Research published by the GSMA shows that the number of mobile devices will grow 100% within the next ten years from more than 6 billion today to 12 billion in 2020. In addition, the total number of connected devices - from laptops to remote monitoring equipment - is expected to increase from approximately 9 billion today to more than 24 billion in 2020.
The GSMA says this’ll offer mobile operators a worldwide revenue opportunity of nearly $1.2 trillion by 2020.
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The GSMA has announced the results of a study about privacy issues on mobile devices.
It contacted more than 4,000 mobile phone users in Singapore, Spain and the UK to find out how concerned they were about privacy and how this influenced their use of mobile internet services and applications.
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The GSMA has announced that the Global Mobile Awards 2012 are now open for entry. The awards will be presented at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next February.
There’ll be eight categories of awards:
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The GSMA, the global trade organisation that represents the interests of mobile operators, has announced the appointment of Anne Bouverot as Director General.
She'll lead the GSMA from 1st September when current CEO Rob Conway leaves the organisation.
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The GSMA - the mobile operator trade organisation - has chosen Barcelona as the Mobile World Capital from 2012 to 2018. Barcelona has beaten Milan, Munich and Paris in the final vote.
This means it'll host the GSMA Mobile World Congress (as it has done for several years) and will also develop a range of other activities throughout the year.
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