Press Releases

Wednesday 12 June, 2013 | Press Release

‘GSMA Intelligence’ Unveiled as a Premier Source of Industry Data and Analysis, Serving Operators, Vendors, Vertical Industries and Consumers London: The GSMA today launched GSMA Intelligence, a powerful new data and analysis resource serving the mobile industry. The online ...

Wednesday 5 June, 2013 | Press Release

Announces Additional Speakers, Exhibitors, Sponsors and Partners for Shanghai Event London: The GSMA today provided further updates on the 2013 Mobile Asia Expo, which will take place 26-28 June at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre (SNIEC) in Shanghai. The ...

Wednesday 5 June, 2013 | Press Release

mHealth Can Improve Lifestyles, Enable Remote Treatment of Chronic Conditions and Equip Healthcare Providers to Make Better Clinical Decisions London: The GSMA today published research that demonstrates the significant socio-economic impact that mHealth adoption will have in ...

Monday 3 June, 2013 | Press Release

London: Tom Phillips, Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer, GSMA, offered the following statement on roaming regulation in response to Commissioner Kroes’ address to the European Parliament on Thursday, 30 May: “Last week, the GSMA issued a major report in ...

Wednesday 29 May, 2013 | Press Release

GSMA Urges Major Regulatory Reform to Spur New Investment and Innovation, Including the Assignment of New Spectrum and the Removal of Hurdles to Market Consolidation London: The GSMA today released a new report, “Mobile Wireless Performance in the EU and U.S.”, that examines ...

Wednesday 22 May, 2013 | Press Release

London: Tom Phillips, Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer, GSMA, offered the following statement regarding the United Arab Emirates’ decision to allocate the 700MHz and 800MHz (the Digital Dividend) spectrum bands to mobile, maximising spectrum harmonisation ...

Wednesday 22 May, 2013 | Press Release

Experience the Future ‘Connected Life’ First-Hand through a Complete City Street, Powered by Mobile Connectivity London: At Mobile Asia Expo 2013 in Shanghai, the GSMA will unveil a new Connected City experience, building on the success of the Connected City at this year’s ...

Tuesday 21 May, 2013 | Press Release

mHealth Services Extend the Quality and Reach of Patient Care and Help to Overcome the Growing Healthcare Burden and Lack of Resources São Paulo: The GSMA today unveiled research that demonstrates the socio-economic transformation that mHealth adoption will have in Latin ...

Wednesday 15 May, 2013 | Press Release

Mobile Connections in Sub-Saharan Africa Increase 20 Per Cent to 500 Million in 2013 and Are Expected to Increase by an Additional 50 Per Cent by 2018 Nairobi: The GSMA today announced that it has opened a permanent office in Nairobi, Kenya. The office will be based in the ...

Tuesday 14 May, 2013 | Press Release

London: Tom Phillips, Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer, GSMA, offered the following statement as the GSMA, Cable Europe, ECTA and ETNO today call for harmonised data protection policies for the benefit of innovation and consumers in Europe: “In the early ...

Tuesday 14 May, 2013 | Press Release

Pilots Leading to Commercial Implementations Planned with Several Operators During 2013 Chicago: The GSMA and i3forum today announced that they have launched a deployment initiative to accelerate the take up of IP eXchange (IPX) based interconnect through live commercial ...

Thursday 2 May, 2013 | Press Release

GSMA Also Announces New Event Features, Exhibitors, Sponsors and Speakers London: The GSMA today announced the NFC Experience at Mobile Asia Expo, an interactive experience through which exhibitors, vendors and attendees will be able to use mobile Near Field Communication ...

Wednesday 24 April, 2013 | Press Release

GSMA Publishes First Comprehensive Survey of Latin American Consumer Attitudes to Mobile Privacy Bogota, Colombia: The GSMA today announced research exploring the impact of privacy concerns on the adoption of mobile apps and services in Latin America. The study of 4,500 ...

Wednesday 17 April, 2013 | Press Release

New Sponsors, Partners and Supporters of the GSMA mHealth Grand Tour Will Help Raise Awareness of Diabetes and the Need for mDiabetes Solutions London: The GSMA today announced that a number of new organisations, including ANT+, Orange, Team Blood Glucose (TeamBG) and Team ...

Wednesday 10 April, 2013 | Press Release

Currently 11 Billion USD is Languishing Unused in Universal Service Funds, With 4.1 Billion USD Sitting in India’s Fund Alone New Delhi: Following extensive research, the GSMA today called for governments and regulators to reassess their approach to Universal Service Fund ...

Tuesday 2 April, 2013 | Press Release

New GSMA Events Provide Greater Focus on Regional Industry Issues London: The GSMA today announced that it is expanding its events portfolio with the launch of the GSMA Mobile 360 Series, a new regional conference series for executives in the mobile industry, as well as key ...

Thursday 28 March, 2013 | Press Release

£4.1million DFID Grant to Support Programme to Improve Energy and Water Services in the Developing World London: The GSMA today announced the launch of the Mobile Enabled Community Services (MECS) programme, which leverages mobile technology and infrastructure to help ...

Tuesday 26 March, 2013 | Press Release

London: Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA, offered the following statement regarding Europe’s need to stay focused on reducing the cost of high-speed broadband deployment to drive growth: “We welcome the Commission’s proposal for a regulation on reducing the cost of ...

Wednesday 20 March, 2013 | Press Release

London: Tom Phillips, Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer, GSMA, offered the following statement regarding India’s decision to recommend the Asia Pacific (APT) band plan for the allocation of the 700MHz spectrum band to mobile: “The GSMA welcomes yesterday’s ...