GSMA Intelligence is today releasing its latest publication outlining the growth story for mobile subscribers and mobile internet users to 2025

An unprecedented number of people were forced to leave of flee their homes due to conflict and persecution in 2016, with the global displaced population reaching nearly 64 million by mid-year. An area of increasing focus is the opportunity for mobile and digital technology to play a role in establishing unique, digital identities for refugees.

Latin America’s third-largest country has performed well economically over the past decade. Government initiatives under the Vive Digital plan have played a part in the economy’s strong performance. The plan sets the country up for the long term in terms of the economy and improving the quality of life for citizens. The first phase promoted broadband coverage and adoption across the country – demographically, geographically and across all social classes.

GSMA Intelligence, in collaboration with the GSMA’s Disaster Response team, is today publishing a report on disaster response in Latin America. This report is part of a series focusing on four key regions: Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.

GSMA Intelligence, in collaboration with the GSMA’s Disaster Response team, is today publishing a report on disaster response in Asia Pacific. This report is part of a series focusing on four key regions: Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.

A new opportunity is emerging for mobile money service providers to drive growth in rural areas by digitising agricultural payments. The digitisation of formal procurement by agribusinesses and of agricultural subsidy disbursement by governments can serve as the entry point to financial inclusion as it moves “real” cash to the farmer’s mobile wallet, reducing costs, and increasing the efficiency, safety and transparency of payments.

GSMA Intelligence is today publishing a report on consumer barriers to mobile internet adoption in Africa. Produced in collaboration with the GSMA’s Connected Society team, this report focusses on understanding the consumer barriers to digital inclusion in the region.

GSMA Intelligence is pleased to announce the launch of the Mobile Connectivity Index. Produced in collaboration with the GSMA’s Connected Society team, this new product has been developed with a clear and simple motivation – to support the efforts of the mobile industry and the wider international community to deliver on the ambition of universal access to the internet.

GSMA Intelligence is today publishing a report on consumer barriers to mobile internet adoption in Asia. Produced in collaboration with the GSMA’s Connected Society team, this report focusses on understanding the consumer barriers to digital inclusion in the region.

Digital inclusion – defined here as the expansion of global connectivity and mobile internet adoption – can deliver broad economic and social benefits by bringing communications services to previously unconnected populations. This in turn can help reduce poverty, improve infrastructure and services, and further increase internet access and usage. Unconnected and underserved communities risk falling further behind, widening the digital divide, if the barriers to digital inclusion remain unaddressed.

Nearly 800 million new mobile internet subscribers are forecast to come online in Asia Pacific by 2020, the vast majority of these coming from emerging markets in the region. But this growth is dependent on overcoming several digital literacy and awareness barriers and having locally relevant content available.

GSMA Intelligence is today publishing a series of country-level case studies in collaboration with the GSMA’s Digital Inclusion programme demonstrating the approaches being deployed by mobile operators and others to address rural coverage – a key barrier in expanding mobile internet access to unreached populations.

We focus on coverage in this report. Globally, 90% of the world's population is covered by 2G networks and 73% by 3G. This implies that 10% of people are living in areas unable to access basic voice and SMS services, while 30% live outside of range of the mobile internet on a 3G speed or higher.

Agri VAS has been developed to overcome the ‘information gap’ faced by farmers in developing countries as well as connect farmers with other key players in the agriculture value-chain. Farming still accounts for 47% of the workforce on average across emerging markets compared to 5% in developed ones, making it a key sector economically and socially.