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GSMA Launches Inaugural Humanitarian Connectivity Charter Annual Report
Tuesday 28 February, 2017 | Press Release
UNHCR Becomes Latest Supporter of the Humanitarian Connectivity Charter, Joining 108 Mobile Operators and Six Humanitarian and Technical Partners Barcelona: The GSMA today launched the first Humanitarian Connectivity Charter Annual Report, highlighting efforts by mobile ...
Connected and automated driving EATA presents deployment roadmap, submits proposal for EU-wide project
Monday 27 February, 2017 | Press Release
The European Automotive Telecom Alliance (EATA) today presented the next steps to make connected and automated driving a reality. During a roundtable discussion chaired by European Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip and in the presence of Commissioner Günther H. ...
United Nations Foundation and GSMA Team Up to Support Data for Good
Monday 27 February, 2017 | Press Release
Partnership will leverage and build upon existing efforts around use of data to achieve Sustainable Development Goals Barcelona – The United Nations Foundation and the GSMA announced a partnership today at Mobile World Congress that leverages their shared objective to ...
Asiacell, Deutsche Telekom, Turkcell, Vodafone and Zain Named as Joint Recipients of 2017 GSMA Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry
Monday 27 February, 2017 | Press Release
Five Operator Groups Recognised for Exceptional Efforts in Supporting Syrian Refugees Barcelona: At Mobile World Congress today, the GSMA announced that Asiacell, Deutsche Telekom, Turkcell, Vodafone and Zain are the winners of the GSMA’s “Outstanding ...
Number of Global Mobile Subscribers to Surpass Five Billion this Year, Finds New GSMA Study
Monday 27 February, 2017 | Press Release
Mobile Ecosystem Accounted for 4.4 Per Cent of Global GDP in 2016 Barcelona: The number of unique mobile subscribers around the world will surpass 5 billion later this year, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 global edition of the GSMA’s ‘Mobile ...
New GSMA Report Sets Out Industry Vision for the 5G Era
Monday 27 February, 2017 | Press Release
Study Predicts More Than A Billion 5G Connections By 2025; GSMA Showcases 5G Future at Mobile World Congress Barcelona: At Mobile World Congress today, the GSMA published a report outlining the mobile industry’s collective vision and expectations for the 5G era. The ...
New GSMA Report Highlights Messaging as a Platform Opportunity
Monday 27 February, 2017 | Press Release
Platform Gives Consumers Access to Range of Brands and Services London: The GSMA today issued a new report titled, ‘Messaging as a Platform – The Operator Opportunity,’ that outlines how operators can play a central role in the future of Messaging as a Platform ...
GSMA Launches Big Data for Social Good Initiative
Monday 27 February, 2017 | Press Release
Backed by 16 Operators Accounting for 2 Billion Connections in Over 100 Countries; Pilots Set to Launch in June 2017 in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Myanmar and Thailand Barcelona: Today at Mobile World Congress, the GSMA launched the “Big Data for Social Good” ...
GSA and GSMA Announce Agreement to Collaborate on Spectrum for 5G Networks
Thursday 23 February, 2017 | Press Release
London – The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) and the GSMA today announced an agreement that will help pave the way for the development of 5G mobile broadband networks globally. Through this cooperation framework, the two organisations will share and collaborate on ...
GSMA Urges Policymakers to Advance the Digital Economy in New Report
Wednesday 22 February, 2017 | Press Release | Public Policy
To Realise Success in the Face of Rapid Technology Advances, Governments Should Act Urgently on a Broad Set of Policy Enablers London — The GSMA today launched a new report that encourages governments to pursue policies that incentivise investment and promote development of ...
GSMA Report Shows High Spectrum Prices Threaten High Quality, Affordable Mobile Broadband Services
Wednesday 22 February, 2017 | Press Release
London – The GSMA today published ‘Effective Spectrum Pricing’, a research report on spectrum pricing, including the impact on consumers. The study, developed in collaboration with NERA Economic Consulting, links high spectrum prices to more expensive, ...
The Internet of the Seas Sets Sail
Tuesday 21 February, 2017 | Press Release
LPWA Helping to Track Wildlife and Provide Data on Climate Change; University of St Andrews Developing New Smart Tags to Track Seals Using NB-IoT Technology London: The University of St Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) is developing smart telemetry tags using Narrow ...
Almost Half of Mobile Users Still Only Talking and Texting, Finds New GSMA Mobile Engagement Study
Wednesday 15 February, 2017 | Press Release
GSMA Intelligence Launches Annual Study To Measure Global Mobile Engagement London: Almost half of mobile phone users worldwide still only use their devices to make voice calls and send SMS, according to new consumer research by GSMA Intelligence. The new Global Mobile ...
GSMA Launches IoT Big Data Directory to Support Growth of Innovative New IoT Solutions
Wednesday 15 February, 2017 | Press Release
New Service Makes Harmonised Data from Multiple Sources Available to Developers London: The GSMA today announced the launch of the ‘IoT Big Data API Directory’ that will make harmonised data sets from multiple sources worldwide available to developers and third ...
GSMA Announces Expanded 2017 Mobile 360 Event Series
Tuesday 14 February, 2017 | Press Release
Growing Series Includes Mobile 360 Series – West Africa and Mobile 360 Series – North Asia; GSMA Confirms First Speakers for Mobile 360 Series – Privacy & Security Event London: The GSMA today announced the schedule and locations for the 2017 GSMA Mobile 360 Series, a ...
GSMA Launches 2017 Mobile World Congress Americas, in Partnership with CTIA
Wednesday 8 February, 2017 | Press Release
Inaugural Americas Event Set to Attract 30,000 Attendees and 1,000 Exhibitors Atlanta: The GSMA today announced the first details of the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas, in partnership with CTIA, including confirmed exhibitors, partners, programmes and activities ...
GSMA Calls on Policymakers to Look to the Digital Migration Experience in Kenya
Thursday 2 February, 2017 | Press Release | Public Policy
London – The GSMA today launched a new report, “Digital Migration Process in Kenya”, to highlight the valuable lessons that can be derived from the country’s experience with its digital switchover in the last 10 years. The report provides useful ...
GSMA Outlines New Developments for 2017 Mobile World Congress
Wednesday 1 February, 2017 | Press Release
GSMA Announces 16 New Keynote Speakers for Conference, Along with Additional Programmes and Participating Companies Barcelona: The GSMA today provided further updates on the 2017 Mobile World Congress, announcing newly confirmed keynote speakers for the conference, as well ...
Low Power Wide Area Networks to Lead IoT Connections by 2022
Wednesday 1 February, 2017 | Press Release
GSMA’s Mobile IoT Initiative Helping to Accelerate Availability of Commercial Solutions; Mobile World Congress 2017 to Showcase Latest Innovations in LPWA London: The GSMA today announced that Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) connections are set to exceed 2G, 3G and 4G and ...
The GSMA Innovation City Takes Centre Stage at Mobile World Congress 2017
Wednesday 1 February, 2017 | Press Release
Innovation City Offers Immersive Experiences from Companies Including AT&T, Cisco Jasper, Huawei, KT Corporation, Sierra Wireless and UNLIMIT by Reliance Communications Barcelona: The GSMA Innovation City returns to Mobile World Congress, once again inviting visitors to ...