When Samsung first announced its new Gear S2 smartwatch, one of the models unveiled was the Gear S2 3G with integrated e-SIM and voice support. The company today announced that its new Samsung Gear S2 classic 3G will in fact be the first device to use an eSIM compliant to GSMA Consumer Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP) architecture. “At Samsung, we aim to meet and anticipate […]
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MWC 2014: GSMA names HTC One “Best Smartphone”
The GSMA, the group that puts on the Mobile World Congress, has used the event in the past to hand out its Annual Global Mobile awards. This year was no exception as winners in a wide range of categories were announced on Wednesday. HTC, struggling to turn its fortunes around and set to announce a new flagship smartphone on March […]
Facebook joins GSMA to work more closely with carriers
Facebook today joined the GSMA, making it the first social networking company to join the mobile industry association. It intends to be an “active” participant and will work more closely with the many carriers that are also members. It joined as an associate member given that it currently does not operate a GSM network. “Joining GSMA reflects our focus on […]
WIND Mobile confirms participation in GSMA IMEI blacklist program
Shortly after the CWTA announced that its members had launched a national blacklist of lost and stolen wireless devices, WIND Mobile announced that its network is also now integrated with the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) database maintained by the GSMA. The principle is the same. WIND Mobile checks new subscription requests against the IMEI database and will not activate […]