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This month, explore our new State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2026 report, including fresh analysis of global adoption trends and the growing impact of handset affordability challenges. Plus, discover why trust, governance and collaboration are essential to building sustainable digital ecosystems in the first instalment of our new Digital Public Infrastructure blog series.

You'll also find updates from our Working Groups, including a new incident management tool designed to help share information about roaming and network issues more effectively. We spotlight GSMA member SES and its perspective on sovereign enterprise connectivity, highlight the launch of the Gates foundation supported and GSMA Foundation managed SheConnects Digital Accelerator. We also showcase new resources supporting connected healthcare and digital transformation across industries.

There are also new ways to get involved, from contributing to the industry's first people and culture benchmark through the GSMA Voice Survey, to exploring the latest Smart Mobility podcast and upcoming GSMA regional events.

In wider telecom news, there's still time to play a part in preserving a remarkable piece of communications history. Support the church where James Clerk Maxwell, whose work paved the way for radio, television and mobile phones, is buried.

As always, we welcome the most recent GSMA Members - discover who’s joined as members in our latest new member blog.

Best Regards,
Colin Bareham, General Manager, Membership.

Welcome to our new members

Member Spotlight – SES on building sovereign enterprise connectivity

How can organisations balance control, resilience and trust in an increasingly complex connectivity landscape? In this article, GSMA Member SES explores its Sovereign Enterprise framework and explains why visibility, security and network resilience are becoming business-critical priorities for telecom operators, governments and enterprises alike.

Working Groups update - New incident management ticketing tool

For our latest blog, we look at how operators can now more easily share information about incidents and outages affecting roaming services. The article explores the GSMA’s new incident management tool, providing a centralised and standardised way for operators to exchange information on technical issues.

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The State of the Mobile Internet Connectivity 2026

This flagship report provides a comprehensive overview of trends in global connectivity and key barriers to mobile internet adoption and use. This year’s report also highlights the memory cost crisis and its increasing impact on handset affordability.

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Beyond the rails: Trusted digital ecosystems

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) should be viewed not simply as digital infrastructure to deploy, but as a trusted ecosystem that must be sustained through strong governance, interoperability, public-private collaboration and inclusive, user-centred services. The first blog in this three-part series argues that DPI only delivers lasting impact when people trust and use it, enabling governments, businesses and civil society to build inclusive, sustainable digital ecosystems over time.

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The SheConnects Digital Accelerator

This initiative advances women’s digital inclusion by scaling proven, high-impact solutions that enable women and girls to participate fully in the digital world and improve their livelihoods. Supported by the Reliance Foundation in India and the Gates Foundation in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Accelerator will foster innovative partnerships, strengthen evidence on what works, enable South-to-South learning, and help build a more inclusive global digital ecosystem.

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The GSMA Voice Survey 2026

Take part in the connectivity industry’s first people and culture benchmark. The anonymous survey takes just 8 to 10 minutes and will help create a stronger foundation for future workforce decisions, with results announced at MWC27 Barcelona.

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The Smart Mobility Podcast is back with one of 2026’s hottest topics!

The New Era of Smart Mobility podcast returns with a brand-new episode exploring Physical AI in Smart Mobility and how intelligence is moving beyond the cloud and into the machines around us.

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Registration Open Now for GSMANA RIG #100

Registration is now open for the 100th GSMA Regional Interest Group meeting, taking place 26–29 October in Alexandria, Virginia. The event includes Networks Group sessions, regional working groups and a joint NG/RIG workshop.

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