Press Releases

Thursday 17 December, 2015 | Press Release

Industry Urges Review of Inconsistent Sector-Specific Data Protection Rules London: John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, today commented on the agreement reached by the European Commission, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament on common text for the ...

Thursday 17 December, 2015 | Press Release

NB-IoT LPWA Technology Standard Agreed By 3GPP; Pilots and Open Lab Testing Underway with Commercial Implementations Starting in 2016 London: The GSMA today announced that the mobile industry has agreed on technology standards for the emerging Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) ...

Thursday 3 December, 2015 | Press Release

Mobile Industry’s Annual Contribution to European Economy Surpasses EUR500 Billion London: The mobile industry’s contribution to Europe’s economy is set to increase over the next five years on the back of increasing mobile operator investment in 4G networks ...

Tuesday 1 December, 2015 | Press Release

London: In 2014, Latin America produced 9 per cent of the world’s electronic waste1 (e-waste), the equivalent of 3,900 kilo tonnes2 (kt), according to a new report from the GSMA and United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS). ...

Monday 30 November, 2015 | Press Release

CEOs of AT&T, BT, Cisco, Huawei, Roshan, Stripe, TeliaSonera, Vodafone and WPP Confirmed to Speak at Mobile World Congress London: The GSMA today announced the addition of several speakers for the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress keynote programme, including CEOs of ...

Friday 27 November, 2015 | Press Release

Geneva: John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, commented on the outcome of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) and its identification of additional spectrum to support next-generation mobile services: ...

Thursday 26 November, 2015 | Press Release

India Surpasses 500 Million Unique Mobile Subscribers; Mobile Industry Accounts for 6.1 Per Cent of India’s GDP New Delhi: India is on track to surpass half a billion mobile subscribers by the end of the year, according to a new GSMA study published today, signaling the ...

Tuesday 24 November, 2015 | Press Release

Brussels: The GSMA announced today that, due to the ongoing security situation in Brussels following the attacks in France, the Mobile 360 – Europe conference scheduled to take place on Thursday, 3 December in Brussels, will be postponed to a later date. Whilst there have ...

Tuesday 24 November, 2015 | Press Release

Mobile Operators, Payment System Enablers and Government Partnerships Play Significant Roles in Developing Pakistan’s Digital Society Islamabad: A new research report produced by the GSMA, ‘Building digital societies in Asia: Making commerce smarter’, ...

Wednesday 18 November, 2015 | Press Release

London: John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, reiterates the benefits of agreeing a co-primary allocation for mobile and broadcast in the sub-700MHz spectrum band at this month’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva: “The sub-700MHz UHF ...

Wednesday 18 November, 2015 | Press Release

More than 50,000 Attendees, 400 Participating Companies Expected for the 2016 Event; GSMA Continues Partnership with Shanghai Digital Information Festival Hong Kong: The GSMA today outlined the first details of the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, including ...

Tuesday 10 November, 2015 | Press Release

Brussels: The GSMA today announced the first confirmed speakers for the Mobile 360 Series – Europe conference taking place on Thursday, 3 December 2015 at The Egg, Brussels. The event will bring together EU policy makers and thought leaders to explore the widespread ...

Tuesday 3 November, 2015 | Press Release

US$440 Million Would be Generated in London and Shenzhen Alone Hong Kong – The use of additional C-band spectrum for mobile broadband in London and Shenzhen alone will generate an additional US$440 million (€400 million) of economic benefit whilst protecting the continued ...

Monday 2 November, 2015 | Press Release

Urgent Action Needed to Allocate Spectrum for Mobile or Risk Capacity Crunch Geneva: The GSMA marked the start of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) by calling on governments across the world to allocate the spectrum required to drive continued global ...

Thursday 29 October, 2015 | Press Release

London: John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, commented on the submission of multi-country proposals in support of spectrum for mobile to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in advance of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva next ...

Thursday 29 October, 2015 | Press Release

Opportunity for Asia Pacific to Align With Rest of World to Create Globally Harmonised Band London: The GSMA has published a new report outlining the global socio-economic benefits that could be realised with the identification of L-band spectrum (1350-1400MHz/1427-1518MHz) ...

Tuesday 27 October, 2015 | Press Release

Operator Investment in 4G Networks Driving Huge Data Growth Across Region with High Smartphone Usage; Mobile Industry Contributing Significantly to Regional Economy Atlanta: North America is leading in the adoption of new mobile technologies such as 4G networks, the Internet ...

Monday 26 October, 2015 | Press Release

London: The GSMA today announced that it has appointed John Giusti as Chief Regulatory Officer effective November 1, 2015. Reporting to the GSMA Director General, Giusti will be responsible for leading the organisation’s public policy and industry advocacy agenda with ...

Wednesday 21 October, 2015 | Press Release

London: John Giusti, Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, commented on the outcome of the Baltic Sea Summit regarding the Second Digital Dividend (700MHz band), which took place in Helsinki today: “The GSMA applauds the Finnish Ministry of Communications for spearheading a ...