GSMA Announces Additional Keynote Speakers for GSMA Mobile Asia Congress 2010

Executives from Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei and SK Communications to Headline at MAC; China Mobile, Internetq and RIM to Speak in App Bytes Application Developer Conference

LONDON, October 26, 2010 - The GSMA today announced additional keynote speakers for the GSMA Mobile
Asia Congress, which will be held 17-18 November at the Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre. The company also provided an update on App Planet at
Mobile Asia Congress, announcing that China Mobile, Internetq and Research In
Motion (RIM) will be delivering presentations as part of the App Bytes
application developer conference, and outlining further detail on the
Macworld Mobile developer conference at App Planet.

"The Mobile Asia Congress thought leadership conference programme truly
reflects the rapidly evolving and expanding mobile ecosystem, featuring
leaders from mobile operators, infrastructure providers, handset makers and
Internet players, as well as companies from the advertising, mobile money,
health and government sectors," said Michael O'Hara, chief marketing officer,
GSMA. "Through our comprehensive App Planet event, we also provide the
critical educational information, product insights and business development
and networking opportunities for the mobile applications development
community."

Newly confirmed keynote speakers for Mobile Asia Congress include:

    -- Rajeev Singh-Molares, President, Asia Pacific, Alcatel-Lucent
    -- Richard Yu, CMO, Huawei Technologies
    -- Hyungchul Joo, CEO, SK Communications

Previously announced keynote speakers include:

    -- Sanjay Kapoor, CEO, Bharti Airtel Ltd.
    -- Li Yue, President and CEO, China Mobile
    -- Lu Yimin, President, China Unicom
    -- Joseph O'Konek, CEO, CSL
    -- Peter Chou, CEO, HTC
    -- Tadashi Onodera, President and Chairman, KDDI
    -- Hyun-Myung Pyo, President, Mobile Business Group, KT
    -- Ryuji Yamada, President and CEO, NTT DOCOMO
    -- Dr. Nasser Marafih, CEO, Qtel
    -- Charles Chao, President and CEO, SINA Corporation
    -- Sigve Brekke, Executive Vice President, Telenor Group and Head of
       Telenor Asia Operations
    -- Shi Lirong, President, ZTE

Keynote sessions at Mobile Asia Congress will include "Changing Business
Realities in the World of Mobile Applications", "LTE - The Dawn of a New Era
for Voice and Data Services", "Operator Strategies in High-Growth Markets",
"What Does the Future Hold for the Mobile Internet?" and "A Vision of 2020 -
Asia's Influencers of Innovation".

In addition to the keynote programme, the conference will include
breakout sessions exploring a range of topics such as applications,
advertising, consumer electronics and devices, embedded mobile, media and
entertainment, mGovernment, mHealth, mobile broadband, the mobile Internet
and mobile money.

New Developments in App Planet at Mobile Asia Congress

Building on the success of App Planet at Mobile World Congress 2010, the
GSMA is holding its application developer-focused programme at Mobile Asia
Congress. Designed to bring together the many critical elements of the broad
mobile application ecosystem together in one location, App Planet features
the App Zone Exhibition, App Developer Conferences (ADCs), the App Planet
Forum and the App Networking Lounge.

In addition to the full-day App Planet Forum conference programme on
Tuesday, 16th November, App Planet will also include the App Bytes ADCs on
Wednesday, 17th November and Thursday, 18th November. App Bytes is a diverse
developer conference featuring sessions hosted by some of the key players and
platforms in the applications market, including China Mobile, Internetq and
RIM, among others.

The Macworld Mobile iOS Developer Conference, which is taking place on
Wednesday, 17th November, will provide full-day, in-depth training on the iOS
platform, with technical sessions, targeting tools and applications
specifically designed for mobile application developers and engineers.
Conference sessions in the Macworld Mobile conference include: "Using Core
Animation to Build Attractive Interfaces", "XCode Customization", "In-App
Purchases", "Game Center, Beyond Games", "Social Media Opportunities for iOS
Developers", and "iOS Design for Developers: Improving the Usability and
Appeal of Your Applications".

For more information on App Planet, please visit
www.mobileasiacongress.com/appplanet.

China Mobile is the Platinum Event Sponsor and Huawei is the Gold Event
Sponsor for Mobile Asia Congress. For more information on Mobile Asia
Congress 2010, including details on how to attend, exhibit or sponsor, please
visit www.mobileasiacongress.com.

About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications
industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world's
mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile
ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers,
Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA is
focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its
membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile
communications industry.

For more information, please visit Mobile World Live, the new online
portal for the mobile communications industry, at
www.mobileworldlive.com or the GSMA corporate website at
www.gsmworld.com.

Daniel Lowther, +44-7747-636-687, press at gsm.org