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Further Primary Rounds required after First Day of Romanian Spectrum Auction

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
12 September 2012
9525 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
9453 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
10536 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
8933 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
10451 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
9335 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
9792 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
9969 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
7835 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
10219 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
9204 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
12470 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
9791 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
9580 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
9222 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
10682 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
8851 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
11338 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
6946 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
8612 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
8667 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
9788 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.

Cisco Retains Lead in World Router Market amid Increasing Competition

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Category: Vendors
24 August 2012
10482 views
  • China
  • Cisco
  • ZTE
  • Huawei
  • Routers

According to an Infonetics Research report this month, Cisco remains ahead of Chinese firms ZTE and Huawei in the world market for Ethernet and IP routers.

Vodafone Eyeing Middle East Deal, Sources Say

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Category: Investment
24 August 2012
9153 views
  • Service Providers
  • Vodafone
  • Zain
  • Middle East

Industry sources have told Bloomberg that Vodafone is in the final stages of agreeing on a partnership with Kuwaiti operator Zain.

Kyrgyz Mobile Company fails to attract Buyer for Stake

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Category: Operators
23 August 2012
10588 views
  • Service Providers
  • 3G
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Operators
  • WCDMA

The government of Kyrgyzstan has failed to sell a 25% stake in its operator, Kyrgyz Mobile Company.

Mobile data traffic in India grows more than 50% in first half of 2012

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Category: Trends & Forecasts
23 August 2012
9556 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Mobile Data
  • Nokia Siemens Networks

Mobile data traffic increased by 54% in India between December 2011 and June 2012...

LTE – how can Africa prepare for this evolution?

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Martin Ferreira, Executive Head: Technology and Operations, Jasco Carrier Solutions
Category: Wireless Networks
22 August 2012
9314 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • LTE
  • South Africa
  • Capacity

The next step up from 3G, LTE is much needed in South Africa as the uptake of bandwidth-hungry smart devices  grows and the backhaul capabilities of the networks  become increasingly stressed...

China Telecom confirms purchase of infrastructure from parent company

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James Barton
Category: Operators
22 August 2012
10600 views
  • Service Providers
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Infrastructure
  • China Telecom
  • CDMA

China Telecom, the smallest of China’s three major carriers, is purchasing the CDMA network of its state owned-owned parent, China Telecom Corp...

Etisalat goes for Personalised Services in Nigeria

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Category: Operators
22 August 2012
9460 views
  • Service Providers
  • Etisalat
  • Nigeria
  • Data
  • Oracle Communications
  • Personalised Services

Etisalat have announced that they have successfully implemented Oracle Communications’ Data Model.

Telenor Pays Uninor’s Debts

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Category: Investment
21 August 2012
9874 views
  • Service Providers
  • India
  • Telenor
  • 2G
  • Unitech
  • Uninor

Norwegian operator, Telenor, has paid US$1.8 billion to creditors of its Indian joint venture, Uninor.

Seychelles Sees Massive Fibre Upgrade

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
21 August 2012
7901 views
  • Cable
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Cable and Wireless
  • Seychelles

Cable & Wireless Seychelles has announced the completion of a nationwide Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) network, which will be supported by the country’s first subsea cable network...

Strong growth in Georgia’s telecom sector despite uncertainties

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
21 August 2012
9445 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Mobile Penetration
  • Georgia
  • Economic Growth

Georgia is continuing to build itself into a modern economy despite the troubled times it has had with its neighbour Russia...

Smart Announce Details of 4G Roll-Out in the Philippines

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
21 August 2012
9735 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • LTE
  • PLDT
  • Philippines
  • Smart

The Philippines’ market leader has announced it will switch on its new LTE service on 25 August...

Malaysia’s development goals are on track with nationwide broadband network

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
20 August 2012
9330 views
  • Investment
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Broadband
  • Malaysia

Malaysia has been working towards a clear national objective to see it ranked as a fully developed nation by the year 2020. This Vision 2020 was a concept introduced by the former Prime Minister Mr Mahathir in 1991 when he launched the Sixth Malaysia Plan...

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