Shaping Europe’s Digital Future: Competitive, Digital and Green Europe Relies on Connectivity
Thursday 21 September, 2023 | Latest News | News
On 18 September, the GSMA hosted a thought provoking event dedicated to the Spanish Presidency of the European Union and the future of Europe’s connectivity sector. This gathering brought together EU policymakers, industry leaders, and visionaries to share insights and ...
Watch LIVE | Building a Competitive, Digital and Green Europe followed by POLITICO Live’s Spotlight
Thursday 14 September, 2023 | Latest News | News
An event dedicated to the Spanish presidency of the European Union The ambition to build a Competitive, Digital and Green Europe is intertwined with the Spanish Presidency’s programme, leading Europe in this crucial time at the end of the current political mandate and before ...
European spectrum policy for the Digital Decade – options for the new Radio Spectrum Policy Programme
Thursday 6 July, 2023 | News
The EU’s Digital Decade envisages full 5G or 5G-equivalent coverage by 2030. This goal has been set to deliver digital equality and inclusion for all European citizens and businesses, no matter where they live or work. The important question is how to best deliver on this ...
GSMA statement on the draft Implementing Regulation to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Thursday 22 June, 2023 | News | Position paper
We were pleased to see recent reports in the media suggesting that the European Commission (the “Commission”) intends to revise the draft Implementing Regulation (“draft IR”) of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”). We consider that the reported modifications to the ...
Joint Declaration by EU and Moldovan mobile operators to reduce roaming charges
Thursday 1 June, 2023 | News
The European Commission and Moldovan authorities have facilitated a voluntary Joint Declaration between EU and Moldovan mobile operators, which was signed on 31 May during a ceremony hosted by the Commission. The Declaration will ensure lower roaming tariffs between the ...
Joint statement | Access to data by public bodies: a double-edge tool to use with caution and restraint
Tuesday 23 May, 2023 | News
In times of crisis, companies stand ready to do their part and help public bodies by sharing data to tackle public emergencies, as evidenced during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, to function, mandatory data sharing between private companies and governments needs clear and ...
Telecom sector joins forces in call for new policies to drive EU connectivity leadership
Friday 19 May, 2023 | News
The GSMA and ETNO, industry associations representing fixed and mobile network operators, have called for European policymakers to take bold action to secure EU connectivity leadership over the next decade. In a joint response to the European Commission consultation on “the ...
GSMA M360 Eurasia 2023 will convene global mobile industry leaders
Wednesday 19 April, 2023 | Latest News | News
19 April 2023, London: The GSMA will host M360 Eurasia between 16th – 17th May 2023 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking the first iteration of the GSMA’s M360 Series in 2023. M360 Eurasia is brought to Baku in partnership with the Ministry of Digital ...
Joint GSMA–ETNO comment on the adoption of the European Parliament and Council of the EU mandate to negotiate on the Data Act
Monday 27 March, 2023 | Latest News | News
Europe’s telecommunication industry welcomes the Data Act and supports the objective of fostering data sharing and re-use across sectors and national borders in the single market. However, as the European Commission states in the proposal, the regulation needs to strike a ...
ETNO-GSMA position paper on the Cyber Resilience Act
Monday 20 March, 2023 | Latest News | News
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) proposal comes at a time when European society, its citizens and businesses have been dealing with a crisis period marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The telecommunications sector has been capable of responding to these ...
GSMA welcomes European Commission’s ‘forward-looking’ leadership as consultation launches into Europe’s digital future
Thursday 23 February, 2023 | News
John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer at the GSMA, said: “In an increasingly digital world, Europe’s future economic success and social development will hinge on sustained investment in advanced communications networks. We applaud the European Commission’s launch of its ...
Mobile operators respond to the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
Wednesday 22 February, 2023 | News
We are deeply saddened by the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria and our thoughts are with all those impacted. Connectivity for the impacted population is a vital element to ensure that communities can access life-saving information, stay in touch with loved ones and access ...
Network rationalisation: making way for 4G and 5G
Tuesday 14 February, 2023 | News
With the smartphone revolution and the rapid growth in wireless data services, operators worldwide are exploring opportunities to reduce costs or to re-use 2G/3G spectrum for the more cost-efficient 4G and 5G technologies, by shutting down networks using the older legacy ...
EU and Ukrainian operators continue to help refugees from Ukraine stay connected
Friday 3 February, 2023 | Latest News | News | Ukraine response
Ukrainian and EU operators have signed a new statement to prolong voluntary measures that have been allowing affordable or free calls between the EU and Ukraine. Under the updated Joint Statement, signatories have renewed and extended the framework to continue to voluntarily ...
Highlights from the GSMA Winter Reception
Thursday 8 December, 2022 | News
On 5 December, the GSMA invited its members, EU institutions representatives, telecom attaches, and the broader EU stakeholders to its Winter Reception. The evening was dedicated to exchanging views on the latest policy developments, discussing end-of-the-year achievements, ...
Competition Dynamics in Mobile Markets in Europe
Wednesday 9 November, 2022 | Latest News | News
The mobile telecommunications market in Europe is undergoing a significant phase of investment in 5G networks. As articulated in the European Commission’s 5G Action Plan and the EU Digital Decade, the key objective is uninterrupted 5G broadband coverage for all urban areas ...