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Four messages from Barcelona's mobile congress

I noted four main messages conveyed by Sunil Barti Mital, founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, as the chairman of GSMA in opening the congress.

Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman (The Jakarta Post)
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Mon, March 20, 2017 Published on Mar. 20, 2017 Published on 2017-03-20T11:14:36+07:00

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Mobile telephony has played a crucial role in closing the digital gap. Mobile telephony has played a crucial role in closing the digital gap. (Shutterstock/File)

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obile telephony has played a crucial role in closing the digital gap. The diffusion of devices has seen a leap-frog process, where an increased penetration rate happened at low cost and quickly.

Current technology has produced the advanced fifth generation (5G) to give ample opportunities in the future. The 5G technology will provide greater benefits with sizeable capacity and reliable speeds for mobile broadband.

The technology also links with the new wave of innovations, such as connected cars, virtual reality, 3D printing and artificial intelligence. It will shift our daily lives amid widespread impacts on smart cities, environmental sustainablity, health care, transportation and more.

The 2017 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, which was held by the GSM Association (GSMA) on Feb. 27 to March 2, affirmed such developments.

I noted four main messages conveyed by Sunil Barti Mital, founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, as the chairman of GSMA in opening the congress.

First, regarding the war on roaming, Mital said current technology should allow users to automatically switch their telephone networks to make and receive voice calls, send and receive data, or access other services when traveling globally outside their home network by using a visited network without charge.

This idea is not entirely new as European mobile operators will soon launch free roaming starting on June 15.

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