Inbound Roamers Less Likely to Buy New Services The number of travellers likely to buy either an international roaming bundle or a new SIM card when they roam abroad has fallen from 28% in 2022 to 25% this year.
Myra BachtiarJanuary 3, 2024
A2P SMS Beginning to Feel Effect of Rich Messaging A2P SMS has long been the only game in town for mobile business messaging but now may be beginning to feel its age. Data extrapolated from our analyst partner, Mobilesquared, shows the A2P SMS share of average messages sent per user…
Myra BachtiarJanuary 3, 2024
Smartphone Penetration Nears 75% Across AsiaPac There will be more than 2.5 billion smartphone connections across the Asia Pacific region by the end of this year, according to MEF Data. Of the more than 4.36 billion active mobile handset SIMs in the region, 74% will connect to smartphones, with a…
Myra BachtiarJanuary 3, 2024
Europe: Inbound Roaming Minutes Returning to Pre-Covid Levels The number of inbound roamers to Europe in 2022 was heading back towards pre-Covid levels, with average minutes per user likely to follow. While the number of inbound roamers fell drastically in 2020 and 2021 due to the various travel restrictions, the…
Myra BachtiarJanuary 3, 2024
83% of Over 15s Will Be Mobile End of 2023 A total 83% of the world's population aged 15 and over will be active users of mobile phones by the end of this year. According to the latest research by MEF, usage is highest in Europe where 98% of over-15s…
MEFJanuary 3, 2024
UK texts fall by 115bn over last 10 years New reseach published by Ofcom perfectly illustrates the impact online messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram have had on traditional person-to-person texting via SMS and MMS in the UK... and should sound alarm bells for the future of A2P…
John BesharaNovember 7, 2023
53% of RCS MAUs can receive RBM Over half of all RCS monthly active users (MAUs) will soon be accessible via RCS Business Messaging (RBM) - should brands choose to make more use of the channel. According to the latest research from MEF Data, there will be 1.22 billion RCS…
John BesharaNovember 7, 2023
39% of smartphone users experienced smishing attacks in 2023 Approximately 39% of smartphone users experiencing smishing attacks in 2023 (up from 36% in 2002), but the number of incidents vary greatly from market to market. Consumers in seven of the 10 markets tracked by MEF actually saw a reduction in…
John BesharaNovember 7, 2023
Just 15% of MNOs have so far launched RBM Today, more than 16 years after the Rich Communication Suite Industry Initiative was formed, RCS Business Messaging (RBM) is only available on approximately 15% of mobile networks around the world. However, a new initiative to promote RCS Branded Messages (with 160…
John BesharaNovember 7, 2023
Healthcare the most trusted industry in Canada The healthcare industry is the most trusted type of organisation in Canada with 75% of people surveyed by MEF saying they had trust in communications from Doctors & Hospitals – 8 percentage points above the global average trust score. Mobile network operators faired…
John BesharaNovember 7, 2023
