Asia Pacific’s next chapter of digital growth will be defined by trust, resilience and sovereignty
By Julian Gorman, Head of Asia Pacific, GSMA
Across Asia Pacific, mobile connectivity has quietly become one of the most powerful forces shaping economic and social life. It is no longer simply the means by which people get online; it is the foundation on which entire economies are being rebuilt for a digital age. The scale of that contribution is striking. According to the GSMA’s new Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2026 report, mobile technologies and services generated US$1 trillion in economic value across the region in 2025, equivalent to 5.9% of GDP, or roughly one dollar in every seventeen created here.
That figure is set to reach US$1.4 trillion by 2030, a 40% increase. Just as importantly, mobile’s contribution is growing at a compound annual rate of 6.1%, nearly double the region’s projected GDP growth of 3.5%. In other words, mobile is not merely keeping pace with the wider economy....
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