GSM Association

Summary

GSM Association is an umbrella organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of umbrella_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• GSM Association was a member of OpenID Foundation^[3].
• GSM Association is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• GSM Association's instance of is recorded as umbrella organization^[5].
• GSM Association's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[6].
• GSM Association's logo image is recorded as GSMA logo (red).svg^[7].
• GSM Association's logo image is recorded as GSMA logo.svg^[8].
• GSM Association's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich^[9].
• GSM Association's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144500333^[10].
• GSM Association's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2005003786^[11].
• GSM Association's industry is recorded as mobile phone industry^[12].
• GSM Association's chairperson is recorded as Q24263679^[13].
• +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GSM Association^[14].
• GSM Association's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rjd0v^[15].
• GSM Association's official website is recorded as https://www.gsma.com^[16].
• GSM Association's director / manager is recorded as Mats Granryd^[17].
• GSM Association's legal form is recorded as association^[18].
• GSM Association's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GSMA'}^[19].
• GSM Association's X is recorded as gsma^[20].
• GSM Association's X is recorded as GSMA^[21].
• GSM Association's GRID ID is recorded as grid.475185.a^[22].
• GSM Association's board member is recorded as Q24263679^[23].
• GSM Association's board member is recorded as Mats Granryd^[24].
• GSM Association's board member is recorded as Gopal Vittal^[25].
• GSM Association's board member is recorded as Li Zhengmao^[26].
• GSM Association's board member is recorded as Liu Guiqing^[27].

Body

Founding

+1987-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GSM Association^[14].

Identity

GSM Association's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GSMA'}^[19].

Leadership

GSM Association's chairperson is recorded as Q24263679^[13]. Board members include Q24263679^[23], an economist^[28], b. 1963^[29], of Spain^[30]; Mats Granryd^[24], b. 1962^[31], of Sweden^[32]; Gopal Vittal^[25], an entrepreneur^[33], b. 1967^[34], of India^[35]; Li Zhengmao^[26]; Liu Guiqing^[27]; and Jamaludin Ibrahim^[36]. Its director / manager is recorded as Mats Granryd^[17].

Operations

GSM Association's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich^[9].

Industry

GSM Association's industry is recorded as mobile phone industry^[12].

Why It Matters

GSM Association ranks in the top 10% of umbrella_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]