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IMPROVEMENTS IN MOBILE CONNECTIVITY CORRELATE TO GREATER IMPACT TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, ACCORDING TO GSMA REPORT

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The GSMA’s eighth SDG impact report, published at the halfway point to the 2030 Agenda, spotlights the mobile industry’s impact and recommends action points to help realise the UN Goals 16 September 2023, New York: Countries which have achieved the biggest improvements in ...

MWC BARCELONA 2023 EXCEEDS PRE-EVENT EXPECTATIONS TO GENERATE €461mn FOR BARCELONA’S ECONOMY

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World’s largest and most influential connectivity event also exceeded pre-event estimates for part-time jobs – with more than 9,100 created across the city of Barcelona  15 September 2023, Barcelona: MWC Barcelona 2023 contributed €461mn to the Barcelona economy, according ...

GSMA 주관M360 APAC행사첫서울개최

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매년개최되는M360 행사 개막식에서GSMA의아태지역디지털사회보고서발표 2023년 9월 7일, 서울: GSMA M360 APAC 연례 컨퍼런스가 처음으로 서울에서 개최된다. 올해 행사의 호스트 스폰서는 KT가 맡았다. 이번 행사에서는 아태지역의 업계 지도자들이 한 데 모여 모바일 기술의 미래를 논의하고 디지털 기술 및 서비스가 역내 각국의 국가경제에 미치는 영향에 대해 의견을 나눈다. 마츠 그란리드 GSMA 사무총장은 개막식에서 과학기술정보통신부와 호스트 스폰서 KT의 따뜻한 […]

GSMA M360 APAC RETURNS WITH DEBUT EDITION IN SEOUL SOUTH KOREA

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The annual conference opens with the launch of the GSMA’s Digital Societies in Asia Pacific Report 7 September 2023, Seoul: The GSMA M360 APAC event returns this year, with the annual event taking place for the first time in Seoul, South Korea, with host sponsor, KT. It ...

GSMA MWC LAS VEGAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CTIA: THE MUST-ATTEND EVENT FOR MOBILE AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES

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Registration is open for MWC Las Vegas press passes 27 July 2023, London: The GSMA MWC series returns to Las Vegas from September 26 – 28, 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall. Amdocs, AT&T Business, AWS, Cisco, IBM, Nokia, NTT DATA, Qualcomm, T-Mobile for ...

ASIA PACIFIC TO SEE TENFOLD RISE IN 5G MOBILE CONNECTIONS BY 2030 AS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GATHERS PACE, GSMA REPORT REVEALS

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However, despite 96% mobile broadband coverage across the region, barriers in certain countries mean APAC still has one of the largest usage gaps in the world 24 July 2023, Singapore: 5G will account for over two-fifths (41%) of mobile connections in the Asia Pacific (APAC) ...

GSMA AND EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY LAUNCH NEW COMMUNICATIONS INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP

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New Collaboration Will Look to Accelerate Advancements in Satellite and Terrestrial Communications Network Integration 12 July 2023, OXFORDSHIRE: The GSMA and European Space Agency (ESA) today signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to bring the mobile and satellite industries ...

MWC SHANGHAI 2023 WRAPS UP 10TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT AFTER THREE DAYS OF COLLABORATION, INSIGHTS AND INNOVATION

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MWC Shanghai 2023 welcomed nearly 37,000 delegates from 115 countries and territories 30 June 2023, Shanghai: After three days of discussion, debate and networking, the GSMA has concluded MWC Shanghai 2023, convening nearly 37,000 attendees from 115 countries and ...

GSMA MWC SHANGHAI OPENS ITS DOORS FOR 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

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MWC Shanghai convenes global leaders from the mobile ecosystem at the SNIEC to celebrate the first fully in-person iteration of the event since 2019 28 June 2023, Shanghai: GSMA MWC Shanghai, the leading connectivity event in the Asia Pacific region, opened its doors today ...

MOBILE INDUSTRY EYES FIVE BILLION ‘DORMANT’ PHONES SITTING IN DESK DRAWERS FOR REUSE OR RECYCLING

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12 leading global operators and the GSMA agree pace-setting ambitions in the industry-wide drive towards a ‘circular economy’ of mobile devices 27 June 2023, London: More than five billion mobile phones, currently sitting unused and unloved in desk drawers around the globe, ...

CHINA’S THREE LARGEST MOBILE OPERATORS JOIN GSMA OPEN GATEWAY INITIATIVE

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Global initiative to help mobile industry, developers and cloud providers collaborate on development of universal network APIs now supported across all continents with 29 mobile network operators, representing around 60% of mobile connections worldwide 26 June 2023, ...

GSMA WELCOMES LEADING CHINESE OPERATORS TO GLOBAL OPEN GATEWAY INITIATIVE AHEAD OF MWC SHANGHAI

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25 June 2023, Shanghai: The GSMA today hosted a press conference ahead of MWC Shanghai 2023 led by the GSMA’s Mats Granryd, Director General; Lara Dewar, Chief Marketing Officer and Sihan Bo Chen, Head of Greater China. Now in its 10th year, MWC Shanghai will take place at ...

100 MILLION WOMEN PER YEAR WILL NEED TO ADOPT MOBILE INTERNET TO CLOSE THE GENDER GAP BY 2030, GSMA REPORT REVEALS

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The sixth annual Mobile Gender Gap Report evaluates mobile ownership and mobile internet usage across low- and middle-income countries. 31 May 2023, London: Over 800 million women will need to adopt mobile internet in order to close the digital gender gap by 2030 across low- ...

Telecom sector joins forces in call for new policies to drive EU connectivity leadership

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Brussels, London, 19 May 2023 – 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 ...

GSMA REPORT HIGHLIGHTS PIVOTAL ROLE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN EXPANDING CONNECTIVITY IN EURASIA REGION

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The GSMA opens M360 Eurasia with the publication of a report on the digital divide in Central Asia and the South Caucasus  16 May 2023, Baku: The GSMA has today published its latest report – Closing the digital divide in Central Asia and the South Caucasus – which ...

OMANTEL AND TELKOMSEL SIGN UP TO GSMA BLOCKCHAIN TRIALS FOR OPTIMISED ROAMING OPERATIONS

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The GSMA calls for MNOs to join the GSMA eBusiness Network’s Accelerator trials for automated wholesale roaming settlement and improved cash flow 11 May 2023, London: The GSMA today announced wholesale roaming trials for its next-generation telco blockchain network – the ...

GSMA statement on AEPD resolution

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The GSMA notes the recent resolution of the Spanish Data Protection Agency (the “AEPD”). The AEPD’s resolution does not relate to a data breach. There was no data breach or unauthorised access of GSMA’s systems and at no point was the personal data of ...

GSMA M360 EURASIA 2023 WILL CONVENE GLOBAL MOBILE INDUSTRY LEADERS IN BAKU

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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 ...

MOBILE MONEY EXCEEDS INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS, REACHING A TRANSACTION VALUE OF 1.26 USD TRILLION IN 2022

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The GSMA’s State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2023 shows adoption rates are even more significant than expected, with registered accounts, transaction values and deployments exceeding industry predictions.  18 APRIL 2023, London: Mobile money services are growing ...

GSMA MOBILE ECONOMY CHINA REPORT FORECASTS CHINA WILL BE FIRST MARKET IN THE WORLD TO REACH 1BN 5G CONNECTIONS BY 2025

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At a Post-MWC Sharing event in Beijing, GSMA convenes the digital ecosystem in China to discuss learnings from the Barcelona event, ahead of the much-anticipated MWC Shanghai  26 March 2023, Beijing: The GSMA today hosted the Post-MWC Sharing event in Beijing with senior ...