Press Releases

Thursday 19 December, 2013 | Press Release

Embedded SIM Initiative Aims to Accelerate the M2M Market Addressing Key Sectors Including Transportation and Utilities London:The GSMA today announced the publication of its specification to enable the remote ‘over the air’ provisioning and management of ...

Tuesday 10 December, 2013 | Press Release

IBM Chairman, President and CEO Virginia Rometty to Deliver Mobile World Live Keynote London: The GSMA today announced that leaders from companies across the mobile ecosystem, including AT&T, IBM, Isis, Raspberry Pi Foundation and Viacom will be delivering keynote ...

Tuesday 26 November, 2013 | Press Release

LTE to Account for One in Eight Global Mobile Connections by 2017; LTE Users Consume Twice as Much Data as Non-LTE Users, Contribute to ARPU Uplift London: The number of 4G-LTE connections worldwide is forecast to pass one billion by 2017, according to a new study by GSMA ...

Tuesday 19 November, 2013 | Press Release

A Transparent and Predictable Regulatory Environment is Needed to Support Future Investment and Innovation in the Region Lima, Peru: Ahead of today’s GSMA Latin America1 Plenary Meeting #40 in Peru2, the GSMA released a comprehensive assessment of the impact of the ...

Monday 18 November, 2013 | Press Release

GSMA Joins with ITU in “m-Powering for Mobile Broadband” Initiative to Accelerate Adoption of Mobile Broadband Bangkok: At the ITU Connect Asia Pacific Summit, the GSMA today announced that it is collaborating with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ...

Tuesday 12 November, 2013 | Press Release

London: Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA, offered the following statement regarding the Telecom Commission’s decision to increase the proposed auction prices by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) by 25 per cent in key circles for the 1800MHz and 900 ...

Tuesday 12 November, 2013 | Press Release

CEOs From Companies Across the Mobile Ecosystem to Take the Stage in Barcelona London : The GSMA today announced several new keynote speakers for the 2014 Mobile World Congress, including the CEOs of Alcatel-Lucent, Citigroup, EMC, Lookout and NTT DOCOMO. The company also ...

Monday 11 November, 2013 | Press Release

But a Supportive and Predictable Policy Environment Is the Key to Realising the Longer-Term Potential of the Mobile Sector in the Region Cape Town: The GSMA today published its latest comprehensive study of the socio-economic impact of the mobile industry in Sub-Saharan ...

Friday 1 November, 2013 | Press Release

London: Tom Phillips, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, offered the following statement regarding Brazil’s decision to allocate the digital dividend to mobile and to adopt the Asia Pacific (APT) 700MHz band plan: “The GSMA welcomes ANATEL’s regulation to adopt the APT 700MHz ...

Monday 28 October, 2013 | Press Release

London: The GSMA today announced that it has elected Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and CEO of Telenor Group, to serve as GSMA Chairman for the remainder of the current Board term through December 2014. In this role, Mr. Baksaas will oversee the strategic direction of the ...

Friday 25 October, 2013 | Press Release

Digital Growth to Spearhead Europe’s Return to Growth and Competitiveness London: At today’s Summit, Europe’s leaders put the digital economy firmly at the top of their agenda and pointed to its central importance in driving growth, innovation and ...

Wednesday 23 October, 2013 | Press Release

Visionary and Transparent Policy Changes Are Needed for Mobile to Fulfil its Full Potential for Socio-Economic Development in India New Delhi: The GSMA today released an in-depth analysis of the socio-economic impact of the mobile industry in India. The report, “Mobile ...

Wednesday 16 October, 2013 | Press Release

London : The GSMA today announced that Franco Bernabè has resigned as the Chairman of the GSMA. As defined in the GSMA governance regulations, Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and CEO of Telenor Group and current Deputy Chairman of the GSMA, will take on the role of ...

Tuesday 15 October, 2013 | Press Release

Report Demonstrates Continued Strong Growth in Mobile Money Deployments in an Increasingly Competitive Landscape London: The GSMA today issued the initial findings of its 2013 Mobile Money Adoption Survey. The report underscores the critical role of mobile and mobile network ...

Wednesday 9 October, 2013 | Press Release

New Participating Companies at MWC Include Ericsson, Etisalat, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Ooredoo London: The GSMA today announced that leaders from América Móvil, Jasper Wireless, KDDI, Millicom, SK Planet, Tele2 and WhatsApp are confirmed to deliver keynote presentations ...

Tuesday 8 October, 2013 | Press Release

London: The GSMA today announced details of the NFC Experience at the NFC & Mobile Money Summit 2013, which will be delivered in conjunction with Isis, the NFC Experience Official Sponsor. All show attendees with NFC-enabled smartphones will be able to participate in the ...

Wednesday 2 October, 2013 | Press Release

London: The GSMA today announced several new speakers for the Mobile 360 Series-Middle East conference, including C-level executives from Du, NEC, Ooredoo and Viva Bahrain, among others. Mobile 360-Middle East will take place 21-22 October in Dubai and will be co-located ...

Wednesday 25 September, 2013 | Press Release

Ground-Breaking Initiative Could Extend Education Access to More than 6 Million Individuals Across the Philippines Manila, Philippines: The GSMA has today announced a ground-breaking cooperation between government partners including the Philippines Department of Education ...

Monday 23 September, 2013 | Press Release

APT700 Spectrum Band Could Make Mobile Broadband Accessible and Affordable for More Than Two Billion People 23 September, London: Telstra, in association with the GSMA and GSA, today launched a major promotion of the APT700 spectrum band for 4G networks. The band is already ...

Wednesday 11 September, 2013 | Press Release

Europe Needs a Forward-Looking Policy and Regulatory Framework That Boosts Investment, Creates New Jobs and Drives Innovation 11 September 2013, London: The European Commission today announced its proposals for the development of a single telecoms market for Europe. The GSMA ...