GSMA CEO Hoffman to Step Down
GSMA Ltd CEO John Hoffman will step into the newly created role of chairman effective 1 July 2026.

GSMA Ltd CEO John Hoffman will step into the newly created role of chairman effective 1 July 2026.
The AI systems security (AISS) market will surge from virtually zero to nearly $8 billion in revenue by 2030, according to Dell'Oro Group.
The European Parliament and member states agreed to simplify certain elements of the landmark AI Act and delay implementation.
Orqa and By Light Professional IT Services announced the founding of Orqa US.
BT Group has become the official telecoms partner for the UEFA European Football Championship.
The global tablet market remained flat in 1Q26, with shipments rising just 0.1% year on year to reach 37 million units, according to Omdia.
Europe’s mobile operators need to invest almost half a trillion euros over the next decade to upgrade networks to levels comparable with the world’s best, according to new analysis from the GSMA.
The European Defence Fund is increasingly being mentioned as one of the more important opportunities for Croatian industry, but its real value does not lie only in the possibility of financing projects.
New data from Synergy Research Group shows that Q1 enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services jumped by over $35 billion from the first quarter of last year to reach $129 billion, representing an annual revenue run rate of over half a trillion dollars.
OpenAI is finalizing a new joint venture called The Deployment Company with investment firms, according to media reports.
To expand its innovation landscape, Bosch will invest around €200 million in its subsidiary Business Innovations over the next five years
Apple iPhone 17 was the world’s best-selling smartphone in 1Q26, capturing 6% of global unit sales, according to Counterpoint Research.
Anthropic, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and private equity firm Hellman & Friedman are preparing to launch an enterprise AI services entity.
A new study from the IBM Institute for Business Value found that the accelerating pace of AI is pushing CEOs to redesign how C-suite roles are structured to drive greater business impact across the enterprise.
CEOs from several major European technology creators issued a wake-up call for stakeholders to collectively scale the continent’s technology, industry, and AI competitiveness.
Hrvatski Telekom maintained its growth trajectory in 1Q26, delivering 1.6% YoY revenue growth, supported by positive service revenue growth and continued growth in the System Solutions business.
LG prepares to spin out a quartet of businesses specialising in AI, robotics, and materials.
Infobip and TGR Haas F1 team are launching Team RaceMate, an AI-powered conversational fan companion on Apple Messages for Business and WhatsApp Business Platform.
In its fiscal second quarter, Apple reported revenue of $111.1 billion, up 17% year over year, and above analyst expectations of $109.6 billion.
TV Operating Systems that did not exist in 2022 are forecast to control 30% of the European TV operating system market by 2030, up from 21% in 2025, according to Omdia.