GSMA and African Operators Team on AI and Device Strategy
The GSMA unveiled two new initiatives that should drive AI development and mobile access across Africa.

The GSMA unveiled two new initiatives that should drive AI development and mobile access across Africa.
Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $6.08 trillion in 2026, an increase of 9.8% from 2025, according to Gartner.
Meta Platforms slashed approximately 600 jobs from its Superintelligence Labs division.
According to media reports, Samsung decided to use its Exynos 2600 chip across the Galaxy S26 series in selected markets.
Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales agreed to combine their satellite and space activities in a single entity.
Global smartphone shipments witnessed a 4% growth in 3Q25, according to preliminary estimates from Counterpoint Research.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) designated Apple and Google as having strategic market status (SMS) for their mobile platforms.
The latest research from Omdia reveals that total shipments of desktops, notebooks, and workstations grew 6.8% to 72 million units in 3Q25.
Samsung announced its new extended reality headset, the Galaxy XR.
The average per capita purchasing power in Europe increased to €20,291 in 2025, according to NIQ.
OpenAI launched Atlas, a new AI-powered browser designed to integrate ChatGPT directly into everyday web use.
Global PC shipments grew 8.1% in the third quarter of 2025, according to Counterpoint Research’s preliminary data.
Amazon Web Services restored operations after a widespread outage on Monday that disrupted some of the world’s most popular websites and applications.
Revolut’s meteoric rise to over 65 million users across 38 markets underscores how digital-first banks are reshaping global finance, according to GlobalData.
Arm extended its Flexible Access licensing program to cover its Armv9 edge AI platform.
In 2023 alone, 152 million counterfeit goods with an estimated value of €3.4 billion were seized in the EU, an increase of 77% compared to the previous year.
According to preliminary data from IDC, global smartphone shipments increased 2.6% year-over-year to 322.7 million units in the third quarter of 2025.
Digital transformation, according to Josip Kelava, Technology Director at Tokić Group, is first and foremost a mindset—a way of thinking that starts with people.
Initial sales data in China and the US of the new iPhone series show a promising start.
The GSMA forecasts that mobile technologies and services will contribute $3.7 trillion to North America’s economy by 2030.