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The Italian Mobile Consumer 2023​

Italy was one of the world leading markets for service take up and innovations in mobile telephony and services in the late 1990s. Will the 2020s see a resurgence of the Italian Mobile Ecosystems?​​ The Mobile Ecosystem Forum runs a yearly consumer survey of mobile phone users across multiple countries to benchmark consumer sentiment and service…
Sam Hill
May 4, 2023
Internet of Things

The Complex Nature of the Drone Industry

MEF Programme Director for IoT Nassia Skoulikariti shares her thoughts from a recent MEF IoT Working Group meeting, where Stefano Nicoletti, an expert in telecom regulation, spoke about drone regulations within the IoT framework. Find out more about how the commercial drone industry is influencing IoT regulation. The drone industry…
Sam Hill
May 4, 2023
Internet of ThingsMobile AdvertisingMobile ContentMobile PaymentsPersonal Data

MEF Business Messaging Yearbook 2023

Business messaging is booming. Enterprises now send trillions of ‘A2P’ messages every year. And why wouldn’t they? Mobile messaging is the most immediate, personal and effective comms channel ever invented. It’s why the industry is now worth – by one estimate – $48 billion. But nothing stands still. The market faces external challenges from…
Sam Hill
February 27, 2023
Internet of ThingsMEF Data

Whitepaper: Is it rude to ask your age?

Worldwide, policymakers, in response to measurable threats and harms to children online and due to a desire to make the Internet safer for children, are updating existing and issuing new age verification and assurance regulations. Age verification is the practice of verifying an individual’s age. Age assurance is a process…
Sam Hill
February 16, 2023
Internet of Things

Ericsson sells its IoT division to Aeris

MEF Programme Director for IoT Nassia Skoulikariti shares her thoughts on the news that Ericsson plans to sell its IoT business; why they are making the move, how it will impact the sector and what new owners Aeris bring to the table. Ericsson announced it would sell its IoT (internet…
Sam Hill
December 12, 2022
Internet of ThingsMEF Data

IoT Market Report 2022

The 2022 Internet of Things (IoT) Market Report is a survey of global enterprises with a goal to better understand how organizations are using or plan to use the Internet of Things (IoT), and to identify the key challenges, priorities, and opportunities. Senior executives from 270 organizations were surveyed. The…
Sam Hill
November 14, 2022
Internet of Things

RCS Charging Models

Of all the A2P channels to choose, there isn’t one that drives engagement quite like RCS. Enterprises are beginning to realise this. This is especially evident we comparing RCS to its distant cousin, the email, which remains the most popular channel for businesses trying to reach consumer. The simple fact…
Sam Hill
November 8, 2022
MEF