GSMA member Recommerce Group has released its latest Barometer on the second-hand smartphone market, covering 13 European countries. The findings reveal growing consumer interest in refurbished phones, with over half open to switching and prioritising trusted, professional sellers.

The report highlights budget and environmental drivers, alongside rising trade-in potential, with 1 in 3 Europeans planning to resell their current device. These trends offer new opportunities for operators and retailers to expand sustainable, circular offerings.

Want to know GSMA’s take on the second-hand phone market? We’ve also explored the impact of refurbished and reused devices in our own research. Read the GSMA Intelligence report: "Rethinking Mobile Phones", to see how extending device lifecycles can benefit consumers, businesses and the planet.

With GSMA Equipment Marketplace you can create new revenue and monetise your unused or redundant assets and optimise ROI. Not only that: by replacing network equipment with pre-owned, you will reduce your carbon footprint, put nothing in landfill and save rare earth metals.

During the 5G IoT Summit, the focal point of discussion from the IoT ecosystem was about how emerging technologies like ambient IoT, NTN and eSIM is going to accelerate growth with a predicted 38.7 billion IoT connections by 2023. This innovation will help to underpin and work in connection with the wider 5G architecture.