The leadership extension ensures continuity at the global mobile ecosystem body as it sharpens its focus on infrastructure sustainability and emerging digital threats. In his continued role, the veteran executive plans to prioritize national security defense and scam mitigation to safeguard users and support ongoing network investments worldwide. He will be supported by Vodafone Group's Margherita Della Valle and MTN Group's Ralph Mupita, who were both selected as co-deputy chairs. His administration previously directed the establishment of a specialized forum that harnesses artificial intelligence to combat fraud across global markets.
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Security has been designated as the top priority to defend nations against threats and pr…: Security has been designated as the top priority to defend nations against threats and protect customers from fraud.
Maintaining industry sustainability is considered essential for supporting ongoing capita…: Maintaining industry sustainability is considered essential for supporting ongoing capital investments in telecommunications infrastructure.
Cross-market intelligence and artificial intelligence initiatives will remain central to…: Cross-market intelligence and artificial intelligence initiatives will remain central to the organization's efforts to combat ecosystem-wide fraud.
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The GSMA is a global organisation representing mobile operators and companies across the broader mobile ecosystem, working on industry policy, technology standards and connectivity-related initiatives.
Vittal, who has served on the GSMA board for 10 years and as chair since 2025, has been re-elected for a second term. The board also elected Vodafone Group chief executive Margherita Della Valle as co-deputy chair, alongside MTN Group chief executive Ralph Mupita, who has been re-elected to the position.
“Our top priority is security. Securing nations given the increased threats today, securing customers given the rising menace of scams and securing the industry by making it sustainable so it can continue to make forward-leaning investments in technology and build the best infrastructure in all parts of the world,” Vittal said.
Vittal’s next term is expected to build on the industry body’s focus on trust and security. During his tenure, he has led the GSMA Board in setting up a global shared forum, called the Scam Use Case Library, to use artificial intelligence to prevent scams and fraud by enabling intelligence-sharing across markets and…
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