Mobile Business Briefing (MBB) is the GSMA's FREE global daily news service. It is dedicated to covering the key issues critical to determining operator strategies and new mobile business models. Launched in January 2008 as an enewsletter service, MBB has established itself as the mobile industry's leading news service with a subscriber base of 36,000. Our website is the industry's most respected online resource for news and analysis on all things mobile. Together, the e-newsletter and website portal are your primary source for essential intelligence shaping tomorrow's mobile world. We also produce Mobile Apps Briefing, a twice weekly e-newsletter focused on the booming mobile apps space that is complemented by a dedicated portal. Our editorial team includes three full-time, in-house staff with a combined total of almost 40 years journalism experience. A team of analysts and freelance reporters also provide support.
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Managing Editor - Justin Springham
Justin launched Mobile Business Briefing in January 2008 and has overall responsibility for the GSMA's portfolio of editorial products. He started his career in telecoms journalism in 1999 as deputy editor of Mobile Europe. Since then he has launched and edited numerous successful telecoms publications, both online and print, most recently serving as senior European editor of Unstrung (now Light Reading Mobile). Justin has a BA (Hons) in Journalism from the University of Sheffield.
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Senior Editorial Analyst - Matt Ablott
Matt Ablott is deputy editor of Mobile Business Briefing and an analyst at the Wireless Intelligence research firm. He has served many years in business and financial journalism, including roles at Mobile Communications Europe, Telecoms Markets and Electronic Payments International. A specialist in mobile communications technology, Matt joined the GSMA's editorial team in March 2008.
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Content Editor - Steve Costello
Steve Costello has been a journalist and editor specialising in the telecoms industry since 1996. He has worked for a number of publications in staff and freelance roles, most recently working with market intelligence provider Market Mettle covering topics including smartphones, mobile value added services and operator strategy. He has also held staff positions with Financial Times Media & Telecoms, CMP Europe, ComputerWire and CI Works.
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Content Editor - Tim Ferguson
Tim is Mobile Business Briefing's newest recruit. He comes to the GSMA with five years of tech journalism experience, having started his career as a reporter with business tech publication silicon.com in 2006. While at silicon.com he covered software and web and moved to the GSMA in August '11. Tim has a BA (Hons) in History from Durham University and an MA (distinction) in Specialist Journalism from Coventry University.
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Publisher - Rick Costello
Rick Costello is publisher and head of the commercial operations for GSM Media. GSM Media has a portfolio of news editorial and market information services including Mobile Business Briefing, Mobile World Congress Show Daily, Network Coverage data, and the global mobile industry research service Wireless Intelligence. Rick has worked in the mobile industry for 20 years for companies such as Nokia, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone in areas covering marketing strategy, online retailing and device user interface design. Rick has a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University College London.
Mobile Business Briefing is published by GSM Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the GSMA (the association for the worldwide mobile communications industry). 
As well as Mobile Business Briefing, GSM Media also publishes the GSMA Mobile Congress Show Dailies (the official daily news publications for the world’s largest industry events). In addition, GSM Media owns Wireless Intelligence, the de facto industry database with a subscriber base of over 600 of the world’s mobile operators and leading equipment manufacturers.
To contact the editors, please email MBBeditor@gsm.org
For commercial enquiries, please email MBBsales@gsm.org or visit our Advertise section.
For general enquiries on how GSM Media can provide bespoke media services for your company, please email GSMmedia@gsm.org
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