Mobile World Congress heads east

Last Updated: Sunday, July 19, 2015, 00:23

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.

High spectrum prices to put pressure on telcos: GSMA

Last Updated: Friday, March 27, 2015, 17:00

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.

One billion new unique mobile subscribers by 2020: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, March 5, 2015, 15:53

The new GSMA report forecast that the number of unique mobile subscribers will increase from 3.6 billion at the end of 2014 to 4.6 billion by 2020, increasing by four per cent per year over this period.

Airtel’s One Touch Internet honoured as the ‘Best Mobile App'

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 19:27

Launched in November 2014, Airtel’s One Touch Internet is a specially designed portal that has witnessed a total of about 53 million page views/hits within 4 months of its launch, the release stated.

Mobile industry tiptoes towards 5G

Last Updated: Sunday, March 1, 2015, 21:15

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.

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

Last Updated: Friday, January 23, 2015, 00:11

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.

Gopal Vittal, Kapania appointed on GSMA board

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 19:00

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.

Asia to account for 47% of LTE connections by 2017: GSMA

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 18:01

As India and China roll out fourth generation or LTE mobile networks, Asia is expected to account for 47 percent of all 4G connections by 2017, a study by global telecom body GSM Association (GSMA) said Tuesday.

'India sitting on over $4 bn unused Universal Services fund'

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 21:41

Global mobile industry body GSMA on Wednesday said India is sitting on unutilised fund of over USD 4 billion collected from telecom operators and the system needs to be re-valuated as it has been ineffective.

Mobile data will generate more revenue than voice by 2018: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 11:40

GSMA, the organisation that represents the mobile industry, pointed out that the surge in connected devices and the growth of machine-to-machine communications were creating huge demand.

India no more a preferred destination for telcos: GSMA

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 19:54

India is no more a preferred investment destination for global telecom operators looking to expand to new markets as the regulatory environment here is uncertain, industry body GSM Association said Sunday.

Even EGoM's spectrum price too high, says GSMA

Last Updated: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 16:13

Global telecom body GSM Association Saturday said the reserve price for airwaves is still "prohibitively high" even after the Empowered Group of Ministers decided (EGoM) decided to recommend to the Cabinet a lower than sector regulator TRAI-proposed price.