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GSMA
The GSM Association (GSMA) is the advocacy and lobbying organization for the mobile communications industry, representing more than 750 mobile operators as full members and a further 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem as associate members. It is headquartered in London, England. Although legally a non-profit trade association, the GSMA operates on an commercial scale generating estimated annual revenues of approximately $668 million, largely through its flagship event series, the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The MWC event in Barcelona alone contributed over €561 million to the local economy in a recent year, demonstrating the event's massive commercial engine. This funding is reinvested to support the organization's primary missions, which include: * Global Advocacy and Lobbying on behalf of its members, especially concerning radio spectrum allocation and telecom regulatory policy. * Technical Standardization for mobile technologies (from GSM to 5G and beyond). * Industry Convening through its major global events.
Article summary
The GSM Association (GSMA) is the advocacy and lobbying organization for the mobile communications industry, representing more than 750 mobile operators as full members and a further 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem as associate members. It is headquartered in London, England. Although legally a non-profit trade association, the GSMA operates on an commercial scale generating estimated annual revenues of approximately $668 million, largely through its flagship event series, the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The MWC event in Barcelona alone contributed over €561 million to the local economy in a recent year, demonstrating the event's massive commercial engine. This funding is reinvested to support the organization's primary missions, which include: * Global Advocacy and Lobbying on behalf of its members, especially concerning radio spectrum allocation and telecom regulatory policy. * Technical Standardization for mobile technologies (from GSM to 5G and beyond). * Industry Convening through its major global events.
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