2010 Press Releases

Leading Communications Executives to Headline GSMA Mobile Asia Congress 2010

08 Sep 10

GSMA Targets Apple iOS Developers with New Macworld Mobile Developer Conference

GSMA Reveals New Developments for Mobile World Congress 2011

07 Sep 10

Mobile World Congress to Host Macworld Mobile to Address Apple iOS Developer Community

GSMA Announces Candidate Cities Bidding to Host Mobile World Congress 2013

20 Aug 10

Amsterdam, Barcelona, Cologne, Milan, Munich and Paris have been named candidate cities who are vying to become the home of Mobile World Congress for the five-year period from 2013 through 2017.

Brazil Leads on Spectrum Re-Farming for the Deployment of Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Services

17 Aug 10

The GSMA today congratulated ANATEL, the Brazilian telecommunications regulator, for taking a leadership position on spectrum re-farming. ANATEL?s decision to re-allocate spectrum in the technology neutral 2.6 GHz band to support the nationwide deployment of next-generation Mobile Broadband services will provide mobile operators in Brazil with a clear future investment path for the country?s mobile network infrastructure.

GSMA Announces Keynote Speaker Lineup for Mobile World Congress 2011

10 Aug 10

The GSMA?announced that executives from leading communications companies including?China Mobile, Google, Qualcomm, Square and Twitter will headline the 2011 Mobile World Congress conference programme.

Taxes Must Be Aligned to ICT Policy Goals to Drive Mobile Broadband Adoption

21 Jul 10

A Telecom Advisory Services (TAS) report, delivered in conjunction with the GSMA today, reveals how mobile sector-specific taxation is impacting on the development and deployment of Mobile Broadband in developing countries.

GSMA Announces Keynote Speakers for Mobile Asia Congress 2010

12 Jul 10

The GSMA announced that CEOs and other senior executives from companies including Axiata, China Mobile, China Unicom, NTT DOCOMO, Sina Corporation and ZTE will headline the 2010 Mobile Asia Congress, which will be held 17-18 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

GSMA Announces that Global Mobile Connections Surpass 5 Billion

09 Jul 10

Mobile Industry Adds 1 Billion Connections in 18 Months; On Track to Reach 6 Billion in 1H 2012

GSMA Wins Conference Award For APP Planet

01 Jul 10

The GSMA announced that it was awarded the prize for Best Development of an Association Event at the inaugural Conference Awards, which were held June 25th in London. The GSMA was recognised for App Planet, its developer-focused event within an event, which was launched at the 2010 Mobile World Congress.

GSMA Calls for Additional Spectrum to Enable Truly Ubiquitous Mobile Broadband Coverage across India

23 Jun 10

3G and BWA licences key in delivering Indian government's target of 20 million broadband subscribers by 2010

Verizon EVP and CTO Dick Lynch Appointed to GSMA Board

21 Jun 10

The GSMA announced that Dick Lynch, EVP and CTO of Verizon, a leading telecommunications operator in the U.S., has been appointed to the GSMA?s Board. Lynch's appointment follows Verizon gaining full membership to the GSMA as a result of its commitment to deploy commercial services based on Long-Term Evolution (LTE), the next-generation technology for Mobile Broadband and part of the GSM family of technologies, in 2010.

GSMA statement on San Francisco SAR ordinance

17 Jun 10

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) values like other technical parameters are made available in device handbooks and on manufacturer websites. These measurements are made under conditions of maximum power and are used to determine compliance of mobile phones with safety standards.

GSMA Applauds Governments? Actions to Establish a Harmonised Approach to Spectrum Allocation in South East Europe

16 Jun 10

The GSMA announced that it welcomes an initiative driven by the Serbian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society to develop a unified approach to the allocation of 'digital dividend' spectrum - the spectrum that will be freed up by the switchover from analogue to digital TV - in South East Europe.

GSMA Takes Two at Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards

15 Jun 10

The GSMA received two awards at the fourth annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards held on 8th June 2010 at the Park Lane Hotel, London. The GSMA OneAPI pilot implemented by TELUS, Rogers Communications and Bell Mobility in partnership with the GSMA and Aepona took the award for ?Mobile Applications Innovation?

GSMA Announces Seven New Grant Recipients from the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Programme

25 May 10

The GSMA announced the details of a further seven grantees from the Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) Fund, which is administered by the GSMA Foundation, Inc., with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. New grantees are Cellcard in Cambodia, Digicel in Fiji, Orange in West Africa, Safaricom in Kenya, Tata Indicom in India, Telenor in Pakistan, and Tigo in Africa.

GSMA Welcomes Publication of INTERPHONE Results

17 May 10

The GSMA welcomes the publication by the INTERPHONE study group of the results for the combined analysis for glioma and meningioma in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

GSMA Announces Speakers for Mobile Money Summit 2010 in Rio

15 Apr 10

Industry Executives to Highlight How Mobile Money is a Powerful Return on Investment

GSMA to Address Spam and Fraudulent Messaging Threats for Consumers

24 Mar 10

The GSMA and Cloudmark Pilot New Spam Reporting Service. The GSMA announced that it is piloting a solution to address mobile messaging misuse caused by spam, which is a growing issue for consumers and mobile operators.

The Mobile Communications Industry Demonstrates Momentum

18 Feb 10

GSMA Increased Attendance at Barcelona Event. The GSMA today reported that more than 49,000* visitors from 200 countries attended the 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress, the premier event for the mobile communications industry.

GSMA Announces Winners of the 15th Annual Global Mobile Awards

16 Feb 10

The GSMA announced the winners of the coveted Global Mobile Awards at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This year the new two-part format comprised an afternoon awards presentation hosted by writer, actor and self-confessed technophile Stephen Fry, followed by an evening celebration party where winners were entertained with a showcase set from one of the world?s most famous and successful bands, Duran Duran.

GSMA and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women Publish ?Women and Mobile: A Global Opportunity? Report

16 Feb 10

Closing the mobile phone 'gender gap' represents a US$13 billion incremental, annual revenue opportunity for mobile operators worldwide

Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan and the GSMA Announce ?1GOAL: Education for All? Mobile Campaign at the Mobile World Congress

16 Feb 10

Mobile operators to deliver world's largest cause-related campaign in support of universal education at the FIFA World Cup 2010

Kenya Wins GSMA Government Leadership Award for Progressive Mobile Broadband Strategy

16 Feb 10

The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, today presented His Excellency Mr. Samuel Poghisio, Minister for Information and Communications for Kenya, with the mobile industry?s prestigious annual Government Leadership Award.

China Telecom, KDDI and Verizon Wireless Join the GSMA as Mobile Operators around the World Commit to LTE

15 Feb 10

Qualcomm joins as associate member, aiding the smooth integration of LTE with today?s widely deployed Mobile Broadband technologies

GSMA Outlines Potential for Embedded Mobile: Enabling a World of Connected Devices

15 Feb 10

GSMA publishes industry guidelines for connected devices; establishes partnership with Continua Health Alliance to grow global mHealth ecosystem

GSMA Leads Mobile Industry Towards a Single, Global Solution for Voice over LTE

15 Feb 10

More than 40 leading mobile industry organisations back GSMA?s VoLTE initiative

Leading Operators Unite to Unleash Global Apps Potential

15 Feb 10

Wholesale Applications Community to push apps market to over 3 billion customers with strong support by world-leading device manufacturers

OneAPI Gains Momentum as GSMA Announces Commercial Pilot with Leading Mobile Operators in Canada

15 Feb 10

The GSMA announced the launch of a commercial pilot in Canada as part of its OneAPI* initiative, working with the country's leading mobile operators Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications and TELUS to demonstrate the viability and benefits of providing developers with standardised application programming interfaces (APIs) for mobile networks.

Mobile Contactless Payments Trialled Live at Mobile World Congress 2010

15 Feb 10

GSMA, Samsung, Telefonica and Visa, with Giesecke and Devrient, Ingenico, ITN International and La Caixa, collaborate across industries to give Congress attendees an opportunity to experience NFC

Next-Generation Multimedia Services Set to Become a Reality as GSMA Outlines Progress with RCS Initiative

15 Feb 10

Leading operators in Japan launch RCS pilot; winners of GSMA's RCS DevChallenge competition revealed

Mobile Broadband Investment Set to Soar as HSPA Connections Pass 200 Million

10 Feb 10

Operators around the world to pledge half of all mobile CAPEX to Mobile Broadband

GSMA and comScore Announce UK Launch of Mobile Media Metrics

04 Feb 10

The GSMA and comScore, Inc., in partnership with operators O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and 3UK, today announced the official UK launch of the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics (MMM) product, a pioneering census-level solution for mobile media reporting.

GSMA Announces New Developments for App Planet at 2010 Mobile World Congress

28 Jan 10

The GSMA revealed exciting new developments in its inaugural App Planet event being held at the 2010 Mobile World Congress. Google and Motorola will each hold application developer conferences (ADC) within App Planet...

GSMA announces nominees for the 15th Annual Global Mobile Awards

20 Jan 10

The GSMA today announced the nominees for the 15th Annual Global Mobile Awards. The winners will be announced and recognised during the Global Mobile Awards presentation, which will be hosted by writer, actor and self-confessed technophile Stephen Fry

GSMA Announces Additional Keynote Speakers

14 Jan 10

The GSMA announces additional keynote speakers who will be presenting at the 2010 Mobile World Congress, which will be held 15-18 February, 2010 in Barcelona. The GSMA also revealed the lineup of application developer conferences (ADCs) to be held as part of the App Planet at Mobile World Congress.

2.6 GHz Band Vital for the Growth of LTE According to GSMA Backed Research

13 Jan 10

The licensing of the 2.6 GHz band will be critical to unlocking the benefits of global scale economies in the Mobile Broadband market, according to a new report* by US-based research firm Global View Partners in partnership with the GSMA.

New Report Predicts Explosive European Growth for Mobile Broadband

12 Jan 10

An exclusive report released today by global analyst house CCS Insight predicts explosive growth for Mobile Broadband across Europe. Despite varying environments across Europe?s five major markets, the one common factor is growth, underpinned by HSPA and HSPA+ Mobile Broadband technology.