Press Releases

Monday 17 June, 2019 | Press Release

5G Impacting Weather Forecasting Services is Ludicrous and Simply Untrue London: The GSMA today hit out against false claims that 5G systems will harm other services, such as weather forecasting. The mobile industry has already demonstrated within leading international ...

Monday 17 June, 2019 | Press Release

London: The GSMA today announced the appointment of Stephanie Lynch-Habib as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Mrs. Lynch-Habib, who is currently CMO at Colt Technology Services, will join the GSMA effective from 9 September and will report to GSMA Director General Mats ...

Thursday 13 June, 2019 | Press Release

GSMA Announces: 5G Immersive Experience; Live 5G-Connected Exhibition Halls; 5G-Enabled Tele-Mentored Surgery; Additional Keynote Speakers, Programme and Event Updates Hong Kong: With two weeks until MWC19 Shanghai, the GSMA today announced a number of exciting 5G ...

Wednesday 12 June, 2019 | Press Release

New York: The GSMA has adopted the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles as part of its commitment to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women in the workplace, marketplace and community. GSMA Director General Mats Granryd signed the commitment to the ...

Tuesday 11 June, 2019 | Press Release

Executives from AI4ALL, Ericsson, US Cellular, Verizon Business and Viacom to Keynote; Additional Participating Companies and Program Details Announced Atlanta: The GSMA announced the first confirmed speakers for the third gathering of MWC19 Los Angeles taking place October ...

Monday 10 June, 2019 | Press Release

2019 Edition Features Innovation Showcase; Event Registration Now Open London: The GSMA today announced the first speakers for the 2019 Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference, which will take place 16-18 July 2019 at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda and is themed ...

Tuesday 4 June, 2019 | Press Release

With a Strong Business Background in High Tech, the Argentinean Executive Will Lead the Strategic Deployment of Key Industry Programs and Advocacy Initiatives in the Region Mexico City: The GSMA today announced the appointment of Javier Piñeiro as Head of Latin America. ...

Thursday 30 May, 2019 | Press Release

Hong Kong: The GSMA today announced the nominees for the 2019 Asia Mobile Awards (AMO Awards). Winners of the AMO Awards will be honoured at MWC19 Shanghai during the AMO Awards Ceremony and Networking Reception which takes place Thursday, 27 June on the Leaders Stage, Hall ...

Wednesday 29 May, 2019 | Press Release

Industry Experts to Meet in Mexico City and Debate Priorities, Plans and Timelines for Deploying the New Generation Mobile Network and Associated Use Cases Across Latin American Markets Mexico City: The GSMA today provided further details on the upcoming Mobile 360 Series – ...

Wednesday 22 May, 2019 | Press Release

Unreasonable Conditions Put on Mobile Operators Threaten Pakistan’s Digital Future  London: The GSMA today raised serious concerns over the unreasonable fees set by the government and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on operators renewing mobile spectrum ...

Thursday 16 May, 2019 | Press Release

New Speakers Announced from Alibaba, ATM, China Mobile, General Electric Power, JPMorgan Chase, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Shenzhen Valley Ventures; GSMA Outlines AI Accelerate Programme; Innovation City To Showcase Latest Mobile Technologies Hong Kong: The GSMA today announced new ...

Thursday 9 May, 2019 | Press Release

Artificially Inflating Prices in Auctions Threatens Quality & Affordability of Mobile Services London: As 5G spectrum auctions pick up pace globally, the GSMA today raised concerns into some auctions’ design artificially inflating prices, or inefficiently ...

Wednesday 24 April, 2019 | Press Release

Industry Event to Focus on Impact of Intelligent Connectivity in the Region; Key Industry Experts to Debate Topics Including 5G, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Mexico City: The GSMA today announced the first details of its Mobile...

Tuesday 16 April, 2019 | Press Release

West Africa’s Mobile Economy Valued at More Than $50 Billion in 2018 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: West Africa’s mobile ecosystem generated more than $50 billion in economic value last year – equivalent to 8.7 per cent of the region’s GDP1, according …

Tuesday 16 April, 2019 | Press Release

Côte d’Ivoire Becomes Second Country in Africa to Launch ‘We Care’ Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: The GSMA announced today that Côte d’Ivoire’s mobile industry has come together to support a major new initiative to guard against the use of stolen …

Thursday 11 April, 2019 | Press Release

GSMA Announces Digital Leaders Programme; First Speakers; INSEAD Masterclass Programme; New Exhibitors and Partners Shanghai: The GSMA today announced the newly introduced Digital Leaders Programme, the first event speakers, Masterclass Programme and new exhibitors and ...

Sunday 7 April, 2019 | Press Release

Choices Made by Governments and Mobile Industry Will Impact Future Generations Fiji: The GSMA today presented ‘The Mobile Economy Pacific Islands 2019’ report, at the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) 23rd AGM and annual conference. In the report the GSMA …

Thursday 28 March, 2019 | Press Release

GSMA Report Shows That By June 2018 Uganda Had Nearly 10 Million Mobile Internet Connections With Mobile Money Being the Main Driver of Financial Inclusion Kampala, Uganda: The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) …