More than 750 mobile operators are full GSMA members and a further 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem are associate members. The GSMA Association (commonly referred to as "the GSMA" or "Global System for Mobile Communications") represents its members via industry programs, working groups and industry advocacy initiatives. It also organizes the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC), which has been held from 3-6 March 2024 in Barcelona.

This opportunity was used to launch a joint whitepaper on "5G Deterministic Network for Vertical Industry", which has been compiled during the last months by a team of authors, incl. some stakeholders of stic5G consortium. Follow the link for more information on stic5g.

Prof. Sikora joined the ceremony in Barcelona, where also the "Global Joint Initiative on Empowering Vertical Industries with 5G convergent technologies" was kicked off.