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SIM Connections

SIM Connections

5G Almost Half of Cellular M2M Connections The rollout of 5G mobile networks has driven a rapid expansion in the number of cellular M2M connections over the past 7 years to the extent that 48% of all cellular M2M is now housed on 5G networks. The number of 4G connections…
Myra Bachtiar
June 27, 2025
Apple RCS

Apple RCS

Apple Added 125 Million Users to RCS Reach in 2024 The eight markets where Apple turned on iOS support for RCS increased the reach of the messaging platform by approximately 125 million to 594 million users at the end of 2024, according to the latest modelling by MEF Data. This…
Myra Bachtiar
March 13, 2025
X Users

X Users

X Users Undeterred by Rising Tide of Mis/Disinformation Users of X (nee Twitter) are a hardy bunch, according to the latest consumer research conducted by MEF, with an average 3 percentage point rise in the number of people who trust the content they read on the social media platform. Of…
Myra Bachtiar
March 13, 2025
Dating

Dating

China's Love-Affair with The Dating App On average, 21% of us now use a dating app to find love, and, on average, there is no more than 5% difference between the most loved-up of us and the most lovelorn. However, according to the latest consumer survey results from MEF, two…
Myra Bachtiar
March 13, 2025
Broadband Handsets

Broadband Handsets

5G Accounts for 31% of Global Broadband Handset Connections End-2024 Total global broadband handset connections have risen from 4.03 billion at the end of 2017 to 6.6 billion at the end of 2024, according to the latest research by MEF Data. Over the same period, we have seen the launch…
Myra Bachtiar
March 13, 2025
Sunrises

Sunrises

93% of MNOs Have Launched 4G... 55% Have Launched 5G The number of Active Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) has contracted over the past 8 years as consolidation continues around the world, but the proportion of 4G and 5G availability has increased dramatically. A total of 614 (or 93%) of 660…
Myra Bachtiar
March 13, 2025
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