Mobile 360 Europe “Mobilising the Digital Single Market”
Thursday 24 September, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
The GSMA’s Mobile 360 Series – Europe returns to Brussels on 3 December, again convening the key mobile industry and European policy leaders to build on the progress made last year. The 2014 event was a great success, with a keynote address from European ...
The GSMA and ETNO respond to the European Commission’s public consultation on contract rules for online purchases of digital content and tangible goods
Thursday 24 September, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
GSMA Europe and ETNO have submitted a joint response to DG Justice and Consumer’s (JUST) consultation on contract rules for online purchases of digital content and tangible goods. The consultation is designed to collect views on how to remove contract law obstacles. For ...
The GSMA welcomes the launch of European Commission’s public consultation on the Telecoms Regulatory Review
Thursday 24 September, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
The GSMA has applauded the Commission’s launch of a public consultation on the Telecoms Regulatory Reform as there is a real need to modernise regulation to address the changed realities in the market and to boost investment, and innovation in Europe. In the coming months, ...
The GSMA joins Commissioner Oettinger’s Roundtable to make connected cars happen in Europe
Thursday 24 September, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
Afke Schaart, Vice President Europe, represented the GSMA at Commissioner Oettinger’s inaugural Connected & Automated Driving Roundtable, held at the Frankfurt International Motor Show on 16th September. The GSMA was among the European telecoms and automotive ...
The GSMA appoints Mats Granryd as Director General
Thursday 24 September, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
The GSMA announced on 24th August the appointment of Mats Granryd as Director General and Member of the GSMA Board. Granryd, who served most recently as President and CEO of Tele2 Group, will assume leadership of the GSMA on 1st January 2016. “I am very pleased to ...
Highlights from mHealth Grand Tour 2015
Thursday 24 September, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
On 3rd September, the GSMA, together with the International Diabetes Federation Europe and Orange, held the mHealth Grand Tour Launch event in Brussels to raise awareness about the huge potential of mHealth. Travelling 1,500km from Brussels to Geneva in just 10 days, the ...
GSMA Programme Insights: Mobile Connect
Tuesday 14 July, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
Supporting cross-border electronic transactions that are more secure, convenient, and trustworthy, the EU’s Digital Single Market initiative has huge economic potential. The EU itself estimates it could add €415 billion per year to the region’s GDP and lead to the creation ...
GSMA comments on agreement reached on the Telecom Single Market
Tuesday 14 July, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
At the 4th trialogue meeting on 29 June, an agreement was reached between the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament on the Telecoms Single Market proposals. The GSMA appreciated that the EU legislators concluded the Connected Continent legislation, which ...
Save the Date! 3 December 2015: GSMA Mobile 360 Series – Europe “Mobilising the Digital Single Market”
Tuesday 14 July, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
Building on the success of last year’s event, Mobile 360 – Europe will convene industry and policy leaders to explore the role of mobile technologies and services in the European Digital Single Market. The objectives are to identify a common agenda and examine how different ...
EIF Dinner Debate on DSM: Digital Identities unlocking e-Government
Tuesday 14 July, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
On 30 June, the European Internet Forum (EIF) organised a dinner debate entitled DSM: Digital Identities unlocking e-Government. The event aimed to provide an overview of the role of digital identities, highlight ongoing initiatives and opportunities and produce a call to ...
GSMA to support 2015 mHealth Grand Tour
Tuesday 14 July, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
Travelling through some of the most beautiful parts of Europe, the mHealth Grand Tour is a 1,400km epic bike ride from Brussels to Geneva to demonstrate cutting edge mobile health (mHealth) solutions. The GSMA is proud to be participating in this year’s event alongside ...
GSMA Programme Insights: GSMA mHealth programme
Tuesday 23 June, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
The GSMA mHealth programme connects the mobile and healthcare industries, with the aim of developing commercially sustainable mobile services that meet public health needs. There are many live mHealth services, which aim to extend the reach and quality of healthcare while ...
GSMA welcomes Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council Partial General Approach on the proposed EU regulations on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices
Tuesday 23 June, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council adopted last week a Partial General Approach on the proposed EU regulations on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs). The GSMA welcomes this agreement as an important step towards an ...
The GSMA welcomes ECOFIN adoption of the review of the Payment Service Directive (PSD2)
Tuesday 23 June, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
After the agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the review of the Payment Service Directive (PSD2), the ECOFIN Council adopted the text on 19 June. It will now need to receive final approval from the European Parliament plenary, possibly in September. ...
Telecom operators welcome the Justice and Home Affairs Council agreement on the GDPR and call for an urgent repeal of the ePrivacy Directive
Tuesday 23 June, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
On 15 June, Ministers in the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council sealed a general approach on the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Council is now ready for talks with the Parliament, and the first trialogue meeting will take place on 24 June. The GSMA and the ...
GSMA study on the merits of mobile consolidation
Tuesday 23 June, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
A number of recent mobile mergers and proposed mergers across Europe involve a reduction in the number of mobile network operators in a national market from four to three. To inform the debate about the merits of mobile industry mergers, the GSMA asked Frontier Economics to ...
Highlights from GSMA Mobile 360 Latin America
Tuesday 23 June, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
In May, the GSMA Mobile 360 Series took place in Latin America for the first time, convening regional and global industry leaders in Rio de Janeiro to discuss innovation and the evolution of the mobile ecosystem. More than 350 participants, including representatives ...
The GSMA – the top performing association in the technology sector in Brussels
Tuesday 23 June, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
In the recent TradeMarks survey, the GSMA ranked fourth among the most effective trade associations in Brussels and first in the technology sector. The survey was conducted by APCO Insight, in collaboration with EurActiv, and measures the extent to which Brussels policy ...
Mobile Connect: the key enabler for e-government realisation, innovation and enhanced security
Wednesday 20 May, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
Europe’s economic future depends on developing a reliable, secure, scalable, privacy enhancing and convenient solution for digital identity, which puts the individual in control. The GSMA Mobile Connect programme is working with mobile operators and online services to deploy ...
The GSMA welcomes the Digital Single Market Strategy
Wednesday 20 May, 2015 | GSMA Europe Blog
The GSMA welcomed the European Commission’s newly launched Digital Single Market Strategy. Afke Schaart, Vice President GSMA Europe, praised the strategy for identifying the right priorities and objectives to fully realise the major social and economic benefits of a ...