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- 27 Jul 2022
GSMA Launches 5G Industry Challenge to Showcase the Power of Mobile Connectivity
The GSMA has launched the 5G Industry Challenge to build on the success of the GSMA 5G Transformation Hub, recently activated at MWC Barcelona 2022. The Challenge presents an opportunity to showcase…
- 30 Jun 2020
GSMA says 5G Stand Alone will Become Reality
The GSMA convened pioneers in 5G to develop a guidelines document that provides technological, spectrum and regulatory support to operators in the deployment of 5G Stand Alone (5G SA) Option 2.…
- 31 Aug 2020
Huawei’s 5G Equipment Passes GSMA Security Assessment
Huawei’s 5G wireless and core network equipment (5G RAN gNodeB, 5G Core UDG,UDM,UNC,UPCF) and LTE eNodeB has passed the GSMA’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS). GSMA NESAS boosts…
- 12 Dec 2018
Mobile Industry Can Generate $565Bn by Unlocking Right 5G Spectrum - GSMA
Unlocking spectrum for the mobile industry to deliver innovative 5G services across different industry sectors could add $565 billion to global GDP and $152 billion in tax revenue from 2020 to 2034,…
- 28 Feb 2023
GSMA says 30 Countries to Launch 5G Services in 2023
New figures from GSMA Intelligence show 5G connections are expected to double over the next two years, expedited by technological innovations and new 5G network deployments in more than 30 countries…
- 8 Jan 2019
New GSMA Research Reveals Consumer Views on 5G, the Future of Devices
GSMA Intelligence, the research and consulting arm of the GSMA, has published the initial results of its latest Consumer Survey, providing a wealth of insight on consumer technology adoption trends…
- 9 Dec 2014
5G Will Deliver Fresh Wave of Mobile Innovation- GSMA
The GSMA has released a major new report at the GSMA Mobile 360-Europe event being held in Brussels today, outlining its perspectives on the development of 5G. The new GSMA Intelligence report,…
- 24 Feb 2017
GSA, GSMA to Collaborate on Spectrum for 5G Networks
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) and the GSMA yesterday announced an agreement that will help pave the way for the development of 5G mobile broadband networks globally. Through this…
- 28 Feb 2024
5G Connections Hit 1.6 Bn Globally, Rising to 5.5Bn by 2030 - GSMA Intelligence
New figures from GSMA Intelligence (GSMAi) show 5G connections are expected to represent over half (51%) of mobile connections by 2029, rising to 56% by the end of the decade – making 5G the dominant…
- 22 Nov 2019
GSMA Says WRC-19 Spectrum Treaty Will Open Door to Exciting New 5G Services
The GSMA has welcomed the international spectrum treaty adopted by the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), which will unlock the potential for game-changing 5G services around the…
- 6 Nov 2018
GSMA Cautions Mobile Operators on Access to the Right 5G Spectrum
The successful rollout of ultra-fast 5G services relies on timely access to the right amount and type of spectrum in the next year, warns the GSMA in an industry position released yesterday. As the…
- 16 May 2019
Poorly Designed Spectrum Auctions Risk Harming Consumers – GSMA
As 5G spectrum auctions pick up pace globally, the GSMA this week raised concerns into some auctions’ design artificially inflating prices, or inefficiently distributing already scarce spectrum…
- 4 Aug 2022
GSMA Study Finds IMT Ecosystem Ready to Support Use of 6 GHz Spectrum For 5G
The fast-developing 6 GHz IMT ecosystem is poised to play an important role in supporting 5G rollouts worldwide, a new report from the GSMA has revealed. However, whilst 6 GHz ecosystem developers…
- 9 May 2019
GSMA says Poorly Designed Spectrum Auctions Risk Harming Consumers
As 5G spectrum auctions pick up pace globally, the GSMA yesterday raised concerns into some auctions’ design artificially inflating prices, or inefficiently distributing already scarce spectrum…
- 15 May 2018
GSMA Report Highlights Integral Role of Mobile IoT Networks in 5G Future
Global Operators Including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI, Orange and Vodafone Launching Mobile IoT Networks as Key Step in 5G Strategy; 3GPP to Complete Release 15 with NB-IoT and LTE-M as 5G…
- 10 May 2023
OPPO Launches 2023 Inspiration Challenge, Investing USD $440,000 to Call for Innovative Technical Solutions
OPPO Research Institute, together with global partners Qualcomm Technologies, GSMA 5G IN, Amazon Web Services and LinkedIn, announced the launch of 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge on the World Smile…
- 21 Feb 2019
GSMA Report Highlights Global Role of Intelligent Connectivity
The GSMA yesterday issued a new report, ‘Intelligent Connectivity: How the Combination of 5G, AI, Big Data and IoT Is Set to Change Everything,’ highlighting how 5G networks, artificial intelligence…
- 29 Jun 2023
5G as a Catalyst for Economic Opportunities and Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Rami Osman, Director for Corporate Sales and Marketing, MediaTek Middle East and Africa. Over the past two decades, mobile telecommunications has transformed the face of Sub-Saharan Africa,…
- 15 Nov 2016
GSMA Seeks Governments, Regulators Collaboration on a Global Spectrum Plan
The GSMA has called on governments and regulators around the world to commit to supporting the needs of 5G in the lead-up to the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019 (WRC-19). 5G can create a…
- 9 Jul 2020
All You Need to Know about 5G by NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again listed the benefits of 5G to life, business, economy and general wellbeing. Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC The commission also said it is working…
- 12 Jan 2023
Report Identifies Regulations for Africa’s Sluggish 5G Readiness
The rollout of 5G connectivity continues to experience delays in Africa mainly because of market wrangling and regulatory holdups, with 13 out of the continent’s 53 nations connected to the…
- 30 Nov 2021
Intelsat Invests US$2bn into Unified Global 5G Network
Africa-focused satellite operator Intelsat is currently building a unified global 5G network the company says will support virtually any access technology, and enable the next generation of global…
- 15 Dec 2019
Ericsson Powers MTN to a Successful 5G Trails in Lagos
Ericsson, telecommunications equipment manufacturer assisted MTN Nigeria to a successful 5G trails in Lagos recently. Ericsson At the event MTN demonstrated the capacity of 5G service in enhancing…
- 8 Dec 2019
NCC Decries Vandalization of Telecom Infrastructure As MTN Demo 5G in Lagos
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decried the impact of vandalization of telecommunications infrastructure on quality of service as 5G trial is carried out around the country, noting…
- 12 Apr 2020
Tech Journalists Floor 5G Conspiracy Theory
With the debate on the health implication of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology, and the purported cabling of 5G fibre optic infrastructure in Nigeria, the Nigeria Information Technology…
- 22 Mar 2023
GSMA to Maximise Benefits of Scare Spectrum for Billions of People Worldwide
The GSMA today laid out the mobile industry’s vision of how to maximise the benefits of mobile spectrum for billions of people worldwide, ahead of the crucial ITU World Radio Communication Conference…
- 11 Jul 2021
Huawei Launches 5G Solutions @ MWC
Huawei has won several awards at this year’s hybrid Mobile World Congress (MWC), which held in Barcelona recently. During the MWC, which is the world’s largest exhibition for mobile industry, it was…
- 11 Mar 2025
Mobile Ecosystem to Add $11tn into Global Economy by 2030
The mobile ecosystem continues its upward trajectory, with projections that it will contribute $11 trillion, or 8.4% of global gross domestic product (GDP), in economic value by 2030. The ecosystem…
- 11 Oct 2018
3G to Emerge Dominant Technology in Africa for the Next 7 Years - Report
The GSM Association's (GSMA's) latest report, The Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa 2018, suggests 3G will emerge as the dominant technology in the region over the next seven years, accounting for…
- 13 May 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Digital Exclusion Woes Persist - Goodluck
Akinwale Goodluck, head of Africa at the GSM Association (GSMA), has said that though a lot of people in Sub-Saharan Africa are covered by a mobile broadband (MBB) network, they still don’t subscribe…