Yearly Archives: 2007
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Mobile Asia Congress Makes Headlines Around The World
November 23, 2007 :The GSMA’s Mobile Asia Congress drew more than 7,500 visitors to Macau last week, making it Asia’s largest annual mobile communications event, said the GSM Association today. With more than 200 journalists covering the event, the Congress sparked media headlines … Continue reading
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WRC Takes Important Step Towards Closing the Digital Divide
November 19, 2007 :The consensus achieved by the International Telecommunication Union at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva is an important step towards closing the digital divide between those with access to broadband and those without, according to the GSMA, the global trade … Continue reading
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GSMA Establishes An Industry Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content
November 19, 2007 :The GSMA, the global trade association for mobile operators, will establish a mobile industry-wide alliance to combat mobile services being misused to access content involving child sexual abuse. The vast majority of child sexual abuse content is currently accessed through … Continue reading
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Personal Instant Messaging Services Go Live in Asia
November 14, 2007 :Personal Instant Messaging services are now commercially available in India and Malaysia, enabling mobile users to exchange instant messages with friends and colleagues on other networks. In Malaysia, customers of DiGi Telecommunications and Maxis can now send each other instant … Continue reading
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Operators to Launch NFC-Based Mobile Payment Services
November 13, 2007 :Major step towards a global interoperable mobile payments system Over the next several months, 12 mobile operators will run trials of contactless mobile payment services in Australia, France, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Norway, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey and the U.S. … Continue reading
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GSMA Research Reveals Addressable Market of 70 Million PC Buyers Interested in Notebooks With Built-In Mobile Broadband
November 13, 2007 :GSMA announces competition for mid-tier mobile broadband enabled notebook PCs The global trade association for the mobile industry, the GSM Association (GSMA), and Microsoft Corp. today published the results of the first-ever consumer study into mobile broadband computing that shows … Continue reading
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GSM Association Announces Asia Awards Winners
November 13, 2007 :Mobile awards winners announced in Asia’s entertainment capital – Macau The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for mobile operators, today announced the winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2007, as well as the category winners and the overall … Continue reading
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GSMA Announces Asia Awards Nominees
October 31, 2007 :Winners to be announced at the Mobile Asia Congress in Macau The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for mobile operators, has today announced a shortlist of 25 nominees for its inaugural Asia Mobile Awards 2007, plus eight finalists … Continue reading
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Mobile Operators Plan $50 Billion Investment to Blanket Africa With Telecoms and Internet Access
October 29, 2007 :At the Connect Africa summit, the GSM Association announced that the mobile industry plans to invest more than $50 billion* in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years to provide more than 90% of the population with mobile coverage. The … Continue reading
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New Spectrum For Mobile Would Help Close Digital Divide
October 22, 2007 :GSMA calls on World Radiocommunication Conference to reserve spectrum for mobile broadband The GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile operators, has called on the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), which begins in Geneva today, to identify approximately 100MHz of … Continue reading
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Microsoft And Visa To Headline GSMA Mobile Innovation Summit
October 22, 2007 :Experts from operators, vendors and VCs to grill mobile innovatorsSteve Zimba, the Managing Director of Microsoft’s Worldwide Communications Business, and Patrick Gauthier, the Senior Vice President of Innovation for Visa International, will be the keynote speakers at the GSMA’s Mobile … Continue reading
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Western Union And GSMA To Create New Global Mobile Money Transfer Service
October 18, 2007 :The GSM Association (GSMA), a global trade association representing over 700 GSM mobile phone operators, and The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a global leader in money-transfer services, today announced an agreement to facilitate the development of cross-border mobile money transfer … Continue reading
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GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards 2008 – Now Open for Entry
October 11, 2007 :The GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards enter their 13th year with an official call for entry to the 2008 programme today. The awards deadline is 30th November 2007. Recognising best in class mobile services for consumers such as mobile entertainment, including … Continue reading
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Broadband Sweeps Through The Mobile World
October 2, 2007 :Millions of mobile users access broadband services via HSPA The number of mobile users with access to broadband services is increasing rapidly as operators upgrade their 3G networks with HSPA* technology and roll out an array of advanced 3G handsets. … Continue reading
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Mobile To Connect Refugees To Vital Services
September 27, 2007 :GSMA, UNHCR, MTN and Ericsson to bring mobile services to refugee camps The GSMA, the global trade association for mobile operators, is to lead a programme to connect refugee camps in northern Uganda to mobile networks to support family reunification, … Continue reading
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Leading CEOs to Debate Industry’s Future at GSMA’s Mobile Asia Congress
September 17, 2007 :Macau to host Asia’s most influential mobile executives An unprecedented gathering of leading operator CEOs* will debate the future of the mobile industry at the GSMA’s Mobile Asia Congress at the new Venetian Macau Resort on November 12-15. The chief … Continue reading
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Global Mobile Communication is 20 years old
September 6, 2007 :Twenty years ago tomorrow, an historic agreement was signed in Copenhagen by 15 telecommunications operators from 13 countries* that led to the development of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and a mobile communications industry that today serves more … Continue reading
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GSMA Speeds Up The Transfer Of Roaming Call Records
August 30, 2007 :The GSMA is recommending that its 700 operator members adopt a new, much more efficient approach to exchanging roaming call records by October 1st, 2008. Working with leading operators and vendors, the GSMA has specified the commercial and technical elements … Continue reading
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Telecoms Reform In Bangladesh Would Yield Major Benefits
July 12, 2007 :GSMA calls for urgent overhaul of international gateway and spectrum policies Bangladesh’s telecommunications regulation needs wide-ranging reforms if the world’s seventh most populous country is to realise the full social and economic benefits that flow from the widespread use of … Continue reading
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Asia’s Entertainment Capital Macau To Host New Asia Mobile Awards
July 4, 2007 :The GSMA today launched the Asia Mobile Awards 2007, a new awards programme for companies across the mobile value chain that serve users in the Asia region with compelling mobile content, products and services. Categories include Mobile Entertainment, Mobile Advertising, … Continue reading
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GSMA to tackle mobile innovation bottleneck
July 2, 2007 :Innovation Programme aims to speed up rollout of new products and services The GSMA has launched an ongoing programme to help the thousands of small and medium-sized companies developing innovative mobile products and services reach mobile operators and bring their … Continue reading
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New spectrum band for 3G to lead to major increase in coverage
June 25, 2007 :The widespread deployment of 3G networks in the 900MHz GSM spectrum band, as well as the 2100MHz band, could enable an additional 300 million people across Asia, Europe and Africa to enjoy mobile broadband services by 2012, according to a … Continue reading
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3GSM World Congresses Rebranded As Mobile Industry Approaches 3 Billion Milestone
June 13, 2007 :Mobile Asia Congress to take place in Macau in November followed by Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February The GSMA is rebranding the 3GSM World Congress and its sister event in Asia to reflect their role encouraging the development … Continue reading
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Winning 3G For All Handset Available Now
June 12, 2007 :The winning handset in the GSMA’s 3G for All programme, the LG-KU250, is now on sale across the globe, marking a new phase in the evolution of the market for third-generation mobile services. The 3G handset from LG Electronics was … Continue reading
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GSMA and MMA Collaborate to Accelerate Global Development of Mobile Advertising
June 6, 2007 :The GSM Association (GSMA) and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) have agreed to cooperate to accelerate the development of mobile advertising worldwide. The two organisations will collaborate to deliver standardisation and transparency around current mobile advertising activity, and to develop … Continue reading
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GSMA & industry leaders collaborate to show mass market potential for mobile broadband in notebook PCs
May 29, 2007 :Global study & field trials with Microsoft and 13 mobile operators to quantify market opportunity for mobile broadband enabled mid-range notebooks The GSMA – the global trade association for mobile operators – is to collaborate with Microsoft Corporation on a … Continue reading
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GSMA completes multi-vendor image share trials in China
May 25, 2007 :The GSMA and China Mobile have successfully completed the first multi-vendor trials of interoperable Image Share services. This service, which allows mobile customers to share images with the person they are talking to on a phone call, was tested using … Continue reading
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GSMA Response to the European Parliament vote on EU Roaming Regulation
May 23, 2007 :The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for mobile operators, believes that the proposed EU regulation of roaming services, which was approved by a vote in the European Parliament today, is unnecessary, will curb competition and risks long-term harm … Continue reading
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GSMA launches mobile advertising programme to optimise advertising on the ‘fourth screen’
May 22, 2007 :The GSM Association (GSMA), which represents more than 700 mobile operators serving 2.4 billion users, has launched a Mobile Advertising Programme to drive the development and success of advertising on the medium of the ‘fourth screen’ – mobile phones. The … Continue reading
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GSMA publishes Near Field Communications (NFC) technical guidelines white paper
April 27, 2007 :The GSM Association (GSMA) has today published the first in a series of ‘Technical Guidelines’ white papers on mobile NFC (Near Field Communication) services, providing the consolidated views of mobile operators as input to support the standardisation of NFC technology. … Continue reading
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Momentum builds around GSMA’s pay-buy mobile project
April 25, 2007 :Nokia joins leading operators and handset makers in global initiative to enable mobile phones to be used in retail outlets to pay for goods and services. Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, and a further 10 mobile operators have … Continue reading
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Proposed roaming regulation would curb competition and consumer choice
April 23, 2007 :One-quarter of roaming traffic in Europe would be provided at a loss More than 25% of roaming traffic in Europe would become loss-making, limiting the hardest-hit operators’ ability to compete, if the European Commission’s proposed roaming regulation is modified to … Continue reading
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Best Roaming Rates in Arab World now available via New Website
April 23, 2007 :Mobile operators in the Arab world have today launched a website highlighting roaming tariffs within the countries of the region, which was unveiled at the Arab Regulators Network (ARNET) meeting in Abu Dhabi. Mobile customers in the region will now … Continue reading
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GSMA Response To Vote By The ITRE Committee Of The European Parliament On Proposed Roaming Regulation
April 12, 2007 :The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for mobile operators, believes that the dynamic and competitive European mobile market could be seriously harmed by many of the amendments to the proposed roaming regulation adopted by the ITRE committee of … Continue reading
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GSMA fears that competition in the European roaming market will be damaged by proposals in the European Parliament
April 10, 2007 :The GSM Association (GSMA), on behalf of Europe’s mobile operators, calls upon the European Parliament to consider the serious harm which proposals to regulate international roaming may inflict upon one of Europe’s most innovative and dynamic industries serving millions of … Continue reading
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GSMA’s CEO, President Musharraf And Prime Minister Aziz Discuss How To Connect The Next 50 Million Mobile Users In Pakistan
March 26, 2007 :Rob Conway, Chief Executive Officer of the GSMA, met in Islamabad today with President Pervez Musharraf to strengthen cooperation between the government and the mobile industry in getting the next 50 million users in Pakistan connected to mobile. On Saturday, … Continue reading
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Chittagong Skills Development Centre (CSDC) & GSMA Team Up To Boost Telecoms Training In Bangladesh
March 26, 2007 :Chittagong Skills Development Centre (CSDC), an industry-led, private-public skills training centre in Bangladesh, and the Development Fund of the GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for mobile phone operators, have formed a partnership to promote telecom skills development in … Continue reading
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Spectrum Key To The Development Of Mobile TV In Europe (GSM Europe story)
March 15, 2007 :Mobile network operators in Europe called for more spectrum to be made available for the provision of mobile television, echoing one of the findings in the final report of the European Mobile Broadcasting Council (EMBC), an initiative of the European … Continue reading
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GSME calls for UHF band to be opened up to mobile and fixed telecoms service (GSM Europe story)
February 26, 2007 :GSM Europe has called on the European Commission to define a harmonised sub-band within the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band, which is currently used for broadcasting analogue television, to be used for fixed and mobile telecoms applications. This is one … Continue reading
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3GSM World Congress Grows In Size And Stature
February 15, 2007 :The world’s premier mobile event, the 3GSM World Congress 2007, has enjoyed a second successful year in Barcelona with an increase in both the quantity and quality of visitors. An estimated 55,000* visitors from across the globe gathered at the … Continue reading
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Lowering Mobile Taxes Boosts Usage And Fuels Growth
February 14, 2007 :Study shows 10% rise in mobile penetration adds 1.2% to economic growth Usage of mobile communications is a powerful economic growth engine, which governments can fuel by lowering taxes on mobile services and handsets, according to a new study undertaken … Continue reading
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Phones For Health
February 13, 2007 :Major Public-Private Partnership to Use Mobile Phones to Fight HIV/AIDS Pandemic Leading players in the mobile phone industry and the U.S. Government have joined forces to fight HIV/AIDS and other health challenges in 10 African countries. Phones for Health is … Continue reading
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GSMA Publishes White Paper On Near Field Communications (NFC)
February 13, 2007 :Fourteen operators join initiative to develop global mobile payment enabled by contactless/NFC technology The GSM Association (GSMA) has today published a white paper outlining operator community guidance for the eco-system parties involved in the development of mobile NFC (Near Field … Continue reading
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GSMA Honours Indian Government For Achievements In Mobile Communications
February 13, 2007 :The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association representing more than 700 mobile operators, yesterday presented its Government Leadership Award 2007 to India for exceptional achievement in the field of mobile communications policy. India has been selected because of its … Continue reading
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GSMA Chairman’s Award 2007 Presented to Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim for Helping the World to Hear Africa’s Voice
February 13, 2007 :The GSM Association Chairman’s Award was presented last night to a remarkably successful mobile entrepreneur, a pioneer of technical achievement and a driving force in the industry’s efforts to connect the unconnected of Africa. This highest annual award – in … Continue reading
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GSM Association Announces 2007 Global Mobile Awards Winners
February 13, 2007 :The 12th Annual GSM Association Global Mobile Awards were announced last night in Barcelona at a spectacular event that showcased the best of the mobile world. Hosted by the inimitable presenter, commentator and comedian Clive Anderson, the Gala night at … Continue reading
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GSM Association Aims For Global Point Of Sale Purchases by Mobile Phone
February 13, 2007 :Fourteen operators join initiative to develop global mobile payment enabled by contactless/NFC technology The worldwide use of mobile phones for payments at point of sale is the aim of a new initiative announced today by the GSM Association (GSMA), the … Continue reading
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Sundance Film Festival Global Short Film Project Presents World Premiere of 5 Short Films for Mobile
February 12, 2007 :Sundance Institute & GSMA unveil ‘made for mobile’ short films at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona Today, at a press conference at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Sundance Institute and GSM Association (GSMA) unveiled the five original ‘made … Continue reading
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Operators Exchange Instant Messages Across Networks
February 12, 2007 :Mobile operators in Spain and Italy are on the verge of launching services that will enable their customers to exchange instant messages across networks as part of the worldwide Personal IM campaign run by the GSM Association, the global trade … Continue reading
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LG Handset to Lead GSMA’s ’3G For All’ Campaign
February 12, 2007 :Sleek, feature-rich 3G handset chosen by 12 leading operatorsTwelve leading mobile operators have selected a slim, multimedia phone developed by LG Electronics as the winning handset to spearhead the GSM Association’s 3G for All campaign, which aims to make third-generation … Continue reading
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Global Money Transfer Pilot Uses Mobile To Benefit Migrant Workers And The Unbanked
February 12, 2007 :GSMA and MasterCard piloting a programme to make it far easier and cost-effective to transfer remittances globally The GSM Association has launched a pilot programme aimed at tapping the ubiquity and ease-of-use of mobile communications to enable the world’s 200 … Continue reading
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Bollywood Goes Mobile
February 12, 2007 :Barcelona launch sees World’s largest film industry opening on the small screen The world’s largest film industry joined forces with the global mobile communications world today in spectacular fashion – as Bollywood premiered its first feature films for mobile viewers … Continue reading
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GSMA welcomes moves toward clarity on OMA DRM Licensing
February 9, 2007 :The GSM Association (GSMA) today welcomed the announcement of a patent licensing program for Digital Rights Management (DRM) services by Intertrust Technologies. Uncertainty around licensing has delayed the adoption of open standards for DRM to date. The licensing program provides … Continue reading
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GSMA completed testing of new hub-based roaming structure to simplify roaming agreements for Operators
February 9, 2007 :The GSM Association has completed testing of a new hub-based structure which will enable mobile operators, especially those in emerging markets, to establish roaming agreements more rapidly and efficiently. The new structure will give operators a single point of contact … Continue reading
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Roaming Prices Continue to Fall Across Europe
February 8, 2007 :Cost of making mobile phone calls abroad fell 25% in 2006 Latest figures from the European mobile phone industry’s roaming retail price index reveal that the cost of making and receiving calls while traveling in Europe fell by 25% during … Continue reading
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Ericsson, GSMA, and Idea to Use Biofuels to Extend Mobile Coverage in Rural India
February 8, 2007 :Indian mobile operator Idea Cellular, Ericsson and the GSM Association’s Development Fund have teamed up to develop biofuels as a source of power for wireless networks in rural India. In a pilot project in Pune, Maharashtra, the three organizations will … Continue reading
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ITU and GSMA join forces to boost mobile access in developing countries
February 6, 2007 :Agreement reached during the ITU Global Symposium for RegulatorsITU and the GSM Association agreed today to strengthen cooperation towards improved access to mobile phone services aimed especially at bridging the digital divide in least developed and developing countries. A Memorandum … Continue reading
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European Framework Builds on Mobile Operator Initiatives to make Mobile Services Safer for Children (GSM Europe story)
February 6, 2007 :Mobile providers and content providers have today signed the European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children. Fifteen signatories have signed the EU-wide Framework, which puts forward recommendations to ensure that younger teenagers and children can safely … Continue reading
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International Gateway Monopolies Stifle Growth & Damage Competitiveness
February 1, 2007 :In more than 70 countries there is a monopoly supplier of international gateway services, connecting domestic callers to international numbers, despite the long standing and clear economic and social benefits arising from competition in this key sector, according to a … Continue reading
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NXP Semiconductors To Sponsor Sundance Film Festival: Global Short Film Project at 3GSM World Congress
January 24, 2007 :The GSM Association today announced that NXP Semiconductors, the newly independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, will join global roaming solutions provider Roamware, as an exclusive joint sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival: Global Short Film Project, the pioneering film initiative, … Continue reading
