Future of telecom in the era of Internet of Things
1. FROM THE INTERNET OF THINGS
TO PERSONAL DATA: THE FUTURE OF MOBILE
ANNE BOUVEROT, DIRECTOR GENERAL, GSMA
2. 7.3 billion mobile connections
globally
3.6 unique mobile subscribers
2.2 mobile internet subscribers,
growing to 3.8 billion in 2020
Contributed 3.8% of global GDP,
estimated $3 trillion
Employed more than 10 million
men and women
Operators invested more than $1
trillion over the last six years
INDUSTRY VIEW
4. Uses mobile identity to
authenticate across online
services
Simplifies consumers’ lives with
fewer passwords
Leverages mobile phone number
or user name
Launched GSMA Mobile
Connect with support of
operators globally
Mobile operators are ideally
placed to provide these
authentication capabilities
PERSONAL
DATA
5. 11 billion mobile-connected
devices in 2020
Transforming the smart cities,
health, education, automotive
and consumer electronics
sectors
Increasing network efficiency to
accommodate growing number
of devices
Operators and vendors around
the world now delivering
solutions based on GSMA
Embedded SIM specification
CONNECTED
LIVING
6. DIGITAL
COMMERCE
Accelerating scalable,
interoperable mobile money
services for people in the
developing world
251 live mobile money
deployments across 88 markets
Enabling a wide range of services
– payment, ticketing, access,
couponing
Developing secure and
interoperable digital wallets to
aggregate and manage multiple
services
7. NETWORK
2020
Mobile services require
ubiquitous, consistent, high-
speed, low-latency connections
Operators are investing in the
delivery of native IP services
such as VoLTE and RCS
5G will help deliver a fresh wave
of mobile innovation
GSMA fully supports current
research into 5G, will work with
members and partners to set the
strategic direction of 5G
development
8. Engaging with governments,
regulators and multinational
institutions to help shape the
future of policy
Focusing on encouraging
investment in mobile broadband
networks and enabling innovation
Securing additional long-term
harmonised spectrum is critical to
future of our industry
Harnessing power of mobile to
drive digital and financial inclusion
for billions of men and women
globally
INDUSTRY
ADVOCACY