Current Affairs - Persons - Discussion

Gopal Vittal, Executive Vice-Chairman of Bharti Airtel, was re-elected as the Chairperson of the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) for the 2027–2028 term. The announcement was made on November 2, 2026. Vittal has served on the GSMA Board for 10 years and has held the position of Chairperson since 2025. During his second term, he will focus on strengthening telecommunications security, developing high-performance mobile networks, promoting artificial intelligence (AI) and advancing digital communications. Ralph Mupita of MTN Group and Margherita Della Valle of Vodafone Group were elected as Co-Deputy Chairpersons.