Singapore-based Global Mobile Network (GMN), also known as World Global Mobile Network and Wor(l)d Global Mobile Network, launched in late 2010 promoting mobile technology products and a multi-level marketing (MLM) business opportunity. The company, led by CEO and President Fabio Galdi, marketed a tablet PC, a mobile advertising application, and a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications suite. GMN also directed affiliates toward an ostensibly separate "Power Clouds" venture, which claimed to generate clean energy through the sale of "power panels."
Galdi, listed as CEO and President, states on his LinkedIn profile that he was a "business partner" of Telme Network Pte Ltd from April 2006 to March 2010, prior to GMN's launch. Telme Network, no longer operational, was described by former affiliates as a telecommunications-based MLM company. While Galdi's LinkedIn profile does not explicitly name him as Telme Network's founder, various social media platforms show affiliates crediting him with that role. GMN maintains operational addresses in Italy for marketing and logistics, and China for product design and manufacturing, in addition to its stated Singapore headquarters.
GMN's product offerings, as presented on its website, included the "Diamond Pad" tablet PC and "AdKash," described as a mobile advertising delivery application. The company claimed these devices were "unique to the world" and capable of generating "continuous revenue" for users by paying them each time they received a call, SMS, or MMS via the AdKash system. A "video comm suite," appearing to be a VoIP communications application, was also featured. Specific pricing for these products, as observed on an affiliate's replicated online store, included a "Diamond Package" for $599, a "Smartphone Package" for $399, and the "AdKash App" for $149.
Beyond these mobile technology products, GMN's website referred to "power clouds" and "power panels" that purportedly generated "clean energy." This aspect redirected visitors to the Power Clouds website, which presented itself as a distinct entity. However, the Power Clouds website indicated a relationship with GMN, suggesting it functioned as a subsidiary or related company. The nature of this relationship and the specific mechanisms through which "power panels" generated energy were not clearly defined by GMN.
The GMN compensation plan primarily centered on the recruitment of new affiliates, categorizing them as either "Master" or "Master Power" members. Retail commissions and various bonuses based on an affiliate's downline sales volume were also offered. To qualify for commissions, affiliates were required to purchase a minimum of 20 Personal Volume (PV) points from their "affiliate store" or "stock center" every 30 days, thereby achieving "active" status.
Retail commissions were defined as the difference between the retail and wholesale prices of products sold through replicated online storefronts. Recruitment commissions varied based on the recruiting affiliate's own membership level and the newly recruited affiliate's membership purchase. For instance, a "Master Power" affiliate recruiting another "Master Power" affiliate would earn a $200 commission. A "Master" affiliate recruiting a "Master Power" affiliate would earn $100.
GMN also implemented a binary compensation structure for paying residual recruitment commissions. In this structure, an affiliate occupies the top position, with two direct positions beneath them, forming the start of two distinct "legs." These positions expand infinitely, with each position branching into two more. Positions are filled by the recruitment of "Master" or "Master Power" affiliates, either directly by the affiliate or through the recruiting efforts of their upline and downline.
As an affiliate's binary structure filled, GMN grouped completed recruitment efforts into "bricks." A "brick" was created when a personally recruited "Master" or "Master Power" affiliate successfully recruited two new "Master" or "Master Power" affiliates of their own on one side of the binary. Upon the formation of a "brick," the GMN affiliate was paid a $20 commission.
Sales volume, generated from both product sales and affiliate membership purchases, was tracked using this binary compensation structure. An affiliate's own sales and those of their downline contributed to their overall team sales volume. Commissions were calculated based on the sales volume in the "weaker" of the two binary legs. Affiliates received 20% of the volume generated by the weaker side, paid out as $20 for every 100 points of volume. Specific caps on binary volume commissions were not detailed in the available information. The company's operational model, combining mobile technology sales with a multi-level recruitment structure, created a complex incentive system for its affiliate base.