After MWC25 Barcelona and before MWC25 Shanghai, GSMA leaders share ideas at the MWC -after exchange event in Beijing
April 10, 2025, Beijing: Before its event after MWC sharing in Beijing, the GSMA shared that the impact of mobile technologies and digital transformation will contribute with $ 2 billion to China's economy, or 8.3% of China's GDP. Published today, the results of the Chinese 2025 mobile economy report that they predict that 5G and its ecosystem will benefit all sectors of the Chinese economy, and the manufacturing sector is expected to drive 40% of the economic impact of $ 2 billion by 2030.
These ideas come as AI, 5G and IOT are scheduled to be the dominant discussion themes in the MWC25 Shanghai, which will take place from June 18 to 20 at the new International Center for Shanghai Exhibitions (SNIEC) and Kerry Hotel Pudong, after the success of MWC25 Barcelona.
In an informative media session before the event after MWC, the general director of the GSMA, Vivek Badrinath, Marketing Director, Lara Dewar and CEO GSMA LTD, John Hoffman, reflected on the ideas of MWC25 Barcelona and foreseen what will reach MWC25 Shanghai. GSMA's leadership visited the main Chinese technology companies outside telecommunications, including Bytedance, Iflytek, JD.com, Lenovo and Xiaomi to discuss collaboration with the mobile industry, as well as developments for the MWC25 Shanghai. In addition, CMO Lara Dewar was the host of GSMA's Women for Tech dinner on April 8 in Beijing.
Vivek Badrinath, general director of the GSMA, said: “China continues to show how advanced services 5G, mobile innovation, AI and digital services can have a real economic impact. 5G already represents more than half of mobile connections in China and is the cornerstone of the mobile industryS billion dollars China's GDP contribution today. And with aI integration, Chinese operators are putting AI in the heart of intelligent solutions in all industries. I am excited to be here and witness first hand how these technologies are opening new possibilities, remodeling companies and improving life. I look forward to the MWC25 Shanghai, which will show how global collaboration and innovation is accelerating the future of digital connectivity.”
The highlight of the Chinese mobile economy 2025 report
- In 2024, mobile technologies and services generated $ 1.2 billion of economic value, around 6.2% of China's GDP1
- Chinese operators are leading the growing change in
- Although mobile technologies will benefit all sectors of the Chinese economy, some industries will see this more than others, such as manufacturing, due to their ability to incorporate the last wave of digital technologies, including 5G, IoT and IA.
- It is projected that the number of mobile internet users grows from 1.17 billion in 2024 to 1.22 billion by 2030, increasing the penetration from 80% to 84%.
- It is expected that mobile data trafficking in China will quaduple at the end of 2030, reaching almost 70 GB per mobile connection per month.
SI “I am delighted to receive our new general director and the GSMA leadership team in Beijing this week and meet with the industry leaders in our MWC exchange event. It is a testimony of our inheritance and vision in the GSMA of summon Shanghai, we go to the best players in the figure, and the top and the top of the collaboration, and the best.
MWC25 Shanghai – From AI, API to new companies and policy formulation
The approach and emotion in the post-MWC exchange event inevitably became the return of MWC25 Shanghai, where world innovation meets the Chinese technological ecosystem. Attendees and exhibitors will meet for a dynamic agenda of key sessions, clues of conferences and technological innovations focused on the thinking leadership issues of the 5G Inside event, AI+, Connected Industries and Enablers Connected.
The industry and thought leaders will explore these issues in GSMA summitsSharing ideas from ia to 5g to API, in summits that cover topics such as Agent, telecommunications with AI, AI devices, 5G monetization, GSMA Open Gateway, Satellite & NTN, manufacture and production and sustainability.
He GSMA Policy Leaders Forum It comes to MWC Shanghai for the first time. This event only by invitation brings together the political leaders and the leaders of the industry around the world. It will address challenges and opportunities with an focus on international politics and regulatory panorama that is affecting the development of the industry, and how the mobile sector has a key role in the advance of digital transformation.
4fyn Return to MWC Shanghai with a new new energy in Hall N3, and will bring together new companies, investors and companies to help boost innovation and investment within the innovation and innovation community.
New by 2025, the IoT Industry Showcase, Ioote, will be located in the MWC25 Shanghai in Hall N5, highlighting the areas from RFID and the sensors to the edge computing and the IoT cloud platform.
We will show it too GSMA Open Gateway, which It is establishing a new standard for global mobile connectivity and innovation. The 14 mobile operators in the Grand China have registered and implemented key API. China Mobile, China Telecom and China UniCom have reached the first integration of 5G Quality Cross Surveying (QOD) through the GSMA Open Gateway initiative. After this milestone, the three largest mobile operators in China are ready to launch more GSMA Open Gateway API, such as anti-fraud services. The GSMA welcomes the broader ecosystem to join this initiative, to explore the convergence of the AI and AI industries and the vertical and commercial models of the cross industry.
The record is now open at www.mwcshanghai.com. We welcome you to download the Mobile Economy China 2025 report by clicking here.
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