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The 2014 Mobile Market in Brazil [Infographic]

With global attention still on Brazil for the final stages of the World Cup, US Media Consulting has put together this timely infographic offering key stats for Brazil’s mobile market. Brazil has 134% mobile penetration while smartphones account for 18% of the mobile market for example. Earlier this year MEF's LatAm Chairman…
Sam Hill
July 7, 2014
EventPrivacy

Podcast: the 3rd Annual MEF Consumer Trust Summit

Earlier this month we held our 3rd Annual Consumer Trust Summit, co-hosted by MEF members Dentons. In the shadow of the Washington Monument experts from the app community assembled alongside regulators from the US and Europe. The question on everyone’s lips wasn’t "is privacy and building trust still important?", rather, twelve…
Sam Hill
July 4, 2014
News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 30th June 2014

Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news, the latest market insight & data nuggets, the Global News Round-up offers an instant international mobile content and commerce snapshot.  Global News Stories Pro-Privacy Blackphone Now Shipping TechCrunch The pro-privacy Blackphone, a hardened Android smartphone that…
Sam Hill
July 4, 2014
AnalyticsGuest blog

Myanmar: the final frontier for the mobile internet

MEF Member OnDevice Research has released a fascinating new report on the mobile habits of consumers in Myanmar (also known as Burma), thought to be the first survey of its kind in the country. It found, among many observations, that half of the mobile internet population came online during the…
Sam Hill
July 1, 2014
Meffys

Meffys Winner Spotlight – Fortumo

With the Meffys 2014 open for entries, we are taking a look at some of last year's winners to find out what winning a Meffy meant to them and what they’ve been up to since they celebrated their success in the international mobile content & commerce awards. This week, we check…
Sam Hill
June 30, 2014
News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 23rd June 2014

Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news, the latest market insight & data nuggets, the Global News Round-up offers an instant international mobile content and commerce snapshot.  Global News Stories Google Play Quarterly App Revenue More Than Doubled Over Past Year, Thanks To…
Sam Hill
June 27, 2014
Meffys

Meffys Winner Spotlight – SwiftKey

Co-Founders Jon Reynolds, CEO and Ben Medlock, CTO With the Meffys 2014 open for entries, we are taking a look at some of last year's winners to find out what winning a Meffy meant to them and what they’ve been up to since they celebrated their success in the international mobile…
Sam Hill
June 24, 2014
News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 16th June 2014

Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news, the latest market insight & data nuggets, the Global News Round-up offers an instant international mobile content and commerce snapshot.  Global News Stories Amazon Announces The $199 Fire Phone, The First Smartphone With Head-Tracking Technology TechCrunch…
Sam Hill
June 20, 2014
Analytics

The World Cup of Mobile [Infographic]

With most of the planet firmly in the grip of World Cup fever, the IAB and OnDevice Research bring us some fascinating insights into how consumers globally are using mobile to enhance their experience of the event. 48% of people surveyed in the multi-country study plan to follow matches on their…
Sam Hill
June 19, 2014
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