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Mobile industry has never been more important to world’s citizens and global economy
Thursday 26 March, 2020 | English News
I would like to recognise the contributions that mobile operators around the world are making to help their communities meet the unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing robust and secure connectivity to individuals, businesses and governments has ...
GSMA: 5G Moves from Hype to Reality – but 4G Still King
Thursday 5 March, 2020 | English News
Global Mobile Economy Valued at $4.9 Trillion by 2025 as 5G Ramps Up London: 5G has gained significant traction over the past year and is now live in 24 markets worldwide, supported by an expanding roster of 5G devices and growing awareness among consumers. According to the ...
ICT Industry Agrees Landmark Science-Based Pathway to Reach Net Zero Emissions
Thursday 27 February, 2020 | English News
ITU, GeSI, GSMA & SBTi Set Science-Based Pathway In Line With Paris Agreement London: The ICT industry is today taking an unprecedented step forward in tackling climate change with the release of the first-ever science-based pathway to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) ...
GSMA Tech4Girls arrives in Brazil to encourage girls into STEM careers
Thursday 12 December, 2019 | English News | newsport
According to UNESCO, only 35 per cent of STEM students in higher education globally are women. Following its goal of correcting this gap and contributing towards SDG#5: Gender equality, on 4 December GSMA Latin America ran its first Tech4Girls workshop in Brazil. The event ...
GSMA Announces New Developments for MWC Barcelona 2020
Wednesday 11 December, 2019 | English News
GSMA Outlines Additional Keynote Speakers, Programme and Event Updates 3 December, London: The GSMA today announced further details of MWC Barcelona 2020 activity, including additional keynote speakers, participating companies, programmes and events. MWC Barcelona will take ...
GSMA: WRC-19 Opens Door to Exciting New 5G Services
Wednesday 11 December, 2019 | English News
International Treaty Conference Identifies Spectrum to Make Innovative 5G Services a Reality for Consumers and Industry Globally 22 November 2019, London: The GSMA today welcomed the international spectrum treaty adopted by the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 ...
El Salvador’s mobile industry aims to collaborate with Digital Agenda and achieve potential of 4G
Wednesday 13 November, 2019 | English News | newsspa
Since taking office, President Nayib Bukele has made comments that show an understanding of the importance of digitalisation in modern societies and economies and a firm intention to drive this process in the country. To collaborate with this goal, and in the framework of ...
Latam Summit at MWC19 Los Angeles: Latin America prepares for 5G arrival and IoT deployment
Friday 1 November, 2019 | Event-eng | Event-es @es
The Latin America Intelligent Connectivity Summit took place during this year’s MWC Los Angeles. The session brought together analysts and representatives from the public and private sectors to examine the regional impact of the major global trends on the event agenda, ...
GSMA 2019 “MWC Los Angeles, in partnership with CTIA” reinforces its position as leading industry destination
Thursday 31 October, 2019 | English News
Global Leaders from the Expanding Mobile Ecosystem Gather to Unlock Opportunities in the 5G Era of Intelligent Connectivity October 24, 2019, Los Angeles: The GSMA today reported the highlights of the 2019 MWC Los Angeles, in Partnership with CTIA, held October 22-24 at the ...
GSMA calls on Argentina’s next president to take action to spur the digital economy
Tuesday 22 October, 2019 | English News | newsspa
The country can capitalise on the benefits of future technologies to keep pace with others in the region and accelerate recovery in production 17 October, Buenos Aires. Argentina’s digital policy over the next few years will determine whether it can become a strong player in ...
The industry welcomes Brazil’s reform of General Telecommunications Law
Wednesday 9 October, 2019 | English News | newsspa
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has passed Law 13.879/2019, introducing significant changes to the country’s telecommunications regulatory framework. With the passing of PLC 79/2016, fixed telephony resources will be redirected to considerably expand broadband internet ...
GSMA announces final event lineup for highly anticipated 2019 “MWC Los Angeles, in partnership with CTIA”
Tuesday 1 October, 2019 | English News
Boingo, GeSI, HP Enterprise, LA Sports and Entertainment Commission, the Mayor of LA, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sprint and Warner Bros. Entertainment to Keynote October 1, 2019, Atlanta: The GSMA today announced final updates for MWC19 Los Angeles, including new ...
GSMA report shows high spectrum prices leave millions unconnected
Wednesday 18 September, 2019 | English News
New Study Links High Prices to Slow Network Rollouts, Reduced Network Quality and Poor Mobile Coverage 11 September, London: The negative impacts of high spectrum prices on consumers can no longer be disputed, according to a new report released today by the GSMA at ITU ...
World’s leading mobile operators to disclose climate impacts as part of new GSMA-led climate action roadmap
Monday 16 September, 2019 | English News
GSMA-Led Climate Initiative to Develop Decarbonisation Pathway for Mobile Sector 16 September 2019, London: Many of the world’s largest mobile operator groups have agreed to start disclosing their climate impacts as part of a major new GSMA-led initiative to develop a mobile ...
GSMA GLOMO Awards 2020 now open for entries
Monday 16 September, 2019 | English News
Awards Commemorate Twenty-Five Years of Innovation in Mobile; New Award Categories Introduced. 16th September, London: The GSMA today announced that the Global Mobile Awards 2020 (GLOMO Awards) are now open for entries. The prestigious awards, which will enter their ...
GSMA: $21 Billion boost to Latin America’s GDP at stake at WRC-19
Tuesday 3 September, 2019 | English News
Latin America’s Digital Future Depends on Identification of 5G Spectrum at WRC-19; Unfounded Technical Claims Risk Delaying Economic Growth and Innovation. 28 August 2019, Buenos Aires: Innovative 5G services will generate $20.8bn of economic expansion – 1.2 per cent of GDP ...
GSMA Tech4Girls initiative wins 2019 Women Economic Forum Award for its direct impact on gender equality
Tuesday 27 August, 2019 | English News
The GSMA’s Gender Representation Initiative Recognised in “Iconic Company Creating a Better World for All” Category 5 August, 2019, Cartagena, Colombia: The GSMA was selected by the Women Economic Forum (WEF) as a recipient of its 2019 award in the category “Iconic Company ...
GSMA announces new keynote speakers, event updates for 2019 “MWC Los Angeles, in partnership with CTIA”
Friday 23 August, 2019 | English News
Executives from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Intel Corporation, Nokia, OpenTable, Orange Group and Refinery29 Join Keynote Program August, 14, 2019, Atlanta: The GSMA provided further updates for the upcoming MWC19 Los Angeles, including recently confirmed ...
The GSMA applauds enactment of Colombia’s ICT Modernisation Law
Monday 5 August, 2019 | English News | newsspa
Colombian President Iván Duque has brought into force Law 1978, of 25 July 2019, on the Modernisation of the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Sector. The main objectives of the new law, which was signed after lengthy debate, are to enhance legal certainty, ...
Argentine Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Mobile Infrastructure Deployment Across the Country
Monday 5 August, 2019 | English News
Argentina’s highest court declared on 2 July the unconstitutionality of a municipal bylaw in General Güemes, province of Salta, which ordered the removal of antennas from the city centre. The GSMA welcomes the decision of the judges, who ruled that the bylaw contravened ...