Report
The mission of the GSM Association as a unique global trade association is to preserve, enhance and promote the interests of GSM mobile operators, taking a leadership role in representing its Members with one voice on a wide variety of national, regional and global issues. On 17 September 1987, network operators from thirteen countries signed a memorandum of understanding that committed them to the joint development of a cross border digital system for mobile communications – GSM. The coming together of this group also marked the creation of an organisation that would become the GSM Association.