Industry Checkpoint: consumer digital services, Q3 2025

As the telecoms industry and wider digital ecosystem evolve at an unprecedented rate, regularly assessing major developments and their implications is more important than ever. GSMA Intelligence's new Industry Checkpoint series helps navigate how the market is changing, identify the trends that matter and understand the implications.

This edition of the Industry Checkpoint series focuses on consumer digital services, highlighting how the market has changed in the last six months and its implications. The report considers two major developments: the strengthening transformation of digital gaming through the use of 5G SA and advanced AI technology; and the accelerating transformation of content creation across digital media through the use of advanced AI technology.