A promising future

Mats Granryd, CEO of GSMA, gave good omens for the mobile industry in his opening speech at MWC 2023 as it faces the possibility of leading changes towards an era of virtual worlds, with new business models and opportunities for consumers and companies.

Citing innovations such as Web 3.0, the metaverse and intelligent connectivity, he noted that with imagination anything is possible and left the door open to a new era of exploration, which, he said, will take courage to shape.

He also highlighted the achievements of the mobile sector by connecting almost 70% of the world's population.

XIAOMI presented Series 13

Xiaomi presented the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro in Barcelona with a renewed design and partnership with Leica to offer superior photographic quality.

What's new from ZTE

ZTE's Nubia brand launched its Nubia Neovision Glass augmented reality glasses with a 120" virtual screen, Micro OLED with 1920 x 1080 resolution and connection to mobile phones, tablets, laptops, consoles and even drones. They are plug-and-play and add to the presentation of the tablet, ZTE Nubia Pad 3D,

developed together with Leia Inc., a leader in glasses-free 3D development. It has a 12.4” 2.5K screen and four speakers compatible with Dolby Surround Sound,

A self-repairing Nokia cell phone

The Nokia G22 is a cell phone with a shiny recycled plastic back cover and has

QuickFix's self-repair capability to replace damaged screens and old batteries. Official replacement parts, tools and repair guides are accessible on iFixit, and following their instructions will not affect the manufacturer's limited warranty. The battery life is up to 3 days and reaches 800 charge cycles.

New network deployments would double 5G by 2025

According to figures from GSMA Intelligence, 5G connections expected to double in next two years. GSMA Intelligence forecasts point to significant growth in mobile subscribers and enterprise adoption. Consumer connections surpassed 1 billion by the end of 2022 and will rise to around 1,500 this year, before reaching 2,000 billion by the end of 2025. This momentum confirms that 5G is the fastest generational rollout, compared to 3G and 4G. As of January 2023, there were 229 commercial 5G networks worldwide and more than 700 5G smartphone models available to users.

Growth will also come from key markets such as Brazil and India.

Enterprise IoT driving growth

GSMA Intelligence figures suggest that, for operators, The enterprise market will be the main driver of 5G revenue growth over the next decade. Revenue from business customers already represents around 30% of total revenue on average for major operators, with greater potential as business digitalization increases.

Towards the zero greenhouse effect

The eye on environmental protection

The GSMA's annual Mobile Net Zero report revealed that Mobile operators are making tangible progress on the path to net zero (greenhouse gas emission reduction), with almost a quarter of the industry's electricity globally now being purchased from renewable sources.

This represents a significant increase from 14% in 2020 and 18% in 2021.

The report details the intention of the industry, including suppliers such as Apple and Samsung, to make supply chains more sustainable, with recycled content and more renewable electricity in manufacturing.

To date, 62 operators, (61% of the industry by revenue and 46% by connections), have committed to rapidly reduce their carbon emissions direct and indirect by 2030; an increase of 12 operators from 2022.