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GSMA Outlines State of Mobile Industry in New Report
"The Mobile Economy 2013" Details Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile and Highlights Drivers of Future Growth for the Mobile Industry
By: PR Newswire
Feb. 25, 2013 01:31 AM
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today released a new report, "The Mobile Economy 2013", which provides a comprehensive overview of the mobile industry today, and outlines the key opportunities and challenges for the mobile industry over the next five years. Developed by the GSMA and A.T. Kearney, the wide-ranging study offers critical insights into the health of the mobile communications industry and details the global enablers needed to spur further investment and growth in the sector. With the number of mobile subscribers standing at 3.2 billion people, nearly half of the world's population now uses mobile communications[1]. It is expected that a further 700 million subscribers will be added by 2017 and the 4 billion-subscriber milestone will be reached in 2018. "Mobile is a vibrant and evolving industry at the heart of everyday life for billions of people around the world," said Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA. "Mobile has gone beyond being a mere communications tool to one that provides life-enhancing, and in some cases life-saving, services to men, women and children. It's exciting to look at the possibilities ahead of us as we connect the world's population to the mobile Internet." Socio-Economic Contribution of Mobile "The mobile industry's economic impact reaches far beyond its already-impressive $1.6 trillion in revenues, to boost individual well-being, corporate productivity and government funding," said Mark Page, leader of A.T. Kearney's Communications, Media and Technology practice and co-author of the report. "As the market expands with the spread of smartphones, 4G networks and innovative applications across the globe, the challenge for mobile operators is to stake their claim to a share of the associated revenue growth. Cross-industry initiatives such as those described in this report will be essential to operators in ensuring a central position in the mobile ecosystem value chain." Proliferation of Mobile Broadband Is Enabling Growth of Data Global Enablers to Spur Investment and Growth "The mobile communications industry is creating a mobile economy, both directly through network investment, job creation and contributions to public funding, and by transforming adjacent industries such as education, healthcare, payments, transportation and utilities," continued Bouverot. "But to fully realise this future and to enable the mobile industry to maximise its investments, it is essential that we establish a light-touch regulatory environment, based predominantly on competition, and develop new business models that will allow all ecosystem participants to benefit from the mobile economy." To access the full report, "The Mobile Economy 2013", visit www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/. About the GSMA For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com or Mobile World Live, the online portal for the mobile communications industry, at www.mobileworldlive.com. [1] Mobile subscriber penetration stands at 45 per cent globally, while mobile connection penetration is currently 94 per cent. The variance between the number of mobile subscribers and the number of mobile connections is related to multiple SIM ownership as well as inactive SIMs. GSMA Wireless Intelligence. [2] Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2012 to 2017. Cisco. 2013. [3] Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2012 to 2017. Cisco. 2013.
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