The potential of mobile and ICT to support behavior change, supply chain, health financing, health worker enablement and other critical services has been well documented but we have yet to see significant scale and integration into the health system.
Google is expanding its Android One programme into Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Zambian airtime distributor StreetCred has partnered with Nomanini, a South African-based mobile point of sale service that specialises in facilitating cash transactions in informal markets.
The Telangana Government has launched India’s first dedicated health care app, powered by Mahindra Comviva.
A new mobile app connecting Ebola survivors has launched in Guinea.
Mexico’s new regulator IFT (Federal Telecommunications Institute) will conduct a further investigation into the market dominance of the country’s operators.
2015 is a year in which we’ll likely see a great deal of attention paid in emerging markets to how data revenues will need to quickly bridge the gap that stems from rapidly declining SMS and voice revenues.
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Wireless network operators are under increasing pressure to provide more capacity, coverage and quality without increasing end user price.
The three major Thai operators are attempting to apply pressure the country’s military junta to avoid a further delay of the country’s 4G forthcoming 4G auctions.
Telefónica Peru and Ericsson are jointly implementing a project to provide internet access via 4G/LTE to governmental entities, such as schools and healthcare centres, in the Peruvian Amazon during 2015.
Indosat has successfully completed the first Indonesian trial of Mobile Connect - the GSMA standard for mobile identity services - in partnership with the GSMA and Ericsson.
Telecom operators in Argentina may soon be able to provide telephone, internet and cable TV services under a single licence.
Astellia has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Indian operator Aircel to optimise its 2G and 3G radio access and core network resources.
The Angolan Investment Bank (BAI) has launched a new mobile payment service called e-Kwanza.
Messaging firm Tanla Solutions has deployed its Fast Track platform for Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging with Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India.
Indonesian operator Indosat has launched carrier billing for Google Play, providing one-click payments to customers.
Globecomm has donated desktop computers to a school in the Tanzanian village of Selela.
Chilean operator Entel has completed Latin America’s first successful test of APT700 (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity 700MHz) spectrum in cooperation with Ericsson.
The State Bank of India has selected Mobile Financial Services solutions from Amdocs and Triotech in order to offer the services to India’s unbanked and under-banked population.
Brazilian integrated operator Oi has confirmed that it is positioning itself to “participate in the industry consolidation process in Brazil”.
Polish operator P4 is launching LTE roaming over its network through BICS’ IPX platform.
TIM Brasil is upgrading its long-haul optical transmission infrastructure in the north and centre west of Brazil using 100G optical networking equipment supplied by Xtera Communications.
Bangladeshi operator Grameenphone has partnered with Syniverse to provide its subscribers with global-reaching mobile messaging services.
Uruguay’s OpenSky, the systems integrator for state-owned operator Antel, has ordered an initial VSAT network for the operator from Gilat Satellite Networks.
Bango has partnered with Telkom to provide Direct Carrier Billing to Samsung smartphone and tablet customers in South Africa.
As part of a wider offloading of its African infrastructure, Bharti Airtel has signed a lease agreement with tower firm IHS Holding.
Indian regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has called for the government to delay its upcoming spectrum auctions due to a shortage of suitable airwaves.
USAID (the U.S. Agency for International Development) has formed an alliance with Orange to develop innovations in mHealth.
Due to the steep growth in mobile broadband traffic, Tata Docomo has modernised its 3G network using Nokia Networks’ Single RAN (radio access network) product and services.
Polish operator Polkomtel has commissioned a new PCRF Policy Control solution from PCRF provider DigitalRoute and BSS consultancy firm Computaris.
Omantel is upgrading to the latest version of Redknee’s converged charging platform, Redknee Unified, to support its 4G/LTE network.
The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has called for the country’s government to divest some of its holdings in both state-owned telecom operators.
Reliance Communications has signed a seven-year full-scope managed services agreement with Ericsson to operate and manage their wireline and wireless networks across India.
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