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Mobile contributes $3.1 TRN to global economy – billion more users in 2016
Figure accounted for around 4.2 per cent of world GDP. Individual user numbers set to reach 5.7 billion by the end of the year. GSMA wants more females connected. The mobile industry contributed more...
View ArticleWorldwide 4G connections surpass one billion, says GSMA
The claim was made in the GSMA’s latest ‘Mobile Economy’ report published February 22 The number of worldwide 4G connections has surpassed one billion, according to the latest ‘Mobile Economy’ report...
View ArticleUK government to fund GSMA in tackling worldwide poverty
The money will go towards developing new mobile technology designed to help those in developing countries The UK Government has agreed to fund the GSMA in developing mobile technology designed to...
View ArticleWorldwide mobile money accounts now at 411 million, claims the GSMA
The figure comes from the GSMA’s most recent State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money The GSMA claims there are now 411 million registered mobile money accounts around the world, with a quarter of...
View ArticleMobile World Congress visitors surpass 100,000 for the first time
The total number of visitors at this year’s conference nearly hit a record 101,000 The number of visitors at this year’s Mobile World Congress neared a record 101,000, marking the first time over...
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Colao: Reward operators for “massive” investment
Industry is helping to improve people’s lives, driving the economy and creating jobs Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao has called on regulators to stop treating them like a “lemon to be squeezed,” and...
View ArticleGSMA launches tool to measure ability to connect to mobile web
Online resource enables users to view how effective the connection is in 130 different countries The GSMA has launched a new online tool that measures the ability of 134 countries to connect offline...
View ArticleGSMA: Half of phone users just talk and text
Nearly half of adult mobile phone owners only used their phone for calls and texting last year Research conducted by GSMA has revealed that nearly half of mobile phone users around the world only use...
View ArticleMWC 2017: GSMA – 5G connections to exceed 1bn by 2025
Leading industry figures reveal their excitement for future of mobile industry The GSMA has predicted that there will be around 1.1 billion 5G connections by 2025, describing it as a “giant step...
View ArticleMWC 2017: GMSA ‘declares war’ on global roaming charges
GSMA claims global roaming charges will soon be a thing of the past The GSMA has “declared a war” on global mobile roaming, with its chairman vowing that it will soon be a “thing of the past”. That...
View ArticleiPhone X most popular phone used by delegates at MWC but no sign of Apple
Apple flagship used most by attendees says data crowd sourcing firm The iPhone X was the most popular device used at Mobile World Congress this year. According to mobile data crowd sourcing company,...
View ArticleTruphone will surpass turnover target after accreditation to join the GSMA
On course to more than break target even after years of losses says CEO. After years of losses Truphone CEO Ralph Steffens (pictured above) says the eSIM firm will surpass its £40 million ‘break even’...
View ArticleOperators expected to invest $500Bn in 5G over two years
GSMA director general made the prediction but also warned that regulatory framework needs to be updated Mobile operators are expected to invest $500 billion in mobile capital expenditure between 2018...
View ArticleMWC 2019: 5G set to add £1.67 trillion to global economy in next 15 years,...
Director Mats Granryd calls for “security and trust” 5G will account for 15 per cent of the global smartphone industry by 2025, after 16 markets switch networks on this year, predicts the GSM...
View ArticleCouncils urged to do more to help 5G rollout warns Mobile UK
5G provides an opportunity to “break down barriers” according to Mobile UK Mobile UK has urged more councils to prioritise the rollout of 5G, with new research revealing less than a third of councils’...
View ArticleGSMA: 5G in Europe to cost £49 billion more if Chinese firms are banned
Analysis comes the same day as Facebook bans pre-installed apps on Huawei devices Banning Chinese telecoms equipment would cause the cost of implementing 5G networks in Europe to increase by about €55...
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