GSMA Announces the Launch of Mobile Enabled Community Services Programme
£4.1million DFID Grant to Support Programme to Improve Energy and Water Services in the Developing World London: The GSMA today announced the launch of the Mobile Enabled Community Services (MECS) programme, which leverages mobile technology and infrastruc...GSMA Global Mobile Money Adoption Survey Identifies 30 Million Active Mobile Money Customers Globally in 2012
GSMA Research Shows More Mobile Money Accounts than Bank Accounts in Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda; 224 Million Transactions Totalling $4.6 Billion USD Were Processed on Mobile Money Platforms in One Month Barcelona: The GSMA’s Mobile Money for th...New Report Finds Women are an Underserved Market for Mobile Financial Services
GSMA and Visa Study Reflects Findings from Five Key Emerging Countries Barcelona: A study released today by the GSMA mWomen Programme and Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) entitled, Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets, shows t...GSMA, Qtel Group, USAID and AusAID Announces Winners of GSMA mWomen Design Challenge
Barcelona: The GSMA, with partners Qtel Group, USAID and AusAID, today announced the winners of the GSMA mWomen Design Challenge, which aims to redefine the smartphone user experience for resource-poor women in emerging markets. Qtel Group CEO Dr. Nasser M...GSMA Introduces New Brand for Development Fund With Launch of GSMA Mobile for Development
Dr. Nasser Marafih Appointed Chairman of the GSMA Mobile For Development Foundation 24 September 2012, London: The GSMA today announced that, to better reflect the enabling role of mobile in developing markets, the GSMA Development Fund has been renamed GS...Airtel, GSMA work together to empower approximately 250,000 small-holder Kenyan farmers
Note: This is a press release from Airtel Africa. Airtel Africa receives grant of USD 400,000 for innovative new project dubbed ‘Sauti ya Mkulima’ Airtel Africa with GSMA support to provide tailor-made, reliable and relevant agricultural information...IFC, GSMA Scale Up Green Power to Improve Environmental Impact of Mobile Industry
Washington D.C., August 9, 2012—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the GSMA, a global association representing the interests of mobile operators, signed an agreement to increase the use of green-power technologies at network sites in areas with limit...GSMA Launches Mobile And Development Intelligence Portal
New Initiative Provides Open Data for the Mobile Industry in the Developing World 13 June 2012, London: The GSMA today launched the Mobile and Development Intelligence (MDI) project in conjunction with Omidyar Network the philanthropic investment firm estab...GSMA Research Reveals Growing Opportunity For Mobile Operators In Healthcare
GSMA mHealth Tracker and Report Shows Evolution of Mobile Operators’ Health Services and Identifies Significant Value for the Health Industry 30 May 2012, Cape Town, South Africa: The GSMA today announced that mobile operators are driving significant value ...GSMA and The MasterCard Foundation Release Report on Mobile Learning
Report focuses on the experiences and perspectives of disadvantaged young people and provides recommendations to the mobile industry. London and Toronto, May 24, 2012 - The GSMA and The MasterCard Foundation today released a new report, ‘Shaping the Future...GSMA Receives Additional Funding For Successful Mobile Money For The Unbanked Programme
The GSMA today announced that it has received an additional $9.8m USD from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The MasterCard Foundation and Omidyar Network to continue the successful Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) programme for a three-year period t...GSMA and Bharti Infratel Partner to Expand Green Energy Initiatives for Telecom Towers
28 March 2012, London and Delhi The GSMA and Bharti Infratel Limited today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and promote green technologies for telecom tower infrastructure in India. The collaboration will entail worki...GSMA Announces mFarmer Initiative Fund
mAgri Programme Aims to Benefit 2 Million Farmers in Developing Countries by 2013 The GSMA, the body that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, today announced at the inaugural mAgri Working Group in Cape Town, the launch of the mFarmer In...GSMA and International Finance Corporation Partner to Launch Community Power from Mobile
Mobile for Development today announced that is has partnered with Lighting Africa, a joint IFC and World Bank programme, to formally launch the Community Power from Mobile (CPM) initiative. CPM will support and encourage mobile network operators (MNOs) and tow...GSMA Announces Seven New Grant Recipients from the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Programme
The GSMA announced the details of a further seven grantees from the Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) Fund, which is administered by the GSMA Foundation, Inc., with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. New grantees are Cellcard in Cambodia, Di...GSMA Announces Speakers for Mobile Money Summit 2010 in Rio
The GSMA today announced speakers for the Mobile Money Summit 2010, which will be held 24-27 May, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Intercontinental Rio Hotel. The agenda features thought-leading conference sessions addressing areas such as 'Financial Agents; ...GSMA and International Finance Corporation Partner to Support Investment in the Renewable Energy Base Station Market
The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced that its Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme is working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, to sup...GSMA Announces Six New Grant Recipients of the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Programme
The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today revealed the details of six additional grants from the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Fund (MMU), which is administered by the GSMA Foundation, Inc. New grantees include A...GSMA Research Shows Off-Grid Charging Solutions for Mobile Phones to Power US2.3bn Market Opportunity
Nearly 500 million mobile users – more than 10% of global subscribers - in emerging markets will benefit A new report released today from the GSMA, entitled Charging Choices, has revealed a US$2.3 billion* opportunity for mobile operators through the prov...GSMA Launches Renewable Energy Push For Mobile Networks
Target of 118,000 base stations in developing world using green power by 2012 18th September 2008, Nairobi: The GSMA launched the Green Power for Mobile programme with the goal of helping the mobile industry use renewable energy sources, such as solar, win...GSMA Announces Details of Initial Grants Awarded through the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Programme
GSMA Closer to Goal of Creating Financial Security for 20m Unbanked by 2012 The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced the details of the first four recipients of grants from the Mobile Money for the Unb...Mobile Money Shows Great Economic and Social Momentum at the Annual Mobile Money Summit in Barcelona
The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced at the Second Annual Mobile Money Summit, that the first three applications to the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Fund have been approved. The first three projects ...Digicel Makes Advances in Green Power Deployment in Vanuatu
The GSMA today announced that Digicel, supported by the GSMA Mobile for Development, has completed the second phase of its green power network implementation and is using wind and solar energy solutions to power 25 base stations on the Pacific archipelago of V...Dialog Telekom to Deploy Ten Solar and Wind-Powered Base Stations in Sri Lanka
The GSMA today announced that it is working with Dialog Telekom to deploy ten solar and wind-powered base stations in Sri Lanka as part of its Green Power for Mobile programme. The trial, which will deploy five off-grid and five on-grid base stations, has seen...GSMA and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partner to Expand Availability of Financial Services through Mobile Phones
The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced an innovative programme that will expand the availability of financial services to millions of people in the d...
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