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Malaysia’s 5G SWN: what change could look like

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Friday 10 Mar 2023 |

Press reports suggest the government in Malaysia may be considering a change to its 5G network strategy, two years after the decision to adopt a single wholesale network (SWN) approach.* As yet, there is no confirmation the government ...

Exploring 5G private network opportunities in Asia Pacific

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Saturday 25 Feb 2023 |

Realising the private 5G opportunity for operators A GSMA Intelligence survey found that 16% of operators in Asia Pacific expect private networks to account for over 20% of enterprise revenues by 2025. Connectivity ...

The role of telecommunications in the changing digital landscape of India

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Friday 3 Feb 2023 |

An Industry Roundtable was hosted by Mats Granryd, Director general of the GSMA, at The Imperial Hotel, New Delhi on 31st January. The roundtable with the topic “The role of telecommunications in the changing digital landscape of ...

Making Digital Pakistan a reality

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Thursday 24 Nov 2022 |

Digital Pakistan is the flagship initiative of the government of Pakistan to expand the knowledge-based economy and spur socioeconomic growth using digital technologies. The mobile industry plays a crucial role in driving digital ...

India: on the road to a digital nation

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Monday 5 Sep 2022 |

India’s digital transformation journey has been ongoing for several decades. However, recent months have seen a number of initiatives from the Indian government aimed at making the country 5G ready and ultimately fulfilling its Digital ...

Digital Nations Startup Pitching Awards 2022

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Thursday 4 Aug 2022 |

APAC 5G Case Study – 5G Brings Smart Manufacturing to Indonesia

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Tuesday 2 Aug 2022 |

Highly reliable, low latency wireless connectivity can help manufacturers move faster, paving the way for major productivity improvements. In Indonesia, mobile operator Telkomsel has developed a 5G-based solution that is designed to ...

APAC 5G case study – 5G can Save Warehouses Time and Money

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Tuesday 2 Aug 2022 |

Wholesale and retail sales processes are rapidly moving online. Although some online retailers’ warehouses and distribution centres may have state-of-the-art sales systems, the product picking, shipping and stocktaking tend to be ...

APAC 5G Case Study – 5G Drones Could Keep Ports Operating Smoothly

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Tuesday 2 Aug 2022 |

Connected drones could play a key role in enabling port authorities to manage their operations and respond to any incidents. In Singapore, mobile operator M1 is working with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the Maritime ...

Digital societies in Asia Pacific: Progressing towards digital nations

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Tuesday 2 Aug 2022 |

This report is the GSMA’s seventh annual Digital Societies report for Asia Pacific. The 2021 edition focussed on how countries in Asia Pacific were accelerating progress on their digital society ambitions through collaboration and a ...

5G in Action in Asia Pacific

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Tuesday 2 Aug 2022 |

How Asia Pacific industries are unlocking the power of 5G connectivity Between 2022 and 2025, mobile operators in the Asia Pacific region are set to invest US$227 billion in 5G deployments1. That is an enormous amount of ...

Taxation of the mobile industry in Bangladesh

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Wednesday 20 Apr 2022 |

A conducive regulatory environment, especially the tax framework, is required to accelerate countries’ digital transformation and maximise the benefits of connectivity. This is particularly relevant as Bangladesh now faces the ...

Exploring the metaverse and the digital future

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Sunday 27 Feb 2022 |

The metaverse: melding physical and virtual worlds Despite being one of the latest buzzwords in tech, the metaverse can trace its roots back to a 1990s sci-fi novel. Although it lacks a universal definition, it is ...

Paving the way for 5G readiness in India: A guide for effective policymaking on small cell deployment

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Wednesday 5 Jan 2022 |

Single wholesale networks and network sharing: sharpening discussions on the 5G repercussions

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Friday 10 Dec 2021 |

Author: Peter Jarich, Head of GSMA Intelligence Several well known mobile industry trends have driven a steady rise in the development of network sharing deals among operators over the past 20 years. These include the rising ...

Mobile 360 Asia Pacific 2021 Best Digital Nation Building Video Competition

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Tuesday 19 Oct 2021 |

This year at Mobile 360 Asia Pacific 2021 on 19-21 October, we highlight the mobile industry’s vital role in providing access to critical information, delivering digital inclusion, ...

GSMA Digital Societies Report: Asia Pacific 2021

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Tuesday 19 Oct 2021 |

The GSMA’s sixth annual report on digital societies in Asia Pacific tracked the progress of the 11 focus countries, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam, on ...

Safeguarding the road to 5G in Malaysia

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Thursday 2 Sep 2021 |

An economic assessment of Malaysia’s 5G plan Malaysia has made a bold decision to implement a government-owned Single Wholesale Network (SWN). However, national SWNs have a poor track record of successful implementation in ...

Exploring online misinformation and disinformation in Asia Pacific

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Tuesday 20 Jul 2021 |

The impacts of false information on the internet are being acutely felt in Asia Pacific, which is home to some of the largest and fastest-growing online communities in the world – the region accounts for the majority of social media ...

Malaysia cuts a lonely figure in approach to 5G rollout

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Friday 9 Jul 2021 |

Author(s): James Robinson In February 2021, the Malaysian government revealed its strategy for the rollout of ...

Digital Transformation Ecosystem Innovator Group (DXEIG)

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Thursday 24 Jun 2021 |

To foster collaboration and strategic partnerships, GSMA’s APAC 5G FORUM will open up its community activities to innovative and unique SMEs and startups through the launch of the Digital Transformation Ecosystem Innovator Group ...

GSMA contributes to the PITA Business and Exposition Forum

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Tuesday 27 Apr 2021 |

The Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) Business and Exposition Forum was held over three days from 13 to 15 April 2021 as a platform for the mobile ecosystem, policymakers and regulators to exchange knowledge, ...

GSMA APAC Policy Group: Mobile Connectivity Index Webinar

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Monday 26 Apr 2021 |

The GSMA APAC Policy Group* organised a webinar on the GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI) on April 15 for members of the Asia Pacific Policy Group and their colleagues. 43 participants represented MNOs across the breadth of Asia ...

Increasing use of digital technologies and mobile will be crucial to implementing Bangladesh government’s 2041 perspective plan

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Tuesday 30 Mar 2021 |

Digital technologies and, mobile in particular, will be crucial to implementing the Bangladesh Government’s 2041 Perspective Plan, achieving the SDGs and recovering economically in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a ...

GSMA Tech4Girls Mobile App Development Workshop in Taipei – powered by Verizon

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Friday 19 Mar 2021 |

In September 2019, the GSMA took Tech4Girls to the

GSMA Webinar: Recognizing the Potential of Industry 4.0 in Asia Pacific

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Friday 12 Mar 2021 |

On 2 March, GSMA held a webinar that featured data from a recent survey looking into how policy makers, regulators and the wider ICT ecosystem are utilizing a “Whole-of-Government” approach (WGA) to deliver the Industry 4.0 solutions ...

A Digital Societies Companion Report – Recognising the potential of Industry 4.0 in Asia Pacifc

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Tuesday 2 Mar 2021 |

This is a supplementary report to the 5th Digital Societies Report published in November 2020. It provides a deep dive into the survey data collected from the Digital Societies report. In May 2020 GSMA sent questionnaires to ...

Digital Transformation Outlook 2021 by GSMA, Facebook and Indosat

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Tuesday 19 Jan 2021 |

How the Telecommunication Industry Can Help Indonesia’s Digital Economy Digital transformation is impacting all aspects of life today, from the way people live to ...

GSMA Digital Societies Report: Asia Pacific 2020

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Monday 2 Nov 2020 |

New research from GSMA Intelligence shows how a whole-of-government approach (WGA) practiced by Asia Pacific countries is advancing their progress to fully-fledged digital societies. The report shows how this approach is helping ...

APAC Digital Leaders Champion interview shorts – Wing K Lee, CEO, YTL Communications

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Monday 2 Nov 2020 |

The aim of the APAC Digital Leaders Champion program is to promote and champion the innovation and business leadership of leading CEOs and digital leaders from across the APAC region. As part of this program, a series of short ...

APAC Digital Leaders Champion Interview Shorts – Gokhan Ogut, CEO, Maxis

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Monday 2 Nov 2020 |

The aim of the APAC Digital Leaders Champion program is to promote and champion the innovation and business leadership of leading CEOs and digital leaders from across the APAC region. As part of this program, a series of short ...

GSMA-PITA Roundtable: “Progressing towards a Digital Society in the Pacific Islands”

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Thursday 29 Oct 2020 |

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact around the globe, and the Pacific Islands were no exception. During this global crisis, mobile technology has been at the forefront in providing access to education, healthcare, and ...

GSMA contributes to the development of the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025

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Thursday 29 Oct 2020 |

APAC Digital Leaders Champion Interview Shorts – Ernest Cu, CEO, Globe

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Wednesday 28 Oct 2020 |

The aim of the APAC Digital Leaders Champion program is to promote and champion the innovation and business leadership of leading CEOs and digital leaders from across the APAC region. As part of this program, a series of short ...

APAC Digital Leaders Champion Interview Shorts – Aamir Ibrahim, CEO, Jazz

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Wednesday 28 Oct 2020 |

The aim of the APAC Digital Leaders Champion program is to promote and champion the innovation and business leadership of leading CEOs and digital leaders from across the APAC region. As part of this program, a series of short ...

APAC Digital Leaders Champion Interview Shorts – Edy Sulistyo, CEO, GoPlay

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Wednesday 28 Oct 2020 |

The aim of the APAC Digital Leaders Champion program is to promote and champion the innovation and business leadership of leading CEOs and digital leaders from across the APAC region. As part of this program, a series of short ...

APAC 5G Leaders CxO Summit 2020, Tokyo, Japan – 5G and Beyond

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Saturday 17 Oct 2020 |

Following the first launch of scale commercial 5G networks early in 2019, commercial deployments have gained momentum with key pioneering countries around the world rolling out commercial 5G services in ...

APAC Digital Leaders Champion Interview Shorts – Ian Watson, CEO, Cellcard

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Friday 23 Oct 2020 |

The aim of the APAC Digital Leaders Champion program is to promote and champion the innovation and business leadership of leading CEOs and digital leaders from across the APAC region. As part of this program, a series of short ...

APAC Digital Leaders Champion Interview Shorts – Andy Penn, CEO, Telstra

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Saturday 26 Sep 2020 |

The aim of the APAC Digital Leaders Champion program is to promote and champion the innovation and business leadership of leading CEOs and digital leaders from across the APAC region. As part of this program, a series of short ...

GSMA Capacity Building training for ITS of DoT in India

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Saturday 5 Sep 2020 |

The GSMA has delivered Capacity Building training on Advance Mobile Communications to newly appointed Civil servants (ITS) and senior officials from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) of India on 1-2 September 2020. In this ...

APAC 5G EEC Virtual Roundtable II – Reimaging Networks

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Wednesday 2 Sep 2020 |

GSMA APAC 5G FORUM Virtual Roundtable: Importance of Consumer Services in 5G Commercial Deployment

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Thursday 6 Aug 2020 |

Indonesia – Path towards a digital Society with GSMA & TIP

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Wednesday 22 Jul 2020 |

GSMA Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2020 Report Launch Panel

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Wednesday 22 Jul 2020 |

Across the Asia Pacific, the mobile industry stepped up to the Covid-19 challenge, highlighting the need for a robust digital ecosystem. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the regional economy as well as on the digital ...

GSMA APAC Policy Group Open Discussion: Mobile Money Regulatory Index

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Wednesday 8 Jul 2020 |

Over the past decade, mobile money has been a driving force of financial inclusion in emerging markets acting as a safe and efficient money transfer and payment solution for the unserved and underserved. The index assesses the extent ...

5G IoT innovators online pitching event to APAC, MEA and China MNO members

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Thursday 11 Jun 2020 |

  Following the Taiwan 5G IoT Innovators online pitching to APAC MNOs in March, a second 5G IoT innovators online pitching event was successfully hosted on 2 and 9 June 2020. 5G and IoT momentum is strong in APAC and Greater ...

APAC 5G Emerging Economies Community

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Wednesday 10 Jun 2020 |

GSMA 5G Emerging Economies Community (5G EEC) is an exclusive community of like-minded operators, technology partners and application service providers in emerging markets who are determined to embark on 5G journey in a cost-effective ...

Pakistan: progressing towards a fully fledged digital economy

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Monday 8 Jun 2020 |

This report offers a panoramic overview of Pakistan’s digital economy and some insightful recommendations from GSMA's global experiences.

APAC 5G Forum Community Virtual Roundtable – 5G Focus Korea: One Year On

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Thursday 28 May 2020 |

GSMA APAC 5G Forum Community has launched the “5G FOCUS COUNTRY SERIES” virtual roundtable focusing on the 5G development, experience, and status of pioneering countries in preparation to and/or post commercial deployment of 5G ...

Tech4Girls 3D Digital Design online CAD workshop

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Tuesday 28 Apr 2020 |

During this COVID19 lockdown period, the GSMA Asia Pacific hosted an online STEM workshop for 20 student girls in Hong Kong on April 26 to support the International Girls for ICT Day on April 23. We worked with

GSMA Virtual Roundtable: APAC MNOs’ response to COVID-19

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Wednesday 15 Apr 2020 |

Government actions in response to COVID-19 together with mobile operators’ concessions to customers are radically changing traffic and user profiles, creating new and perhaps unpredictable impact on network performance and customer ...

GSMA Survey: Capturing delivery of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) agendas in APAC

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Thursday 30 Apr 2020 |

Taiwan 5G IoT Innovators online pitching event to GSMA APAC MNO members

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Saturday 18 Apr 2020 |

Taiwan 5G IoT Innovators online pitching to APAC MNOs has successfully hosted on 25 and 31 March 2020. 5G and IoT momentum is strong in APAC and Greater China region, with over 30 countries already launched Mobile IoT network, and ...

Interview with Solaiman Alam, Head of Digital Division, Grameenphone Ltd

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Saturday 14 Mar 2020 |

Solaiman Alam, Chief Digital Strategy Officer, talks about Grameenphone’s efforts to progress in the IoT market.

Interview with Ali Fahd, Head of B2B Marketing, Jazz Business

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Saturday 14 Mar 2020 |

Mr.Ali Fahd, Head of B2B Marketing, Jazz Business discusses Pakistan’s opportunities for IoT development and the different roles that the company can play in various industries in the country.

Interview with Tania Aidrus, Chief Digital Officer, Prime Minister office, Pakistan

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Saturday 14 Mar 2020 |

Tania Aidrus, Chief Digital Officer, Pakistan, talks about the challenges and opportunities arising from digitizing the country’s economy.

Interview with Arthur Lang, CEO, International, Singtel

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Saturday 14 Mar 2020 |

Arthur Lang, CEO International, talks about Singtel’s strategies to maintain its leadership throughout industry changes and increased demands, and gives an insight on its new services.

GSMA Capacity Building training at DoT and TRAI HQ in India

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Tuesday 3 Dec 2019 |

The GSMA has delivered the following two courses to DoT and TRAI in India on 18-22 November 2019: 5G - The Path To Next Generation Competition Policy in the Digital Age The training was very well ...

2019 M360 Digital Societies event highlights

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Thursday 21 Nov 2019 |

The Regulatory Pilot Space for Cross Border Data Transfers – How to get Involved

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Friday 8 Nov 2019 |

Cross border transfer of data is of fundamental importance to the development of products and services that of necessity cross over borders, such as some IoT applications, and also for consolidation of back office functions for ...

The GSMA APAC 5G Forum was launched at M360 Digital Societies Kuala Lumpur

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Tuesday 8 Oct 2019 |

5G is more than just a generational step; it represents a fundamental transformation of the role that mobile technology plays in society. As demand for continuous connectivity grows, 5G is an opportunity to create an agile, ...

The GSMA APAC Cybersecurity Open Hub Community

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Wednesday 2 Oct 2019 |

The information security threat landscape is ever-changing, evolving faster with increased risk of security events causing ever larger consequential damage – sometimes to reputation, or financial loss, and sometimes to operational ...

GSMA India 5G activities updates

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Tuesday 3 Sep 2019 |

Manoj Misra, senior public policy director of GSMA APAC participated as Inaugural Speaker in Conference Inaugural Ceremony Session of 5G Leadership Summit 2nd Edition held on 30th August 2019 at Mumbai (India). Key messages from this ...

Blockchain Summit at MWC Shanghai 2019

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Friday 5 Jul 2019 |

Paul Ulrich, senior public policy manager, GSMA APAC, at the panel discussion of Blockchain Summit   Key messages from the panel discussion: The universal acceptance of ...

Tech4Girls ICT Day HK Workshop

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Monday 3 Jun 2019 |

MWCS19 APAC highlights

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Friday 6 Sep 2019 |

IoT interview with Telstra

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Wednesday 10 Jul 2019 |

IoT interview with Mobitel

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Wednesday 10 Jul 2019 |

Highlights from APAC 5G Leaders’ CXO Summit in Seoul, Korea

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Thursday 6 Jun 2019 |

The GSMA APAC 5G Leaders' CXO Summit was successfully held on 28-29 May 2019 in Seoul, Korea.  The event attracted more than 90 attendees, mainly C-level and senior management executives, in 2 days with over 60 local news ...

India: becoming 5G-ready

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Tuesday 14 May 2019 |

In this report, the GSMA provides insights, based on its global perspective, on how India can best become 5G-ready. A number of reports have been released in India on this issue, including the following: Making India 5G ...

The GSMA to provide Capacity Building program to MCIT of Indonesia

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Thursday 9 May 2019 |

7 May 2019, Jakarta: The GSMA and the Ministry of Communication & Information Technology (MCIT) of Indonesia signed a MoU to collaborate on Digital Leadership Academy and Digital Talent Program by providing content, expertise and ...

GSMA Spectrum campaign in ASEAN leading to WRC-19 and interventions at regional 5G fora

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Monday 29 Apr 2019 |

ASEAN markets, with large regional populations, comprise a significant mobile economy footprint in APAC. Mobile operators and governments in these markets are actively engaging in planning for 5G and are also contributing to the ...

GSMA APAC Spectrum campaign in the Pacific Islands leading to WRC-19

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Tuesday 30 Apr 2019 |

The Pacific Islands represent one third of the 38 Member States of the ITU in the APAC region. GSMA is working towards achieving favourable regional positions in support of the identification of spectrum for mobile broadband, useful ...

A Rapidly Growing Ecosystem Meets: the APAC IoT Partnership Programme comes to Taipei

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Friday 26 Apr 2019 |

28 industry experts from 14 different mobile network operators met at the Smart City Summit Expo to consider IoT progress and discuss the road ahead

GSMA APAC and members activities at MWC19

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Friday 22 Mar 2019 |

eSIM in China: the road ahead

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Wednesday 27 Feb 2019 |

The in-depth report was prepared by GSMA Intelligence in partnership with the Telecommunication Terminal Industry Forum Association (TAF), draws on fresh insights from China’s three mobile operators – China Mobile, China Telecom and ...

The GSMA APAC IoT Partnership Programme Updates – IoT Tour in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

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Monday 28 Jan 2019 |

In October 2018, GSMA announced a partnership with fourteen mobile operators across the Asia Pacific region, including Celcom, Dialog, DTAC, M1, Maxis, Ncell, Optus, Robi, Smart, Smartfren, Singtel, True, XL and Xpand. The GSMA APAC ...

GSMA India office inauguration

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Wednesday 31 Oct 2018 |

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APAC highlights at MWCS2018

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Wednesday 25 Jul 2018 |

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APAC @ MWC Barcelona 2018

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Wednesday 25 Apr 2018 |

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Aruna Sundararajan – India

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Sunday 25 Mar 2018 |

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Gabriel Lim – Singapore

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Sunday 25 Mar 2018 |

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Ram Sewak Sharma – India

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Sunday 25 Mar 2018 |

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Connectivity in IoT: swimming against the current (Insight Spotlight)

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Thursday 1 Nov 2018 |

November 2018: IoT is expanding rapidly. We project a fourfold increase from 6.3 billion connections in 2016 to over 25 billion in 2025...

APAC IoT Partnership Programme

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Monday 1 Oct 2018 |

October 2018: The GSMA APAC IoT Partnership Programme aims to accelerate the delivery of new connected devices and services on a regional and global scale...

Accelerating Indonesia’s digital economy: Assigning the 700 MHz band to mobile broadband

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Saturday 1 Sep 2018 |

September 2018: New Report Estimates that Assigning 700 MHz to Mobile Broadband WouldDeliver ...

2018 Mobile Industry Impact Report

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Saturday 1 Sep 2018 |

September 2018: The mobile industry is having a profound impact on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals. ...

Q2 results: the three growth stories of China, the US and Europe

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Saturday 1 Sep 2018 |

September 2018: The report takes the results as an opportunity to look at the growth dynamics of China, the US and Europe, and consider how they could play out.

Global Mobile Trends

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Saturday 1 Sep 2018 |

September 2018: GSMA Intelligence has published its latest Global Mobile Trends research, providing a wealth of data and insight on the direction ...

Digital disruption in consumer entertainment: what lies ahead?

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Saturday 1 Sep 2018 |

September 2018: This report looks at the current and future evolution of the consumer digital entertainment ecosystem from a number of perspectives...

The Internet of Things by 2025

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Wednesday 1 Aug 2018 |

August 2018: Covering key statistics from now to 2015, this graphic is any easy way to arm yourself with the IoT statistics most relevant to wider the industry.

Digital Identity: Trends and News in China and South East Asia

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Wednesday 1 Aug 2018 |

August 2018: According to the Asian Development Bank, e-commerce in Asia as a whole now makes up around a quarter of all annual B2C transactions worldwide....

Mobile commerce: converting browsing into buying

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Wednesday 1 Aug 2018 |

August 2018: We looked in depth at some of the GSMA Intelligence Consumer Survey data to gain insight into consumer habits for mobile commerce....

Smart home: from niche to mainstream by 2025

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Wednesday 1 Aug 2018 |

August 2018: This report looks at the current and future evolution of the smart home ecosystem including technology, innovation, use cases, market forecasts through to 2025...

The GSMA welcomes agreement by the EU and Japan on cross-border data flows

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Sunday 1 Jul 2018 |

July 2018: The GSMA welcomes the announcement by the European Commission that Japan and the European Union will formally recognise each other’s data protection systems...

4G versus 5G: balancing today’s capabilities and tomorrow’s promise

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Sunday 1 Jul 2018 |

July 2018: As 5G network rollouts and service launches move forward, mobile operators and vendors face critical decisions: how do they divide their attention...

Spurring adoption of NB-IoT: notes from China

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Sunday 1 Jul 2018 |

July 2018: With licensed LPWA addressing the needs of low-cost and low-data IoT applications traditionally served by 2G networks ...

Infographic: Internet of Things – Asia Pacific

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Sunday 1 Jul 2018 |

July 2018: Region accounts 11 billion IoT connections in 2025 and 35% global IoT revenue.

Infographic: China – the contactless and digital commerce super power

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Sunday 1 Jul 2018 |

July 2018: 500 million use their smartphones for contactless payment monthly.

Infographic: 5G Connectivity – Asia Pacific

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Sunday 1 Jul 2018 |

July 2018: Region’s pioneer markets to drive global 5G adoption through 2025