Press Releases
20 Aug 2010
GSMA Announces Candidate Cities Bidding to Host Mobile World Congress 2013
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.
17 Aug 2010
Brazil Leads on Spectrum Re-Farming for the Deployment of Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Services
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.
10 Aug 2010
GSMA Announces Keynote Speaker Lineup for Mobile World Congress 2011
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.
21 Jul 2010
Taxes Must Be Aligned to ICT Policy Goals to Drive Mobile Broadband Adoption
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.
12 Jul 2010
GSMA Announces Keynote Speakers for Mobile Asia Congress 2010
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.
09 Jul 2010
GSMA Announces that Global Mobile Connections Surpass 5 Billion
Mobile Industry Adds 1 Billion Connections in 18 Months; On Track to Reach 6 Billion in 1H 2012
01 Jul 2010
GSMA Wins Conference Award For APP Planet
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.
23 Jun 2010
GSMA Calls for Additional Spectrum to Enable Truly Ubiquitous Mobile Broadband Coverage across India
3G and BWA licences key in delivering Indian government's target of 20 million broadband subscribers by 2010
21 Jun 2010
Verizon EVP and CTO Dick Lynch Appointed to GSMA Board
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.
17 Jun 2010
GSMA statement on San Francisco SAR ordinance
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.
