Ofcom’s latest proposal marks a turning point in the UK’s fight against spoofed mobile calls from abroad, with serious implications for consumers and telecom providers. As the industry braces for change, MEF CEO Dario Betti explains what these new measures could mean for international wholesale players and why collaboration and…

Stefano Nicoletti, Head of MEF’s Sender ID Registry in the UK, explains more about the resilience of A2P SMS, with Spain seeing 88.6% of texts as A2P in 2024. The UK and France also showed strong growth, while Belgium and the Nordics declined. Despite shifts, high per-capita use highlights SMS’s…

BitChat, Jack Dorsey’s new offline messaging app, introduces BLE mesh networking and privacy-first features that challenge centralized messaging norms. MEF CEO Dario Betti explains its potential impact on security, decentralization, and the future of mobile communication.

The GSMA officially published RCS Universal Profile 3.1 on July 25, 2025. This builds on the previous major update, UP 3.0 (released in March 2025), which introduced interoperable end‑to‑end encryption (E2EE) via the MLS protocol. MEF CEO Dario Betti discusses what this latest update means for the future of secure, scalable…

A new wave of sophisticated mobile fraud operations is targeting Android users at scale—with ad fraud, SMS malware, and NFC-based financial scams all on the rise. From the sprawling IconAds network generating 1.2 billion ad bids daily to NFC “ghost tap” ATM hacks, the threat landscape is evolving fast. MEF…

more nuanced. Yes, traffic is falling in high-priced markets—but in regions with rational pricing, volumes remain strong. As fraud rises and OTT channels gain ground, CEO of HAUD Kristian Järnefelt explores why now’s the time to rethink pricing, reclaim control, and rebuild a healthier, more sustainable messaging ecosystem. Across the…

As previously reported on this blog, on 3rd July 2025, the Irish regulator ComReg launched its SMS Sender ID Registry to combat the growing threat of SMS fraud and smishing in Ireland. However, within the first two weeks of its rollout, the registry has encountered several issues affecting businesses, messaging…

Governments worldwide are increasingly banning or restricting messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber over security, compliance, and sovereignty concerns. In June 2025 Russia is launching a state-run alternative and the U.S.is banning WhatsApp from official devices, MEF CEO Dario Betti explores the global impact on messaging platforms and the…