The GSMA, Wednesday launched the GSMA Marketplace, an e-commerce platform for the mobile industry. According to the GSMA, the new Marketplace is designed to make procurement simpler and more efficient for both buyers and sellers, aiming to reduce cost and time for both transacting parties. The GSMA Marketplace will be free of charge to buyers, while sellers will be charged an annual subscription of $1,500USD. Over 1,300 buyers and sellers from telecoms organisations have already signed up, according to GSMA.
Every year, Mobile World Congress connects thousands of mobile industry buyers and sellers and now the GSMA Marketplace extends this capability to the digital world, enabling a broader range of buyers and sellers in the telecommunications industry to do business more easily with each other.
The GSMA Marketplace allows sellers to establish their own personalised online storefronts and promote their products and services to a global community of active qualified telecoms buyers. Sellers will also be able to upload their product and service catalogues and respond to instant Request for Proposals (RFPs) and other more complex queries, enabling them to expand their market reach and increase visibility.
It also includes a research tool called ‘Research Centre’ that enables buyers and sellers to analyse markets as well as potential partners and competitors. Buyers will be able to research, discover and connect with new suppliers, saving time and money and bring innovation to their company and customers, said GSMA.
Whether you are a buyer looking for greater innovation or better prices in your procurement of products or services, or a seller seeking to win new business and enter new markets, the GSMA Marketplace will let you browse, contact and connect with companies who can help you achieve your objectives. Our members asked us to set up the GSMA Marketplace and as an industry association we are in a unique position to attract buyers and sellers in telecoms from all over the world. We are focused on establishing it as the premier online destination to do business in the future.
