MWC Barcelona opens with GSMA launching Global Mobile Economy Report plus new products and services

GSMA is celebrating the return of MWC Barcelona, the mobile ecosystem event. This year’s edition of MWC Barcelona will be a powerful combination of a physical and virtual event the first of its kind since Covid-19.

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Russia to rapidly scale 5G following launch of first 5G networks in 2020, finds new GSMA study

Russia is set to become a “fast follower” 5G nation on the global stage, with 5G networks forecast to provide coverage to more than 80% of the country’s population by 2025, according to a new GSMA study.

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GSMA launches new tool to connect offline citizens to the mobile internet worldwide

The GSMA has launched a new online tool that measures the ability of more than 130 countries worldwide to connect offline citizens to the mobile internet.

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Global wireless M2M services launched by Tele2, plus ORBCOMM and Telefonica

Tele2 AB is launching new services in M2M. Its initial target markets are Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands, but Tele2 M2M Global Solutions is already able to serve customers globally. At the same time, ORBCOMM Inc. has struck a deal with Telefonica Digital enabling it to offer Telefonica’s GSM cellular communications service for M2M applications

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