Impact of exclusion zones policies on siting of base stations (Case Study)
November 20, 2012: November 2012 This report presents the results of a modeling analysis of the impacts of planning-based exclusion zones on the ability to site mobile communication base stations. In the context of mobile communications infrastructure deployment planning-base...Read moreE-waste crisis averted – Nokia offers to recycle 2 million fake phones in Kenya
October 9, 2012: Nokia has averted a potential environmental crisis in Kenya after the company put their hand up to handle the collection and recycling of more than two million counterfeit phones that will be rendered useless when they are cut-off from the country’s mobile n...Read moreFirst tower study in Middle East finds exposures well below safety limits
October 9, 2012: In response to public concern about the safety of mobile phone tower signals in the middle-east, researchers have conducted the first ever study of base station exposures in the region and found all but a handful of radiation levels were higher than 1,000 time...Read moreAppeals court blocks San Francisco cell phone warning law
October 9, 2012: A controversial San Francisco law requiring cell phone retailers to warn customers of potential radiation risks was blocked by a U.S. appeals court. It would require retailers to give each cell phone buyer a fact sheet saying the World Health Organization h...Read moreOverall risk assessment of mobile phone technologies started by WHO
October 9, 2012: The World Health Organization’s overall risk assessment of all health outcomes for mobile communication technologies has started and is expected to be completed by the end of 2014. Following the classification and announcement last June by the Internation...Read moreNorwegian experts find no health risks with mobile phones and wireless networks
October 9, 2012: There are no health risks from mobile phones and their base stations or wireless networks according to a comprehensive review of all available scientific evidence by a Norwegian Expert Committee. “The group found no evidence that the low-level fields arou...Read moreEditorial – GSMA to step up off-grid green energy network conversions thanks to World Bank support
October 9, 2012: More than 10,000 rural phone towers in communities without electricity will be upgraded to green energy sources such as wind and solar over the next four years thanks to continued support for the GSMA’s project to convert diesel powered network sites in deve...Read moreWorld Telecommunications and Information Society Day- May 2012
May 17, 2012: Today is World Telecommunications and Information Society Day, which is celebrated around the world in an effort to raise awareness of the power of communications technologies and promote initiatives that reduce the digital divide. The theme for WTISD 2012 ...Read more- Tax
Study shows lower taxation can lead to higher revenues for Turkish government- May 2012
May 10, 2012: 9 May 2012, Istanbul: The GSMA today outlined findings from its Mobile Telephony and Taxation in Turkey report which highlights that mobile consumers in Turkey pay the highest taxation as a proportion of mobile service costs in the world. Taxes in 2011 represe...Read more Broadband Commission releases new climate report
April 4, 2012: The GSMA commends the Broadband Commission on its new climate report which provides recommendations for policymakers and global leaders to leverage ICT and broadband services in the shift towards a low-carbon economy. The Broadband Commission’s report aim...Read moreTelefónica Germany identifies €1.8 Million per year of energy savings with GSMA Mobile Energy Efficiency Optimisation pilot- April 2012
April 4, 2012: The GSMA today announced the successful completion of the first Mobile Energy Efficiency Optimisation project with Telefónica Germany and Nokia Siemens Networks’ Energy Solutions. Telefónica Germany participated in the GSMA’s Mobile Energy Efficiency (ME...Read more- Mobile and Privacy
Mobile Privacy: delivering trust for consumers and citizens
March 29, 2012: The convergence of mobile and the internet is bringing significant benefits to consumers and society. However, this welcomed development is also re-shaping the online privacy landscape and is leading to the emergence of new privacy challenges across the mobile...Read more ITU World Radiocommunication Conference: Governments back call for new mobile spectrum
March 29, 2012: At the the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) in Geneva the ITU and the GSMA announced that future global spectrum allocation for mobile will be on the agenda at the next event in 2015 (WRC-15). “By taking action now to secure more spectrum...Read more- Mobile and Privacy
Mobile Privacy: delivering trust for consumers and citizens
March 29, 2012: The convergence of mobile and the internet is bringing significant benefits to consumers and society. However, this welcomed development is also re-shaping the online privacy landscape and is leading to the emergence of new privacy challenges across the mobile...Read more Phone study on pregnant mice is alarmist and irresponsible say UK experts
March 28, 2012: Experts in human development from the United Kingdom have called the interpretation of the results of a Yale study – which reported that exposing pregnant mice to transmissions from mobile phones affected the behaviour of their offspring – irresponsible an...Read moreChildren’s Use of Mobile Phones — An International Comparison November 2011: Japan, India, Paraguay and Egypt
November 22, 2011: Download ...Read moreNew report shows perceptions of the mobile industry held by governments and regulators- November 2011
November 18, 2011: The GSMA has launched its second edition of the Mobile Reputation Index Report. The report is an on-going research project into the perceptions of the mobile industry held by governments and regulators. This new report summarises the views of respondents betwe...Read more- Mobile and Privacy
GSMA to speak at 2nd Annual European Data Protection and Privacy conference- December 2011
November 17, 2011: Following up from last year’s successful event, the 2011 European Data Protection and Privacy conference is set to be a dinner. Keynote speakers will include: Viviane Reding, VP of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and ...Read more GSMA Energy Efficiency Methodology Incorporated in ITU's New Global Standard- November 2011
November 17, 2011: The GSMA’s Mobile Energy Efficiency Benchmarking methodology has been recognised in a global standard by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The GSMA’s methodology, which benchmarks the energy efficiency of mobile networks, has been include...Read moreAllocating digital dividend spectrum could contribute up to US$15 billion to Latin American economy- November 2011
November 17, 2011: New research shows that allocating digital dividend spectrum in the 700 MHz band for the deployment of mobile services could contribute almost US$15 billion to the Latin American economy and would extend mobile broadband coverage to nearly 93 per cent of the r...Read moreGSMA Europe’s Mobilising the Cloud Conference- December 2011
November 16, 2011: The emergence of the mobile cloud is a driver for competitiveness and consumer convenience. How can the European Union capitalise on this important opportunity? The GSMA’s Mobilising the Cloud Conference, will examine the current state of play, the future of...Read moreNew research that shows children’s mobile phone habits are changing- November 2011
November 14, 2011: New research released today by the GSMA and the NTT DOCOMO Mobile Society Research Institute shows that 69 per cent of children aged eight to 18 use mobile phones and 40 per cent of these regularly use mobile phones to access the internet. The new research ...Read moreGSMA speaks to CNBC in Africa- November 2011
November 10, 2011: Peter Lyons, Director of Spectrum Policy, Africa and Middle East, GSMA appeared on CNBC today to speak about the GSMA Africa Mobile Observatory. ...Read moreNew report shows Africa is world’s second largest mobile market- November 2011
November 9, 2011: The first GSMA Africa Mobile Observatory launched today at Africacom and shows Africa is now the world’s second largest mobile market by connections after Asia. Africa is the fastest growing mobile market in the world. Africa achieved this milestone as mobil...Read moreGlobal mobile tax benchmark shows consumers pay more tax today than in 2007- November 2011
November 7, 2011: The average tax burden on mobile consumers is higher today than in 2007 according to a new global benchmark study undertaken by Deloitte for the GSMA. The benchmark of 111 countries found that the average increase in tax, as a proportion of mobile usage costs,...Read moreNew handset recycling scheme for Qatar- November 2011
November 2, 2011: Qatar has a new handset recycling scheme. The initiative, run by local communications company Starlink and UAE-based handset recycling company FoneSwap, will enable citizens to trade in their old handsets with a view to getting a substantial discount on a bran...Read moreOctober 21- Recent study shows no evidence of the relationship between mobile phones and brain tumours
October 21, 2011: The prestigious British Medical Journal published a report by Danish researchers about the relationship between mobile phone use and brain tumours. The research included more than 350.000 mobile subscribers and among its conclusions found no indications that i...Read moreRoamfest and Hubfest will now exclusively take place during BARG- October 2011
October 17, 2011: There will not be a Roamfest & Hubfest event held during BARG#78 taking place in Monaco in October 2011. The next Roamfest & Hubfest will be held in China in March 2012 at BARG#79. Members are encouraged to visit the BARG homepage on the GSMA Infoce...Read more- Mobile and Privacy
September 2011- GSMA research shows mobile users rank privacy as important when using applications and services
September 28, 2011: This new privacy research is the first in a series of studies commissioned by the GSMA to help understand the degree to which privacy interests are of concern to mobile users, and how they influence attitudes towards, and use of, mobile internet services and a...Read more FCC announces date for net neutrality to be adopted- September 2011
September 23, 2011: The United States Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules will become effective on 20 November 2011 and their effectiveness will be reviewed within two years. The impact of these rules on mobile broadband providers is summarised in th...Read moreGSMA Mobile Network Benchmarking service gains backing of 20 mobile operators
March 22, 2011: The GSMA today announced that its Mobile Energy Efficiency (MEE) network benchmarking service, launched in November 2010, has now recruited a further 17 mobile network operators (MNO), growing the total number of operators supporting the initiative to 20 world...Read moreGSMA launches Mobile Energy Efficiency network benchmarking service
November 17, 2010: Initiative to help the mobile industry lower annual energy bill of $35 billion and reduce MNOs' carbon emissions The GSMA today announced that it is launching the Mobile Energy Efficiency (MEE) Network Benchmarking Service, an initiative that will provide a...Read more
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