2006
14 Dec 2006
GSMA Calls On Standards Bodies To Follow ETSI's Lead On IPR
Changes by ETSI will reduce the uncertainty around intellectual property rights
29 Nov 2006
Study Shows Low Prices On Europe's Top Roaming Routes
In some of the most popular business and tourist destinations in Europe, many visitors can make a two-minute mobile phone call home for as little as 33 Euro cents per minute, according to a study…
29 Nov 2006
CEOs Of Major Mobile Phone Operators Join GSMA Board
Cable & Wireless International, MTN, Softbank and Mobilkom Austria Group have all joined the board of the GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile phone operators.
29 Nov 2006
Mobile Broadband Poised To Take Off In Russia
Transparent licensing process will kickstart 3G mobile market
23 Nov 2006
World-Class Speaker Line-Up for 3GSM World Congress 2007
Event to feature top executives from the mobile and entertainment industries
23 Nov 2006
Strong Global Demand for MMS and Mobile Email
Multimedia messaging (MMS) has become a popular service among mobile phone users worldwide and mobile email may have even greater potential, according to a major consumer survey commissioned by…
20 Nov 2006
Operators Unite To Build New Mobile Market
GSM Association pushes for a global standard for Near Field Communications
08 Nov 2006
Robert Redford Announces Sundance Film Festival: Global Short Film Project For Mobile
Sundance Institute announces pilot project in collaboration with the GSM Association, to create short films for viewing on mobile phones
07 Nov 2006
EU Roaming Prices Down 22% Since Last Year
GSMA expects competition to deliver further reductions
02 Nov 2006
Just One Month Left To Enter The GSM Association Global Mobile Awards 2007!
There are now just four weeks left to enter the mobile industry's leading awards showcase, the GSM Association's Global Mobile Awards 2007.
31 Oct 2006
Steven Evans joins GSM Association as Chief Strategy Officer
The GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile phone networks, has announced the appointment of Steven Evans as its new Chief Strategy Officer, who will join on 1st March 2007.
17 Oct 2006
Microimage & Open-Plug Take Top Prizes at Inaugural Asian Mobile Innovation Awards
Microimage & Open-Plug Take Top Prizes at Inaugural Asian Mobile Innovation Awards
17 Oct 2006
Mobile Phones Could Become Key Weapon in War on HIV/AIDS and Avian Flu
GSMA and Voxiva develop handset software to fight spread of pandemics
17 Oct 2006
Grameenphone Rolls Out Affordable Internet Access Across Bangladesh
Bangladeshi mobile operator, GSMA and entrepreneurs team up to bring villages online
17 Oct 2006
Mobile Networks to Cover 90% of the World's Population by 2010
Better use of universal service funds would extend coverage to near 100%
16 Oct 2006
3GSM World Congress Asia Heads For Entertainment Centre of Macau in 2007
3GSM World Congress Asia Heads For Entertainment Centre of Macau in 2007
16 Oct 2006
Mobile Broadband to Become a Standard Feature in Notebook Computers
GSMA-led initiative delivers guidelines for integrating high-speed 3G in laptops
16 Oct 2006
Instant Messages to Travel Across Asian Mobile Networks
Asian operators team up with the GSMA to rollout personal instant messaging
12 Oct 2006
Operators With 620 Million Subscribers Spearhead GSMA’s 3G Campaign
Exchanging text messages across the world's 700 GSM networks will become a reality following the successful completion of the second phase of the GSM Association's trials of a hub-based…
12 Oct 2006
GSMA’s Hubbing Programme to Streamline Global Delivery of SMS Messages
Exchanging text messages across the world's 700 GSM networks will become a reality following the successful completion of the second phase of the GSM Association's trials of a hub-based…
11 Oct 2006
Ericsson, GSMA and MTN to Use Biofuels to Expand Mobile Coverage
The GSM Association, Ericsson and multinational telecommunications group MTN have teamed up to establish biofuels as an alternative source of power for wireless networks in the developing…
06 Oct 2006
World’s largest mobile broadband network launches in Australia
First HSDPA network launched across rural and urban Australia - three months ahead of schedule
05 Oct 2006
GSMA announces shortlist for the first Asia Mobile Innovation Awards
The GSM Association (GSMA) today announced the six finalists for the first Asia Mobile Innovation Awards, a competition - sponsored by Ericsson - for young, small and start up companies across…
21 Sep 2006
GSMA Calls for Ombudsman to Investigate Adoption of Roaming Regulation
The GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile operators, has filed a complaint with the European Ombudsman setting out its concerns about the European Commission's proposal for…
18 Sep 2006
Call for Entries: The GSM Association's Global Mobile Awards 2007
The GSM Association's Global Mobile Awards 2007 are now open for entry. Established as the leading awards showcase for the world's mobile industry, the 12th Annual Awards will culminate in a gala…
18 Aug 2006
Industry Leaders To Gather at 3GSM World Congress Asia 2006
CEOs of leading mobile operators to speak in Singapore in October
09 Aug 2006
Deadline looms for Asia's mobile innovators
GSM Association announces final call for entries to inaugural Asia Mobile Innovation Award
19 Jul 2006
GSM Association applauds Kenyan gateway license decision
Call for better regulation in Sierra Leone17 Jul 2006
Commission Spectrum Proposals May Curb Growth Of 3G
European Commission proposals to change the way in which radio spectrum is allocated could affect the future progress and availability of advanced mobile phone services, such as video…12 Jul 2006
Competition Renders Roaming Regulation Unnecessary
The European Commission's revised proposals, unveiled today, to regulate the European roaming market are unnecessary as competition is already delivering substantial reductions in the prices of…
10 Jul 2006
New Web Site Helps Consumers to Find Best Mobile Roaming Rates
European mobile operators have today launched a Web site that enables European consumers to find the best tariffs for making and receiving mobile phone calls when travelling abroad this summer.
21 Jun 2006
MTN brings high-speed internet to South African townships
Mobile operator MTN has teamed up with entrepreneurs in the South African province of Gauteng to provide high-speed wireless Internet access to 'Internet cafes' in townships lacking affordable…
16 Jun 2006
GSMA's video share trials in China prove successful
Mobile devices from Ericsson, Intel, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Siemens successfully shared live pictures across an IMS network in a recent trial run by the GSM Association (GSMA), the global…
14 Jun 2006
Commission's latest proposal to regulate roaming is flawed
A single European roaming tariff would distort and damage national markets
13 Jun 2006
GSM mobile phone technology adds another billion connections in just 30 months
GSM mobile phone technology adds another billion connections in just 30 months
13 Jun 2006
GSMA To Accelerate Development Of Mass-market 3G Handsets Under "3G For All" Programme
Industry leaders line up for Asia's premier mobile event
13 Jun 2006
GSM Association Announces Asia Mobile Innovation Award for the 3GSM World Congress Asia 2006
Industry leaders line up for Asia's premier mobile event
15 May 2006
Falls in roaming rates demonstrate power of competitive forces
The GSMA believes roaming tariffs will continue to fall as mobile operators respond to moves by competitors
10 May 2006
Lower mobile taxes in Bangladesh could boost overall government revenues
GSMA research shows how governments in developing countries can help the mobile industry to drive economic growth
05 May 2006
Global momentum for high speed mobile broadband accelerates on an unprecedented scale
The worldwide movement by operators to deploy high speed mobile broadband services - based on the global W-CDMA and HSDPA technology standards* - is fuelling unprecedented economies of scale in…
18 Apr 2006
Growing Mobile Tax Burden in Turkey Holds Back Economic Growth
GSMA calls on Turkey to reconsider plans for a new 'Environmental Contribution' tax on mobile phone users
12 Apr 2006
Dr Young-Chu Cho of KTF Korea elected to GSMA Board
The President & CEO of South Korean mobile operator KTF, Dr Young-Chu Cho has been elected to the board of the GSM Association, the global trade association for the mobile industry that…
28 Mar 2006
EU Proposals to Regulate Roaming are Heavy-Handed
Pricing calls made at home and abroad the same would distort a competitive market
22 Mar 2006
Further Roaming Regulation is Unnecessary and Potentially Damaging
Mammoth visitor numbers confirm 3GSM World Congress as the world's premier event. GSMA calls for a full impact assessment of any EU-wide roaming legislation
16 Feb 2006
Highest Ever Attendance at 3GSM World Congress 2006
Mammoth visitor numbers confirm 3GSM World Congress as the world's premier event
15 Feb 2006
Spinvox Scoops First GSM Association Mobile Innovation Award
Qstik, OZ complete top three from 150 worldwide entries
15 Feb 2006
Leading Operators Join Forces to Tackle Mobile Spam
15 mobile operators sign up to GSMA code of practice on spam
15 Feb 2006
GSMA Trials to Pave the Way For Global Rollout of Video Share
Fifty companies involved in IMS/SIP trials across Europe, Asia & North America
14 Feb 2006
Nokia's Jorma Ollia Receives GSM Association Chairman's Award
The individual who built Nokia into one of the world's best-known brands was honoured at the GSM Association's annual industry Awards ceremony last night in Barcelona
14 Feb 2006
GSM Association Awards 2006 – The Winners
Stars converge at the National Palace as Barcelona hosts highlight of the GSM year
14 Feb 2006
Africa Held Back by Erratic Mobile Phone Regulation
GSMA study shows better regulation would boost mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa by up to 30%
14 Feb 2006
Pakistan Recognised by GSMA for Exceptional Work in Developing Mobile Communications
The GSM Association, a global trade association representing more than 680 mobile operators, today announced that Pakistan has won the GSMA's prestigious Government Leadership Award.
14 Feb 2006
Laptops to connect to global mobile networks
GSMA and Intel to enable laptops to connect automatically to high-speed 3G broadband data and Wi-Fi networks via SIM
14 Feb 2006
Mobile Phones Can Expand Financial Services In Emerging Markets
The Philippines shows the potential of mobile commerce as an alternative to cash
13 Feb 2006
Leading Mobile Operators to Deliver Ubiquitous Instant Messaging
GSMA paves the way for IM to build on the success of text messaging
13 Feb 2006
Emerging Market Handset Programme Set to Exceed Target
Operators snap up ultra-low cost handsets designed to bridge digital divide
10 Feb 2006
Craig David Sets The Flava For 3GSM World Congress
Mobile And Interactive Entertainment Industry Join Forces For New Summit
10 Feb 2006
GSM Association Warns of the Consequences of “Mixed Band” Plan For 3G Spectrum in Brazil
The GSM Association recommends that the Brazilian regulator ANATEL builds on its successful spectrum policy by ensuring that the allocation of the IMT-2000 core band in Brazil is consistent with…
09 Feb 2006
GSMA statement on European Commission's proposal to regulate roaming retail prices
The European Commission's proposal to regulate mobile roaming retail prices is unnecessary and at odds with the region's free market principles, according to the GSM Association, the trade…
08 Feb 2006
Operators sign up to new structure for easier delivery of text messages across all global networks
The GSM Association (GSMA) has developed a new hub-based structure to support cross network text message (SMS) traffic that will dramatically reduce the time and complexity of establishing…
07 Feb 2006
New Agreement Underpins Growth of 3GSM World Congresses
GSMA and Informa extend partnership with three year agreement
30 Jan 2006
GSM Association Unveils Text Auction For UNICEF
Tickets to the hottest sports and entertainment events of 2006 and rare signed memorabilia on offer now – bid to make a difference!
19 Jan 2006
GSM Breaks New Ground In Brazil
More than half of Brazil's mobile phone users are connected to GSM networks
19 Jan 2006
GSM Association announces shortlist of finalists for first Mobile Innovation Award
Innovators to present at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona
17 Jan 2006
GSM Association announces award nominations for 2006
The GSM Association (GSMA) - the global trade organisation for the mobile industry - has today announced the shortlist of nominees for the GSM Association Awards 2006. Celebrating their eleventh…
