1、Rethinking Mobile Phones The business case for circularityFebruary 2025 The GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover,develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change.Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity

2、 so that people,industry,and society thrive.Representing mobile operators and organisations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries,the GSMA delivers for its members across three broad pillars:Connectivity for Good,Industry Services and Solutions,and Outreach.This activity includes advan

3、cing policy,tackling todays biggest societal challenges,underpinning the technology and interoperability that make mobile work,and providing the worlds largest platform to convene the mobile ecosystem at the MWC and M360 series of events.We invite you to find out more at AcknowledgementsThis report

4、was prepared by George Kamiya,Director,Climate Insights,GSMA with strategic guidance from Steven Moore,Head of Climate Action,GSMA.The authors would like to thank the members of the GSMA Circular Economy for Mobile Devices Project Group for their contributions to this report:A1 Group Amrica Mvil AT&

5、T Axian Group BT Group CK Hutchison Group Telecom Deutsche Telekom e&PPF Telecom Group Globe Telecom Iliad Jazz KDDI NOS Comunicaes Odido Orange Proximus Rogers Communications Safaricom Singtel Group SoftBank Tele2 Telefnica Telenor Group Telia Company Telstra TIM Virgin Media O2 Vodafone GroupConte

6、ntsExecutive summary 4Businesses supporting circularity 61.Introduction 82.Current mobile phone market 9 Global mobile phone market 10 The mobile phone life cycle and value chain 12 Environmental impacts 13 The need for greater circularity 15 Current business models 163.Consumers and regulations:key