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27 Jun 2021

Mobile World Congress 2021 starts tomorrow: What we know sow so far

GSMA has decided to bring back the event starting from June 28 in Barcelona. MCW 2021 is all set to take place in a hybrid form. The four-day event will end on Thursday (July 1).

15 Jul 2019

Jio joins GSMA’s Connected Women Initiative to promote gender inclusivity

Jio has also partnered with several Government-led initiatives to digitally empower millions of women in the country.

India Smartphones

06 Jun 2019

India may have 88 million 5G connections by 2025: GSMA

According to GSMA, data consumption pattern in India on 4G network supports in time uptake of new 5G devices and services.

12 Nov 2018

GSMA announces new board; Airtel CEO, Reliance Jio President among members

Current GSMA Chair Sunil Bharti Mittal will step down from the Board at the end of 2018.

IMEI number tampering

24 Sep 2017

Tampering mobile IMEI number to attract up to 3 yr jail, fine

The DoT had started consultation in June to frame strict laws around tampering of IMEI numbers which makes it difficult for police or any other security agency in tracking mobile phones.

26 Oct 2016

Reliance Jio Offer: Airtel urges TRAI to look into matter, says nothing can be free forever

India's leading telecom services provider Bharti Airtel on Wednesday took exception to free voice calls offered by Reliance Jio and said nothing could be free forever.

26 Oct 2016

By 2020, India to have 1 billion mobile users: GSMA

India will have almost one billion unique mobile subscribers by 2020 and already now is the worlds second largest smartphone market, overtaking the US in first half of 2016 with an installed base of 275 million devices, a GSMA study revealed on Wednesday.

23 Feb 2016

Smartphones to account for half of connections in 2016

The Chinese market has benefited from an expanding middle class and thanks to companies such as Huawei and ZTE, it also has strong domestic manufacturers.

09 Feb 2016

The Internet of safer Things!

Developed in association with and supported by the entire industry, the guidelines have been created to ensure best practice when it comes to cyberthreats, data protection and other potential security issues surrounding the emerging consumer technology.

02 Feb 2016

GSMA wants govt to price spectrum 'reasonably'

Expressing concern over high base price for spectrum as recommended by regulator Trai, global telecom body GSM Association Tuesday said the government should keep it at "a reasonable level" to achieve the objective of Digital India.

27 Nov 2015

India mobile subscriber base to top 500 mn; fastest growing market in world

India is set to have more than half a billion (500 million) unique mobile subscribers, or actual individual subscribers, by 2015-end, thanks to affordable devices, easy tariff and digital literacy drives, a study by GSM telecom players global body GSMA said on Thursday.

Indian mobile services

26 Nov 2015

Mobile sector to account for 8.2% of Indian GDP by 2020: GSMA

India has over one billion mobile subscribers as per telecom regulator Trai.

Mobile World Congress

18 Jul 2015

Mobile World Congress heads east

Mobile World Congress (MWC), an annual event organised by Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) in Barcelona, is turning to India and China which has lately seen explosive growth in the mobile telephony sector.

27 Mar 2015

High spectrum prices to put pressure on telcos: GSMA

The biggest telecom spectrum auction ended on Wednesday after 19 days of fierce bidding and fetched about Rs 1.10 lakh crore to the government.

01 Mar 2015

Mobile industry tiptoes towards 5G

Running short of dramatically new phone designs, leaders of the world`s wireless industry agree their next big idea is 5G, shorthand for the fifth generation of networks they expect to have up and running by 2020.

spectrum base price

22 Jan 2015

High 3G price to adversely impact Indian mobile networks: GSMA

High 3G spectrum base price of Rs 3,705 crore recommended by inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission and less quantum of airwaves being put for auction will adversely impact development Indian mobile networks, global telecom body GSM Association said Thursday.

11 Dec 2014

Gopal Vittal, Kapania appointed on GSMA board

Bharti Airtel Managing Director and CEO (India and South Asia) Gopal Vittal and Idea Cellular MD Himanshu Kapania have been appointed as board members of global telecom body GSMA.

26 Nov 2014

Global telecom body asks DoT to put more spectrum on auction

Global telecom body GSMA has asked the DoT to release more spectrum for the next round of auction while saying that "shortage" of airwaves is a threat to the success of government's Digital India programme.

04 Nov 2014

Airtel joins GSMA's mobile health programme

Bharti Airtel today said it has joined GSMA's mobile health partnership programme which aims to provide a range of services to women and children across 11 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

21 Oct 2014

Conduct auction when there is sufficient spectrum: GSMA

Global telecom body GSM Association Tuesday said the next round of auctions in India should be conducted only when adequate spectrum is available in the key bands.

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