Vodafone’s former Regional CEO of Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, Vivek Badrinath, will become GSMA director general and  GSMA Board member in April. This follows the announcement in June 2024 that current director general, Mats Granryd, will step down after MWC Barcelona. From March, he will take on a new role as special advisor

GSMA director general  Mats Granryd, Director General will depart the role after MWC Barcelona 2025 following nine years in the post, and having twice agreed a contract extension. A successor will be chosen in due course. Granryd has declined further extensions. He will remain as the DG until the end of March 2025 and then

More than two in five people will have reach of 5G connectivity by 2025, says GSMA

The showpiece tech event usually takes place in February

Director Mats Granryd calls for “security and trust”

GSMA director general made the prediction but also warned that regulatory framework needs to be updated