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A record 72,000 people visited the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2013

Figures from the GSMA reveal that more than 72,000 delegates, exhibitors, contractors and media representatives attended Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year.

That’s an 8% increase on last year’s total, setting a new record.

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GSMA announces Global Mobile Award winners at Mobile World Congress

GSMA announces Global Mobile Award winners at Mobile World Congress

The GSMA has announced the winners of the 18th Global Mobile Awards at a ceremony hosted by David Walliams yesterday afternoon.

‘Best smartphone’ was awarded to the Samsung Galaxy SIII, while the Best feature phone prize went to the Nokia Asha 305.

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GSMA announces the OneAPI Exchange as a successor to WAC

The GSMA has announced a new technical platform that’s designed to integrate network operator services with mobile applications. It aims to improve the consumer experience by enabling app developers to embed network services (such as billing) within an application.

The news follows last year’s decision to integrate initiatives from the Wholesale Applications Community into the GSMA.

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More than 350,000 different SMS spam variants hit mobile users last year

New figures from messaging threat protection specialists Cloudmark have revealed that text message spammers used more than 350,000 unique SMS spam variants in 2012.

December saw the widest variety, with more than 53,000 different variants received worldwide.

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Mobile World Centre opens in Barcelona ahead of Mobile World Congress

Just over a week before Mobile World Congress 2013 begins in Barcelona, the GSMA has been involved in the opening of another MWC.

This is the Mobile World Centre - officially known as the Mobile World Centre Barcelona Espacio Movistar - and, unlike Mobile World Congress, it’s designed for consumers as well as for people working in the mobile communications industry.

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