Digital Content Pioneer
Alberto Montesi - CEO of Flycell
Alberto Montesi founded Flycell in 2004 with a simple vision: create a service that lets anyone easily find and download the digital entertainment content that can transform any mobile phone into a highly-personalized lifestyle device. With thousands of new users daily and the company earning millions in dollars in sales, the CEO of Flycell is expanding his vision to establish Flycell as the premier worldwide mobile and online entertainment destination. To execute this vision, Alberto is leading his team of nearly 100 people around the world to create a service that is responsive to the consumer’s desires and needs, while staying at the forefront of technology innovations and trends in digital entertainment.
Alberto’s career began in Rome where as a development consultant he assisted Italian businesses to expand into other European markets. In 2001, he joined Acotel Group, the Italian-based company which provides wireless services and applications, security equipment and network infrastructure. Due to his successful strategic planning and execution, Acotel become one of Europe’s most successful wireless services companies, and Alberto was encouraged to pursue his dream to start a new business. In November 2004 Alberto’s dream became a reality when he was appointed CEO of Flycell, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acotel.
Alberto remains active in the mobile marketing community in Italy, and is dedicated to continuing its advancement. You can find Alberto in attendance at many of the mobile industry’s conferences globally. If not there, Flycell’s skipper may be behind the wheel sailing around the islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New York, N.Y. and launched in 2004, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).
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CEO Alberto Montesi describes Flycell's business model
CTIA - October 2009
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Panelist
- OCT 29, 2007: Digital Hollywood - “Personalized Mobile & Broadband Content & Commerce”
- JUN 11, 2007: Digital Hollywood - “Mobile TV & Film – Programming & Creativity for a Transforming Medium”
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Media Coverage
- OCT 30, 2008: “Alberto Montesi Named to Silicon Alley 100 List” - Silicon Alley Insider
- SEP 11, 2008: “ME's Top 50 US Execs Revealed” - Mobile Entertainment
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- APR 28, 2009: “Are Mobile Apps the Next ‘Killer App’?” - Wireless Week







