Global Mobile Trends 2021
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Navigating Covid-19 and beyond

GSMA Intelligence has published its latest Global Mobile Trends research report, sharing insight into the global mobile industry following the Covid-19 pandemic. The report forms part of an annual report series examining key developments shaping telecoms and the wider TMT sector.

Beyond the impact of Covid-19, the report analyses underlying trends across the industry, such as 5G adoption, network transformation and the shift to open RAN, enterprise digitisation, changes to consumer entertainment consumption, and the growth of 4G smartphones in emerging markets. 

The report also provides analysis of responses to the pandemic in the following geographies: North America, Latin America, Europe and CIS, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Greater China and India.

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