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Operators pressured to cut mobile-termination fees
News The European telecoms regulator Ecta — the European Competitive Telecommunications Association — has urged European Commission information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding to force mobile operators to cut mobile-termination rates.
[June 27, 2008, 8:47]
Mobile operators denounce spam
News The European arm of the GSM Association has given its guarded backing for initiatives unveiled by the European Commission aimed at combating spam. GSM Europe (GSME), an interest group within the GSMA, which represents hundreds of mobile operators...
[July 24, 2003, 8:56]
Mobile operators warn EC over termination rate cuts
News European telecoms regulatory lobby group Ecta (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) recently called for Reding to cut termination rates, which, it said, penalise consumers. However, mobile operator body GSMA has cautioned that any...
[July 1, 2008, 9:29]
GSM Association pushes 3G to developing world
News A global trade association for mobile operators has approved a new programme called "3G for all" that could help bring third-generation multimedia services and mobile Internet access to more people in developing countries.
[June 14, 2006, 10:00]
Leave your wallet at home, pay by phone
News Four of Europe's leading mobile phone operators have announced the formation of a mobile payment services association which will provide their customers with a multi-network solution for making payments using their phones.
[February 28, 2003, 12:34]
Industry teams up to fight mobile theft
News Britain's mobile phone operators and the GSM Association have launched a database designed to prevent stolen handsets being used on any UK mobile network. The Association's unique database, the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), will play...
[November 5, 2002, 15:53]
Mobile operators 'at odds' over roaming fees
News A GSM Association spokesperson confirmed that Monday's meeting with Commissioner Reding had been cancelled, but denied that mobile operators were at war over the issue of roaming. The GSM Association — which represents the mobile industry...
[March 20, 2006, 16:55]
Mobile operators embrace HSDPA
News Mobile operators are increasingly investing in faster third-generation services, according to research published by the GSM Association late last week. The Association, which represents the mobile industry, reported that 79 mobile operators are...
[April 10, 2006, 17:00]
Femtocells gather steam after interoperability pact
News At least that's the hope of the Femto Forum, an industry association of operators, telecoms hardware and software vendors, content providers and start-ups, working to smooth the path for development and adoption of the nascent technology.
[May 22, 2008, 8:52]
Tech giants unite to promote mobile broadband
News In a statement released on Tuesday via the GSM Association, members of the group, made up of mobile operators, PC and chipset manufacturers, said they will pre-install "always-connected" capability in new devices, providing a "compelling...
[October 1, 2008, 8:12]
Single charger coming for mobile phones
News Major phone makers and mobile operators have agreed to adopt a single interface for handset chargers, the GSM Association announced on Tuesday. The adoption of Micro-USB as a common standard has several advantages for users and the industry, the...
[February 17, 2009, 15:13]
High prices holding back 3G laptops
News The mobile industry association and Microsoft have conducted a study which suggested a 70-million-unit-strong market for notebooks that have built-in connectivity using technologies such as 3G or WiMax.
[November 13, 2007, 17:18]
Timofonica virus 'blown out of proportion'
News Future generations of mobile phones will be much more capable, and more vulnerable," said the GSM Association's Smith. This whole thing has been blown way out of proportion," said GSM Association spokesman Mark Smith.
[June 8, 2000, 14:17]
Mobile firms claim e-money laws threaten m-commerce
News These operators -- all members of GSM Europe, the European arm of the GSM Association -- want the EC to take a hands-off approach to the third-generation mobile market, and believe it should not regulate the industry too tightly.
[May 23, 2002, 13:21]
GSM group declares victory in standards war
News The GSM Association is a trade group that represents GSM mobile operators worldwide. According to the association, about 99.7 percent of the world's population has adopted GSM, with 594 operators in 204 countries.
[September 25, 2003, 8:55]
Mobile operators angered by latest roaming proposals
News The GSM Association, which represents almost 700 mobile operators worldwide, reacted angrily to the concept of an averaged wholesale rate, saying it would put a "rigid straitjacket on retail prices across Europe".
[June 13, 2006, 16:40]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband to spur fibre rollout
News Speaking at a conference hosted by the UK trade association for technology, Intellect, Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said mobile broadband's rapid rise in popularity could help encourage fixed-line operators to invest in next-generation...
[July 7, 2008, 8:45]
Mobile industry awaits roaming verdict
News However, Pringle also argued that capping wholesale roaming charges would favour larger operators due to their enhanced economies of scale, saying the GSM Association was "concerned that that kind of pan-European cap could affect smaller players...
[July 11, 2006, 12:35]
Roaming cuts may lead to coverage black spots
News The GSM Association, the trade body representing the mobile industry, believes impending cuts in roaming rates will see some customers plunged into coverage black spots. According to the association, 25 percent of roaming traffic will become...
[April 24, 2007, 15:47]
EC to cap text-roaming costs
News Tom Phillips, chief government and regulatory affairs officer of the GSM Association, said the association's own analysis suggested that "the average price of SMS-roaming services in the EU has declined by 18 percent in the last year".
[July 15, 2008, 16:09]
