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 Arturo Galvan contributed a great piece on the growth of mobile and the market opportunity in Brazil, discussing the trend as a "Digital Tsunami".  This Infographic originally appeared on Latin Link. Seen or created an informative mobile infographic? Let us know. …

Spotlight on Mobile in LatAm – Filipe Roup Rosa

As MEF gears up for the inaugural MEF Global Forum co-located with the 10th annual Meffys Awards on 14th and 15th November in San Francisco, we have invited the Board Chairs of regional Chapters to share their mobile insights. Here Filipe Roup Rosa, Business Development Director of Boku and Chair MEF Latin America discusses the vital role of mobile in the rapidly expanding South American market. Since early days in our industry, innovation was synonymous of Scandinavian and Japanese technology. In the past recent years we have witnessed a wave of companies emerging from North America and …

New Leadership in MEF North and Latin America

MEF  has announced the results of its 2012 North and Latin America board elections. The elections took place at the international trade association’s regional AGMs held in Miami as part of the third annual MEF Americas 2012, where over 160 senior mobile executives from across North and Latin America’s mobile ecosystems gathered and the inaugural Battle of the Start-ups competition in association Red Herring also took place. Ron Czerny, CEO of Playphone, who previously chaired MEF’s LatAm Chapter, was elected North America Chair by the new Board and Filipe Roup Rosa, Business Development …