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In a bid to discourage theft and reduce the value of stolen phones, Apple might block repair services for iPhones that are listed as missing in GSMA's database.

According to a new report from the GSMA, the expansion of mobile networks is continuing to drive new business growth and fuel education access around the world. Not only that, but network expansion is bringing access to services like mobile money and even helping close gender gaps.

The Galaxy S9 is clearly one of the biggest products expected to come out of the 2018 Mobile World Congress (MWC) -- but it's the business taking place at the show that's the real star, says GMSA CMO Michael O'Hara.

Five billion people across the globe now have a mobile phone connection. That represents about two-thirds of the world's population.