At the United Nations General Assembly Week, the GSMA published the 2017 Mobile Industry Impact Report: Sustainable Development Goals – the second annual study assessing the mobile industry’s impact in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report, produced by GSMA Intelligence, measures the progress that the industry is making against the SDGs. It also sets out several commitments and initiatives that the GSMA and its members will focus on delivering over the next year, contributing further to achieving the SDGs.

The positive contribution of the mobile sector to the economy is well recognised. However, the tax treatment of the sector is not always aligned with best-practice principles of taxation; this may have a distortive impact on the industry’s development.

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.

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 the seventh in our country overview series, following Sri Lanka, Peru, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Philippines and Argentina, in which we take a deep dive into the mobile market of Mexico and a closer look at the innovation ecosystem flourishing there.

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.

GSMA Intelligence is today publishing the sixth in our country overview series, following Sri Lanka, Peru, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Philippines, in which we take a deep dive into the mobile market of Argentina and a closer look at the innovation ecosystem taking shape there.

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.

GSMA Intelligence has expanded its coverage of financial metrics, with projections of revenues and ARPU to 2020. Over one-third of operators worldwide consistently report these metrics, across just over half the world’s countries. GSMA Intelligence has modelled values for the remainder that do not report ARPU or revenues to obtain a complete picture of the financial performance of mobile operators globally. GSMA Intelligence clients can access the full set of financial metrics here:

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.

This data provides insight into the pace at which mobile subscribers worldwide are migrating from traditional mobile services such as voice and SMS across to mobile data services, underlining how mobile is now the primary method of getting online for many, especially in the developing world.

In the Mobile for Development (M4D) Impact country overview series, we analyse the evolution and outlook of national mobile markets in the developing world. Each report covers a single country, combining data analysis with on-the-ground interviews to understand how the market has developed and what the future holds.

Mobile networks are now pervasive, with 2G coverage above 90% in the majority of markets and heavy investment being made by operators to bring 3G to similar levels. However, there is still a section of the population – perhaps 10-15% - living outside of coverage range.

In the GSMA Intelligence - Mobile for Development (M4D) Impact country overview series, we analyse the evolution and outlook of national mobile markets in the developing world. Each report covers a single country, combining data analysis with on-the-ground interviews to understand why that mobile market has developed as it has, and what the future holds.