GSMA

GSMA and the ITU will co-locate MWC26 Doha with the PP-26 policy conference in Qatar during November 2026.

The GSMA has partnered with Pleias to launch an open-source dataset of over 10 billion tokens to improve telecom AI models.

GSMA Director General Vivek Badrinath outlined robotics, drones, and connected vehicles as key growth drivers at MWC Shanghai 2026.

ZTE and GSMA have signed an agreement to co-locate the ZTE Global Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur this September.

A new GSMA report reveals the mobile sector contributed €1.2 trillion to the EU GDP in 2025, while warning of a €270 billion funding gap.

GSMA Ltd CEO John Hoffman transitions to newly created chair role effective July 2026. Sianne Ryder named CEO of Events and Industry Services in major leadership restructure.

Mobile money transactions surpassed $2 trillion in 2025, with active accounts growing 15% year-on-year to 593 million, according to the GSMA’s latest annual report.

GSMA published a white paper at MWC 2026 in Barcelona defining user experience specifications and evaluation models for AI calling services on native telecom voice networks.

The GSMA proposed at MWC26 Barcelona that LEO satellite constellations require new regulatory frameworks, citing consumer protection and investment concerns.

The GSMA launched the Open Telco AI initiative at MWC26 Barcelona, targeting a generative AI deployment rate in network operations currently sitting at just 16 percent.

Senior executives from GSMA, Orange, and Bharti Airtel warned at MWC26 that digital fraud costs $480 billion annually and is accelerating with AI. Industry leaders called for coordinated global regulation and cross-sector collaboration.