future of telecom in the era of internet of things
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FROM THE INTERNET OF THINGS TO PERSONAL DATA: THE FUTURE OF MOBILE
ANNE BOUVEROT, DIRECTOR GENERAL, GSMA
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
PERSONAL DATA
CONNECTED LIVING
DIGITAL COMMERCE
NETWORK 2020
Enable and build the digital commerce ecosystems
Create the network for secure, smart and seamless services
Provide secure and simple authentication to a range of digital services
Connect the digital and physical worlds
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
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
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
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
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
THANK YOU
@AnneBouverot