Gsma news and trends

Today in Data: Rev The Launch Engines
Today In Data // June 27, 2017

In the tech world, launches are happening every day. From product releases to new companies and merger announcements, improvements are constantly being offered to enhance some aspect of consumer and vendor relationships. One common improvement thread among tech launches includes changes to aspects of payments...

GSMA Announces The Launch Of Several LPWA Rollouts For IoT
Intelligence of Things // June 27, 2017

The Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association (GSMA) announced Monday that its Mobile IoT Initiative was gaining traction with multiple commercial rollouts of Low Power, Wide Area (LPWA) solutions by several mobile operators including AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom (DT), Verizon and Vodafone. In...

Global Mobile Economy Shows No Signs Of Slowdown
Mobile Commerce // March 02, 2017

The mobile money market is continuing to not only grow, but also have an increasing impact on lives, economies and innovation. This week, the GSMA released the results of its annual State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money, which highlighted the global success of...

GSMA/Mobile Operators Address Mobile Money Gender Gap
International // February 23, 2016

The GSMA said on Monday (Feb. 22) that it has launched what is known as the Connected Women Commitment Initiative, which the collection of mobile phone operators and other firms said represents a commitment to reducing what it termed the “mobile gender gap.” The association said...

Quick Reads
Sub-Saharan Africa Driving Mobile Money Market

July 13, 2017
More than half the world’s mobile money deployments are coming from a perhaps unexpected source: Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet in a way, that balance makes sense. Mobile money deployments give unbanked individuals access to financial services, and that’s clearly filling a significant need in that part of the world. A new study by GSMA, “State of […]

GSMA Announces The Launch Of Several LPWA Rollouts For IoT

June 27, 2017
The Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association (GSMA) announced Monday that its Mobile IoT Initiative was gaining traction with multiple commercial rollouts of Low Power, Wide Area (LPWA) solutions by several mobile operators...

Global Mobile Economy Shows No Signs Of Slowdown

March 02, 2017
The mobile money market is continuing to not only grow, but also have an increasing impact on lives, economies and innovation. This week, the GSMA released the results of its...

GSMA/Mobile Operators Address Mobile Money Gender Gap

February 23, 2016
The GSMA said on Monday (Feb. 22) that it has launched what is known as the Connected Women Commitment Initiative, which the collection of mobile phone operators and other firms said...