Yearly Archives: 2008
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GSMA elects new board members and Alexander Izosimov as Chairman
December 17, 2008 :Group CEOs of 14 Leading Mobile Operators on the Board The board of the GSMA, the global body for the mobile industry, has elected , the Group Chief Executive Officer of VimpelCom, as its new Chairman for a two-year term. … Continue reading
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Leaders of World’s Largest Communications Companies to Address Critical Business Challenges at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress
December 9, 2008 :GSMA Encourages Industry to Experience the Mobile Future in Barcelona The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, today announced that it is bringing together executives of the world’s largest and most influential mobile operators, software companies, equipment … Continue reading
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GSMA & Mofilm Announce Kevin Spacey as Film Festival Host and Keynote Speaker at the Mobile World Congress
December 3, 2008 :Two-time Academy Award-winning actor, director and founder Triggerstreet.com, Kevin Spacey will headlineat the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress (16-20 February 2009) in Barcelona, as host of the MOFILM Mobile Short Film Festival and mobile entertainment keynote speaker, the GSMA and MOFILM jointly … Continue reading
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GSMA Announces Winners Of 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition – APAC Tournament
November 20, 2008 :The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade group for the mobile industry, today announced the winners of the APAC leg of the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition. The winners were announced at the GSMA’s Mobile Asia Congress, Asia’s leading … Continue reading
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GSMA, Huawei and leading operators to ignite the embedded mobile market
November 19, 2008 :19th November 2008, Macau: The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, and Huawei, a leading provider of next-generation end-to-end telecommunications solutions, have joined forces to help the mobile industry realise the huge potential market for consumer and industrial … Continue reading
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GSMA calls for Pay-Buy-Mobile handsets
November 18, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, today called for full NFC functionality – including the standardised ‘Single Wire Protocol’ interface – to be built into commercially available mobile handsets from mid-2009, in order to ensure that … Continue reading
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Winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 Announced in Macau
November 17, 2008 :November 17th 2008, Macau: The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, tonight announced the winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 in a glittering ceremony at the Mobile Asia Congress, in Macau SAR China. It was a very … Continue reading
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GSMA delivers industry first in Carrier ENUM Initiative
November 17, 2008 :Pilot programme achieves successful traffic exchange PathFinder™ brand name announced First certified vendors appointed November 17th 2008, Macau: The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for the mobile industry, and NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) a provider of clearinghouse and directory services … Continue reading
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Switzerland’s Digital Dividend Decision Adds to Mobile Broadband Momentum
November 13, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, applauded Switzerland’s decision to allocate part of the digital dividend* spectrum to mobile broadband services. The Swiss government said use of this spectrum will enable excellent mobile broadband coverage of … Continue reading
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GSMA Announces Asia Mobile Awards Nominees
October 30, 2008 :Winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 and Mobile Innovation APAC Tournament to be announced at the Mobile Asia Congress in Macau. The GSMA, the global trade association for mobile operators, today announced a shortlist of 40 nominees for the … Continue reading
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Digital Plan Will Boost France’s Competitiveness
October 21, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, called on governments across Europe to emulate the “Digital Plan” unveiled by the French Government. By allocating part of the digital dividend* spectrum to mobile broadband services, France is well-placed … Continue reading
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Thailand’s Mobile Operators Set To Invest Heavily In Mobile Broadband
October 20, 2008 :20th Ocotober 2008, Bangkok, Thailand: Thailand’s mobile operators are poised to invest around US$4 billion in rolling out Mobile Broadband (HSPA*) services over the next three years following the government’s decision to license new spectrum and allow existing mobile frequencies … Continue reading
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Vodacom, GSMA and Qualcomm Bring High-Speed Internet Cafes to Tanzania
October 15, 2008 :Vodacom, supported by the GSMA Development Fund and by Qualcomm, through its Wireless Reach™ initiative, has connected Internet cafes in three of Tanzania’s cities to its HSPA mobile broadband network, enabling locals to gain high-speed access to the vast repository … Continue reading
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Unprecedented Gathering Of China’s Mobile Leaders In Macau
October 6, 2008 :Leaders of China Mobile and China Unicom to speak at Mobile Asia Congress The 2008 edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Asia Congress will be the first event ever to bring together the leaders of China Mobile and China Unicom – … Continue reading
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Industry Giants Unite to Deliver Mobile Broadband Future
September 30, 2008 :GSMA partners with leading companies to deliver range of ready to run, easy to use Mobile Broadband devices Today, 16 of the world’s best known IT and mobile companies have united behind a GSMA-led initiative to create a new category … Continue reading
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GSMA & Mofilm Call For Short Films For First Ever Global Mobile Film Festival – At Mobile World Congress In Barcelona
September 29, 2008 :Partnership to create a new forum for short films at the world’s biggest communications industry event The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, and Mofilm, a pioneer of short films for mobile and on-line distribution today announced … Continue reading
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GSMA And IDB To Drive Mobile Financial Services In Latin America
September 25, 2008 :The GSMA, the global body for the mobile industry, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have joined forces to accelerate the deployment in Latin America and the Caribbean of mobile financial services designed to meet the needs of the unbanked … Continue reading
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GSMA Announces Virtual Tournament Global Finalist as part of 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Competition
September 22, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, announced the overall winner of the ‘virtual’ online round of its 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Competition. Winners were named in each of five categories, from which InfoGin was selected as … Continue reading
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GSMA Launches Renewable Energy Push For Mobile Networks
September 18, 2008 :Target of 118,000 base stations in developing world using green power by 2012 The GSMA launched the Green Power for Mobile programme with the goal of helping the mobile industry use renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, or sustainable … Continue reading
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GSMA To Take Rich Communication Suite Forwards
September 15, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, today announced that it has added the Rich Communication Suite (RCS) Initiative to its work programme. Supported by over 30 operators and vendors, RCS enables interoperable enriched communication including in-call … Continue reading
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GSMA’S Global Mobile Awards 2009 And Mobile Innovation EMEA Tournament – Now Open For Entry
September 3, 2008 :The GSMA announced that entries are invited for the 2009 Global Mobile Awards and the penultimate round of its Mobile Innovation Global Competition, both of which will be presented at the mobile industry’s biggest annual event, the Mobile World Congress … Continue reading
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Global Mobile Broadband subscribers hit 50 million
August 21, 2008 :Number of users connected to fast Mobile Broadband (HSPA) networks forecast to grow at more than 4m a month The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, today announced that the number of worldwide subscribers using Mobile Broadband … Continue reading
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Brazilian Operators Commit to Interoperable Personal IM Services
August 4, 2008 :Collaboration will create one of the largest mobile IM communities in the world The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, today announced that eight mobile operators in Brazil are working together to launch interoperable Personal IM services … Continue reading
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Leading Ceos To Headline At GSMA’s Mobile Asia Congress
July 22, 2008 :New breed of advanced mobile services to take centre stage in Macau Leading chief executives from the mobile industry will be joined by senior executives from the financial services sector at the GSMA’s Mobile Asia Congress in Macau between November … Continue reading
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GSMA announces Virtual Award Tournament as part of the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Competition
July 21, 2008 :Call for entries for ‘Virtual’ round of global innovation tournament culminating on September 16 online and in Herzelia, Israel. The global trade group for the mobile industry, the GSMA has engaged with Carmel Ventures, a leading VC fund, and other … Continue reading
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Successful Trials Of High-Quality Packet-Switched Communications Across Mobile Networks
July 16, 2008 :The GSMA, the global body for the mobile industry, has completed successful trials of voice calls based on the SIP-I protocol* between core networks supplied by Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks. Hosted by TeliaSonera in their Finnish and Swedish laboratories, … Continue reading
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GSMA Calls for Entries to the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 and Mobile Innovation APAC Tournament
July 16, 2008 :New categories for ‘Mobile Money’, Mobile Internet and a ‘Green Mobile’ Award The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, today made an official call for entries to the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 and the Asia Pacific round … Continue reading
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GSMA Responds To European Commission Proposals To Regulate Roaming Costs For Text Messaging
July 15, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, responded to the European Commission’s announcement of proposed regulation to cap the cost of sending text, or SMS, messages across European borders. “According to our analysis, the average price of … Continue reading
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Future Mobile Broadband Services Jeopardised By Regulation
July 2, 2008 :Network spending in decline as regulation puts further pressure on profitability Europe’s mobile industry is cutting back spending on new networks and services as a growing regulatory burden from the European Union puts profitability under pressure. To justify the imposition … Continue reading
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Operators To Define Requirements For NFC Handsets
June 30, 2008 :This summer, the GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, plans to release a preliminary set of minimum requirements for handsets containing Near Field Communications (NFC) chipsets. Developed by mobile operators supporting the GSMA’s Pay-Buy-Mobile initiative, the requirements … Continue reading
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GSMA Teams Up With European Payments Council
June 30, 2008 :Alliance will accelerate deployment of mobile payment services The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, and the European Payments Council, which represents 8,000 banks in the European Union and EEA and Switzerland, are to work together to … Continue reading
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Michael O’Hara Joins GSMA As Chief Marketing Officer
June 26, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, has announced the appointment of Michael O’Hara – former General Manager for Marketing and Industry Management for the Communications Sector at Microsoft Corporation – as its new Chief Marketing Officer … Continue reading
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GSMA And NGMN Alliance Will Work Together To Steer The Future Of Mobile Broadband
June 19, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, and the NGMN Alliance, the group focused on the evolution to the next generation of mobile networks, have agreed to cooperate to help steer the development of … Continue reading
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Momentum Grows Behind Mobile Broadband At 850MHz
June 17, 2008 :850MHz accounts for more than 40% of global HSPA connections The number of mobile broadband (HSPA) connections in the 850MHz frequency band worldwide has leapt to more than 13 million from 1.3 million one year ago thanks to rapid growth … Continue reading
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The GSMA Calls On Europe To Seize The Digital Dividend
June 12, 2008 :Spectrum harmonisation across the EU is vital to ensure affordable handsets The GSMA, the global body for the mobile industry, has called upon European policy makers to set aside around 25% of the spectrum currently used for analogue television for … Continue reading
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EU Mobile Data Market Growing Rapidly Driven By Spread of Mobile Broadband
June 11, 2008 :EU data roaming traffic growing at 75 per cent per annum Usage of mobile data services, which enable people to access the Internet, email and other multimedia on the move, is growing rapidly in the European Union as mobile broadband … Continue reading
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GSMA Announces Winners Of 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition – Americas Tournament
June 4, 2008 :201 organisations from 27 countries attend inaugural Americas event The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for the mobile industry, today announced the winners of the Americas leg of the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition. The winners were … Continue reading
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Africa’s Mobile Industry To Pay $71 Billion In Tax By 2012
May 29, 2008 :GSMA says cutting mobile-specific taxes would boost government revenue The mobile industry will generate $71 billion in tax revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2012, but that figure would be higher still if governments removed taxes that treat mobile … Continue reading
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GSMA Announces Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition Top Innovators
May 22, 2008 :Stellar line-up of speakers from Coca-Cola, Visa, Walt Disney and Yahoo! attend inaugural Americas event. The GSM Association (GSMA) today announced the Top Innovators for the Americas leg of the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition, along with additional, high-calibre … Continue reading
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GSMA and Femto Forum Team Up To Boost In-Building Coverage
May 21, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade association for the mobile industry, and the Femto Forum, the independent industry association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, will work together to define and develop solutions for the deployment of femtocells within mobile operator networks. … Continue reading
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Seventy Million More Africans Now Connected To GSM Networks
May 13, 2008 :GSM coverage extended by an area the size of France in just 12 months The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, announced today that the number of mobile connections in Africa has risen 70 million in the … Continue reading
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GSMA Honours Egypt with Government Leadership Award
May 11, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, has awarded its prestigious Government Leadership Award 2008 to Egypt. The award exists to recognise exceptional work by governments in the fields of mobile communications policy and regulation. Egypt was … Continue reading
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GSMA publishes Near Field Communications (NFC) technical guidelines white paper
April 27, 2008 :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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GSMA Calls On Thailand To Issue New 3G Licences
April 21, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade association for the mobile industry, urged the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of Thailand to license the 2100MHz spectrum band for 3G services by August 2008. The rollout of 3G, enhanced by HSPA*, will greatly improve … Continue reading
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Industry Leaders Headline GSMA Mobile Innovation Marketplace – Americas
April 16, 2008 :The GSM Association (GSMA) announced the headline speakers for the Mobile Innovation Marketplace – Americas, which is being held in Atlanta, Georgia, June 3 – 4, 2008. Ralph de la Vega, President & CEO, AT&T Mobility; Michael Joseph, CEO, Safaricom, … Continue reading
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3 Billion GSM Connections On The Mobile Planet – Reports The GSMA
April 16, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, today announced that total connections to GSM mobile communications networks have now passed the 3 Billion mark globally. The third billion landmark has been reached just four years after the … Continue reading
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India needs to rethink its universal service policy
April 15, 2008 :GSMA calls for market forces to be allowed to bring down cost of mobile The GSM Association, the global trade association for the mobile industry, has called on the Indian government to cut in half the 5% levy on telecom … Continue reading
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HSPA Mobile Broadband overtakes fixed broadband in Indonesia
April 15, 2008 :The GSM Association, the global trade association for the mobile industry, announced that the number of Mobile Broadband (HSPA*) connections in Indonesia has surpassed the number of fixed broadband connections. At the end of 2007 – just one year after … Continue reading
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CEOs Of Leading Mobile Phone Operators Join GSMA Board
April 7, 2008 :The chief executives of MTS of Russia, SK Telecom of Korea, Telstra of Australia, Telecom Italia and Zain, which operates in 22 countries, have all joined the board of the GSM Association, the global trade association for the mobile industry. … Continue reading
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Industry Leaders To Gather In Cairo For Mobile Money Summit
April 2, 2008 :New GSMA event to focus on convergence of financial and mobile services Naguib Sawiris, CEO of Orascom Telecom, Christina Gold, CEO of Western Union, Hans Wijayasuriya, Group CEO of Dialog Telekom, Rizza Maniego-Eala, President of Globe Telecom’s G-Xchange, and Dr. … Continue reading
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EU Mobile Industry Ensures Children Can Access Content Safely
April 2, 2008 :GSM Europe framework being implemented in all 27 countries of the EU Mobile operators serving 550 million customers in the European Union are putting in place safeguards to ensure that children can safely access content on mobile phones as part … Continue reading
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Global Mobile Broadband Connections Increase Tenfold Over The Past Year
March 28, 2008 :Momentum gathers pace as 166 Mobile Broadband (HSPA) networks are now live in 73 countries The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for the mobile industry, today announced that there are now more than 32 million Mobile Broadband (HSPA*) … Continue reading
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The World of Mobile Innovation is Heading to Atlanta
March 27, 2008 :GSMA to showcase the best in mobile innovation at the Mobile Innovation Marketplace – Americas in Atlanta in June 2008 The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for the mobile industry and the organisation responsible for the Mobile World … Continue reading
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Zain, Ericsson and the GSMA to save lives on Lake Victoria by extending mobile coverage
March 13, 2008 :The 200,000 fisherman that work on Lake Victoria will soon have the opportunity to use mobile phones to call for help if they get into trouble on the world’s second largest inland lake. Pan-Africa mobile operator Celtel, a subsidiary of … Continue reading
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Completion of Core Mobile NFC Standard to Spark New Services
February 29, 2008 :ETSI decision adds a key piece to the Mobile NFC jigsaw puzzle The GSMA is pleased that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute has adopted the technical standards governing Mobile Near Field Communications (NFC) services supported by the Association and its … Continue reading
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Voice Messages to Cross Networks in Pakistan
February 14, 2008 :Mobile phone users can send voice messages instead of SMS Telenor Pakistan and Ufone Pakistan are set to launch the world’s first interoperable voice messaging, or voice SMS, services in 2008 following successful voice messaging trials towards the end of … Continue reading
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Mobile World Congress Breaks New Ground
February 14, 2008 :More than 55,000 visitors* attended the world’s premier mobile event, the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona to do business and debate the future of the mobile phone industry, making this year’s event the largest yet. The three-day conference, which … Continue reading
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GSMA Announces 13th Annual Global Mobile Award Winners
February 13, 2008 :The 13th Annual GSMA Global Mobile Awards proved lucky for some, as the winners were announced last night at a glittering gala dinner in Barcelona, hosted by international comedian Graham Norton. It was an evening full of stars and surprises, … Continue reading
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GSMA To Pilot A Carrier ENUM Service For Mobile Operators
February 13, 2008 :NRS will make it easy to access a rich suite of communications services 13th February 2008, Barcelona, Spain: The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for mobile operators, is preparing to pilot a service that will simplify the transmission of … Continue reading
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GSMA and IMGA Collaborate to Drive Mobile Gaming Innovation at the Mobile World Congress
January 15, 2008 :GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards and International Mobile Gaming Awards Align to Promote Mobile Gaming Sector 15th January 2008, London: The GSM Association (GSMA) and the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) today announced an agreement to join forces at this year’s Mobile … Continue reading
