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Building the Connected Economy Anne Bouverot : Director General, GSMA May 14, 2012. The Connected Economy.
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Building the Connected Economy Anne Bouverot: Director General, GSMA May 14, 2012
The Connected Economy The mobile communications industry is creating a ‘Connected Economy’ across the globe, both directly through network investment, job creation and contributions to public funding, and also by transforming adjacent industries such as education, healthcare, payments, transportation and utilities. 2
Todays Connected World • 6,600,000,000 • MOBILE CONNECTIONS • • 3,600,000,000 • MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS (INDIVIDUAL) • • 1,300,000,000 • MOBILE BROADBAND CONNECTIONS • • US $1,500,000,000,000 • MOBILE INDUSTRY REVENUES • • >8,000,000 • TOTAL ECOSYSTEM JOBS • But we are just beginning…
Building the Connected Economy By 2015 the mobile industry will be responsible for: Revenues: $1.9 trillion Employment: 9.8 million jobs • According to the World Bank, a 10% increase in: • Mobile PenetrationMobile Broadband Penetration Between 2012 and 2015 the mobile industry will: Invest $793 billion in capital Contribute $2.7 trillion to public funds Drives +0.6% GDP in a developed country Drives +0.8% GDP in a developing country Drives +1.4% GDP in low to middle income countries
Connected Living Consumer Electronics Automotive Healthcare Education Utilities 24 Billion Connected Devices by 2020
Connected Commerce: Mobile NFC Payments Couponing Ticketing Secure Access Secure and Interoperable SIM-Based NFC Services
Building the NFC Ecosystem Mobile Industry Financial Industry Adjacent Industries Public Sector Differing approaches will fragment the market NFC can only succeed with collaborationacross the value chain 7
Mobile Broadband Spectrum To create jobs and diversify their economies, governments across the MENA region should prioritize the release of harmonized spectrum for LTE services
mWomenProgramme mWomen in MENA represents a $1.5B market opportunity
Creating a Connected World Connecting People Connecting the Worldto the Internet Connecting Everything in Our Lives
THANK YOU! abouverot@gsm.org