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Dynamic SIM allocation maximises network efficiency in Nigeria

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James Barton
Category: Service Management
20 September 2012
16331 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Evolving Systems
  • Nigeria
  • MTN Nigeria

One of Nigeria’s largest operators is implementing new measures to facilitate load balancing, using its network more efficiently...

Communications overhaul for Bangladeshi police force

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
20 September 2012
9130 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Bangladesh
  • Digital Mobile Radio
  • Hytera

The police force of Dhaka, Bangladesh, has upgraded its analogue communications system to a digital system...

Lat Am submarine network upgrades to 40G

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
19 September 2012
8228 views
  • Cable
  • Latin America
  • fibre optic
  • Ciena
  • Telecom Italia Spark Group

A major Latin American submarine cable network is being upgraded with 40G technology...

Business service suite launches in East & Central Africa

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
19 September 2012
7454 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Cloud Services

Business users in East and Central Africa will now have access to cloud-based communication services, with ICT solutions provider Tips Hosting launching its CloudLIFE services in the region...

Mobile and broadband growth strong in UAE

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
18 September 2012
9714 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Mobile Broadband
  • UAE
  • BMI

There were 12.367mn mobile subscribers in the UAE at the end of March 2012...

Solar power brings mobile services to rural Ghanaian communities

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James Barton
Category: Energy & Sustainability
18 September 2012
8616 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • solar power
  • Ghana
  • Altobridge
  • GIFEC

One of Ghana’s major operators is rolling out solar solutions to bring mobile coverage to rural communities...

3G growth dropping off in Malaysia

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James Barton
Category: Data Centres & Networks
17 September 2012
9784 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • LTE
  • 3G
  • Malaysia

While Malaysia’s mobile market grew within expectations during 2011, 3G adoption slowed markedly in Q411...

Latin American operators ally for data roaming transparency initiative

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James Barton
Category: Operators
14 September 2012
8423 views
  • Service Providers
  • Latin America
  • Roaming
  • GSMA
  • Bill Shock

Over 40 Latin American operators are forming an alliance to address the issue of visibility of data roaming charges...

How will the iPhone 5 affect emerging markets?

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
14 September 2012
11617 views
  • Global
  • Network Optimisation
  • Ciena
  • Bandwidth
  • iPhone 5

A new iPhone unveiling is a cataclysmic event in the telecoms industry, and the impact will be felt just as much in emerging markets – indeed, perhaps even more. DT editor James Barton spoke to Mervyn Kelly of network specialist Ciena to discuss the impact the iPhone 5 will have on data usage, and how operators in emerging markets can hope to optimise their networks to cope with this...

National project to deliver modern fibre network in Colombia

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
13 September 2012
8945 views
  • Cable
  • Latin America
  • fibre optic
  • Colombia
  • Ericsson
  • Azteca Comunicaciones

Colombia’s National Fibre Optic Project will see the largest and most modern fibre optics network deployed across the country...

Kuwait’s mobile market on course for positive growth

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
13 September 2012
10637 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Broadband
  • Kuwait
  • Mobile Penetration

There were 4.962mn mobile subscribers in Kuwait at the end of December 2011, meaning the market grew by 11.5% during 2011...

A smart approach to tackling the challenge of the last mile

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Mark van Vuuren, Managing Director of Jasco ICT Solutions
Category: Wireless Networks
12 September 2012
12277 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Capacity
  • Connectivity
  • Bandwidth
  • Last Mile

The availability of bandwidth in South Africa has improved dramatically in recent years. However, while there may be a lot of capacity coming into the country, the majority of users remain unable to access it...

Further Primary Rounds required after First Day of Romanian Spectrum Auction

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
12 September 2012
9510 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Licensing
  • Romania
  • Spectrum Auctions

Two primary rounds were held on the first day of Romania’s spectrum auctions, which will allocate frequencies in the 800, 900, 1800 and 2600 MHz bands...

Subscriber numbers drop in India for first time

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
10 September 2012
9434 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Reliance Communications
  • Disconnections
  • Subscribers

India’s mobile subscriber base has shrunk for the first time ever...

Coping with LTE signalling traffic

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
07 September 2012
10516 views
  • Global
  • LTE
  • Tekelec
  • Network Traffic
  • Diameter Signalling
  • Routing

As network traffic increases, operators are constantly on the lookout for technologies that can help them better manage network congestion and provide better load balancing between the various nodes...

Network distribution deal brings insurance to seven African countries

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
06 September 2012
8925 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Finance
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Sanlam
  • Health
  • Insurance

Mobile users in seven African countries will soon have access to insurance products via Bharti Airtel’s network...

GSMA requests government intervention in MTS Uzbekistan case

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
06 September 2012
10437 views
  • Service Providers
  • Central South Asia
  • MTS
  • Uzbekistan

The Director General of the GSMA Anne Bouverot has called on the President of Uzbekistan to intervene personally in the ongoing conflict between the country’s government and the Uzbek branch of MTS...

Hungarian cloud-enabling firm attracts investment

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James Barton
Category: Investment
05 September 2012
9317 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Hungary
  • CE On-Demand

A major Hungarian corporate venture capital investor is set to provide a EUR1 million mezzanine finance facility to a Budapest-based cloud delivery firm...

Polish network upgrade aims at augmenting mobile broadband

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
05 September 2012
9776 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • LTE
  • Poland
  • Nokia Siemens Networks
  • Mobile Broadband
  • GSM
  • HSPA+
  • Aero2
  • Polkomtel

One of Poland's major operators is upgrading its GSM, HSPA+ and LTE networks...

IT’s homecoming revolution – outsourcing trends back to local shores

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Gerrit-Jan Albers
Category: Trends & Forecasts
04 September 2012
9955 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • IT
  • Outsourcing

South Africans have long held the perception that overseas is better, when it comes to goods, services, even qualifications. This, along with the attractive pricing structures offered by destinations such as India, led to a trend of outsourcing to global companies or offshoring services to foreign destinations. However, recently this trend has begun to reverse, and companies are once again bringing their outsourced services back to local shores...

Licence dispute settled in Senegal

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
03 September 2012
7826 views
  • Service Providers

A major operator in Senegal has resolved its legal dispute with the West African country’s new government...

3G passes 1 million subscribers in North Korea, but leadership remains repressive

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
03 September 2012
10198 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Infrastructure
  • North Korea
  • Orascom

The development of the telecoms sector in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is seriously impeded by the country's parlous economic state and the regime's general repression of communications...

Strong telecom market shows Somalia’s development potential

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Category: Trends & Forecasts
31 August 2012
9189 views
  • Investment
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Somalia

It has long been reported in that Somalia plays host to a highly competitive mobile telecoms market...

Seizing the Opportunity in Messaging, the Emerging Market Way

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Bob Hendriks, Proposition Marketing Specialist at Acision
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
31 August 2012
12451 views
  • Global
  • SMS
  • Smartphones
  • Messaging
  • OTT Services
  • MMS

With the current mobile messaging landscape developing at an impressive rate, remaining relevant in this fast paced environment is becoming an increasing challenge for all industry players, particularly as handsets evolve, networks mature and new services continue to launch in the market. However, while relevancy is of primary focus for mobile operators globally, when developing their future strategies one thing is certain, new services must evolve in line with technical innovation and be tailored to meet consumers’ expectation and demand...

India Remote Managed IT Services Market is Expected to Excel in 2012

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
30 August 2012
9779 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • SMBs
  • AMI
  • Remote Managed IT Services

Indian small and medium businesses are gradually moving up the technology ladder in a bid to improve business process efficiency and emulate their larger counterparts in terms of technology adoption...

Internet making inroads in Mongolia as mobile takes off

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
30 August 2012
9563 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Mongolia
  • Internet
  • Liberalisation

Since the Mongolian Government's telecommunications reform program in the mid-1990s, there has been effective liberalisation of all market segments, partial privatisation of the fixed-line incumbent operator, Mongolia Telecom, and establishment of an independent regulator...

MTS Report Major Uzbekistan Losses

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Category: Investment
29 August 2012
9210 views
  • Service Providers
  • MTS
  • Uzbekistan
  • Uzdunrobita

Russian owned operator, MTS has released its Q2 report with heavy losses in Uzbekistan.

Mobile Phones Drive Market Growth in Pakistan

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Category: Trends & Forecasts
29 August 2012
10661 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Internet
  • Telecoms
  • Teledensity
  • Mobile Phones

Research and Markets have found that mobile services have become the driver for growth in the wider Pakistan telecom market.

Powering infrastructure off the grid

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James Barton
Category: Energy & Sustainability
29 August 2012
8834 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • solar power
  • Infrastructure
  • WInd Power
  • UGE
  • Off-grid Energy
  • OMC Power

Energy is perhaps the biggest headache for operators in emerging markets. The magnitude of the problem has been constant, but in a market which is essentially experiencing growth of 100% year-on-year, there are many equally pressing areas which can consume time and attention...

New China Industry Report

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Category: Trends & Forecasts
29 August 2012
11325 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • LTE
  • 3G
  • China Mobile
  • China
  • China Unicom
  • China Telecom
  • Fibre

Research and Markets has released a report into China’s three major telecoms operators.

Bharti parters with Microsoft

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Category: Cloud & Virtualisation
29 August 2012
6941 views
  • India
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Cloud Computing
  • Microsoft

Bharti Airtel has partnered with Microsoft to deliver its Office 365 cloud services to Indian businesses.

India’s 2G Auction Postponed Again and Fresh Doubts about Telenor

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Category: Regulation
28 August 2012
8600 views
  • India
  • Telenor
  • 2G
  • Uninor

India's Supreme Court has granted the Government more time to carry out the auction for 2G spectrum but threatened contempt proceedings if there are any more delays.

Counterfeit Drugs Targetted by Mobile Initiative

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Category: Humanitarian Comms
28 August 2012
8654 views
  • SMS
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Africa

Bharti Airtel has announced a partnership with Sproxil to combat the counterfeit drug market in Africa.

Local Speculation Indicates America Movil may buy Polish operator, Play

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Category: Investment
24 August 2012
9778 views
  • Service Providers
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Poland
  • America Movil

America Movil may be seeking to increase its presence in Europe, the Polish Paper Puls Biznesu has indicated.

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