising Opinion

COVID19: Fake news hits mobile masts, real news shows mobile value

Un-founded conspiracy theories have gone global on the web claiming 5G communication cause COVID19 In the UK two separate incidents saw arsonists setting fire to 5G towers based on this claim Mobile services are helping people in this hard time: mobile payments, advertising, games, business communications are in strong demand

Dario BettiApril 7, 2020

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Webinar: Messaging and the changing workplace

A recent MEF study examining messaging in the workplace found that messaging apps were taking over as the main form of communication for work on mobile, ahead of traditional email, and that the privacy and security risks that went with such a trend were a cause for concern among employers.…

Dario BettiMarch 27, 2020

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A2P SMS against COVID-19

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus has caught everyone by surprise and the pandemic is devastating lives across the world. As more and more countries enter into lockdown, the social and economic impact is become evident. We need to understand how businesses will be able to react. Below we…

Dario BettiMarch 24, 2020

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The MWC 2020 Report (or what should have been happening)

Don’t miss the latest news on devices, networks, solutions and services that will shape the mobile industry in 2020. The biggest telecom event of the year has happened (online mostly), but many have missed it completely. Here, Dario Betti, MEF’s CEO, shares what the digital connectivity ecosystem needs to know.

Dario BettiFebruary 28, 2020