Press Releases

Wednesday 11 December, 2019 | Press Release

New Report Calculates that Mobile Enabled 2,135 Million Tonnes CO2e Reductions in 2018 Madrid: The use of mobile technology enabled a global reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of around 2,135 million tonnes CO2e last year, according to a new study commissioned by ...

Wednesday 11 December, 2019 | Press Release

Newly Introduced 5G IN Exhibition Hall Powered by 4YFN   Hong Kong: The GSMA today announced the first details of MWC Shanghai 2020, including participating companies, as well as a wide range of programmes and activities taking place at the annual mobile industry event. MWC ...

Tuesday 3 December, 2019 | Press Release

GSMA Outlines Additional Keynote Speakers, Programme and Event Updates 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 place 24-27 ...

Tuesday 26 November, 2019 | Press Release

5G and IoT Adoption to Drive Economic Impact to More Than $220 Billion by 2023 Dubai: The GSMA has today released two new reports at the annual ‘GSMA Mobile 360 – MENA’ event happening in Dubai. These reports highlight the positive economic impact of the mobile ecosystem on ...

Friday 22 November, 2019 | Press Release

International Treaty Conference Identifies Spectrum to Make Innovative 5G Services a Reality for Consumers and Industry Globally London: The GSMA today welcomed the international spectrum treaty adopted by the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), which will ...

Wednesday 13 November, 2019 | Press Release

Mobile Connectivity Delivered to Unconnected Communities in Ghana and Uganda London: The GSMA today announced the winners of the Connected Society Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity. Fairwaves Inc., iSat Africa and NuRAN, have been awarded grants of up to £330,000 to ...

Wednesday 13 November, 2019 | Press Release

Local Mobile Operators to Connect to GSMA’s International Mobile Phone ‘Black List’ Seoul: South Korea’s mobile operators are acting to protect consumers against lost or stolen mobile devices as part of a major new GSMA initiative in the country. The launch of the GSMA’s We ...

Tuesday 12 November, 2019 | Press Release

New ‘Regulatory Pilot Space’ to Stimulate Economic Activity from Cross Border Data Flows   Hong Kong: The GSMA today called on businesses to come forward with details of services and applications that require the transfer of personal data across two or more ASEAN countries1 ...

Wednesday 6 November, 2019 | Press Release

Industry Selects New Companies Focused on Key Innovation Priorities, Including Telco and Edge Cloud, Cybersecurity and Financial Services San Francisco: The GSMA has named nine new companies to the ‘GSMA 100’, a global innovation discovery initiative designed to identify the ...

Thursday 24 October, 2019 | Press Release

Global Leaders from the Expanding Mobile Ecosystem Gather to Unlock Opportunities in the 5G Era of Intelligent Connectivity Los Angeles: The GSMA today reported the highlights of the 2019 MWC Los Angeles, in Partnership with CTIA, held October 22- 24 at the Los Angeles ...

Thursday 24 October, 2019 | Press Release

Battle over Airwaves at International Treaty Conference Could Disrupt Global Economy Los Angeles: A clash between the US and Europe over 5G’s future development at The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) – taking place in Egypt from 28 October to 22 November ...

Wednesday 23 October, 2019 | Press Release

Renowned festival of design and creativity OFFF, announced as first content partner Barcelona: The GSMA’s successful Four Years From Now (4YFN) start-up platform and Sónar, the international festival devoted to advanced music, creativity and technology, today announced ...

Tuesday 22 October, 2019 | Press Release

North America’s Mobile Ecosystem Adding $1 Trillion Per Year to Regional GDP Los Angeles: A new GSMA study has highlighted North America as one of the most advanced mobile regions in the world – a result of significant operator investments in 5G. The 2019 North America ...

Tuesday 22 October, 2019 | Press Release

Potential for Big Data Solutions to Positively Impact 150 Million Lives Over Next Five Years Los Angeles: The use of mobile big data solutions in areas such as disaster response, disease prevention and financial inclusion could positively impact more than 150 million people ...

Thursday 17 October, 2019 | Press Release

GSMA Report Highlights Mobile Broadband Networks Now Cover 80 Per Cent of Pakistan, Representing a Great Opportunity To Deliver Life-Enhancing Services London: At a high-level roundtable meeting between the Government of Pakistan and mobile industry leaders, the GSMA today ...

Monday 14 October, 2019 | Press Release

Series of Workshops Designed to Prepare Girls for Careers in STEAM Fields Atlanta: GSMA North America announced a partnership with the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta designed to help reduce the gender gap representation in science, technology, engineering, arts and design ...

Tuesday 8 October, 2019 | Press Release

CIS Region to Make Multi-Billion Investment in Next-Generation Mobile Networks; 5G Connections Expected to Reach 54 Million by 2025 Moscow: Russia will lead the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)1 in the commercialisation of 5G services, with the region’s other markets ...

Thursday 3 October, 2019 | Press Release

CEOs from Companies Including Airbus, Nokia, Novartis, NTT Docomo, Orange, Telefónica and Viacom, Speaking in MWC Keynote Programme London: The GSMA today announced the first details of MWC Barcelona 2020, including keynote speakers, prominent participating companies, ...

Thursday 3 October, 2019 | Press Release

Industry Event to Highlight Impact of 5G on Digital Economy Across Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States London: The GSMA today announced a number of new high-profile speakers for its Mobile 360 – Eurasia 2019 conference taking place at the Lotte Hotel, Moscow on the ...

Tuesday 1 October, 2019 | Press Release

Boingo, GeSI, HP Enterprise, LA Sports and Entertainment Commission, the Mayor of LA, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sprint and Warner Bros. Entertainment to Keynote Atlanta: The GSMA today announced final updates for MWC19 Los Angeles, including new high-profile ...