Today’s wireless operators have to deal with ever-growing numbers of SIM cards. Most operators employ a process where SIM cards are pre-provisioned in the network before shipping into distribution channels, but these resources become increasingly strained as SIM card volumes increase...

ICT is a core enabler to education globally. Incorporating technology solutions into education in developing countries in Africa can ensure that students are internationally competitive in a digitally driven economy...

The Indian regulator’s plans to impose a high opening bid in the upcoming 2G spectrum auctions have drawn criticism from the GSMA...

With the BRICS countries seeking cooperation on areas as diverse as a BRICS development bank, green energy, ICTs, food security and biotechnology, a free flow of information between each territory is essential for the enhancement of trade...

Three Baltic countries will soon have access to high quality mobile broadband, boasting superior data speeds and improved coverage...

Despite developing in leaps and bounds in post-war Iraq, the telecoms industry still holds much growth potential...

India continues to be one of the fastest growing major telecom markets in the world, as well as one of the largest. Sweeping reforms introduced by successive Indian governments over the last decade have dramatically changed the nature of telecommunications in the country...

Angola’s telecom sector is becoming increasingly liberalised with the advent of greater competition...

Croatia’s first commercial LTE services are now available to subscribers in the cities of Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek and Split...

VimpelCom is divesting its interest in the Vietnamese operator GTEL Mobile, selling its 49% holding to GTEL’s parent company...

The Indian regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has advised that the country’s spectrum auctions be open to new operators as well as the existing providers which had their licences cancelled following a Supreme Court ruling in February...

In a boon to mobile virtual network operators in Romania, the country will soon see the launch of its first MVNE...

The Indian government may face legal arbitration from Vodafone if its proposed M&A tax is approved...

Iran's mobile market, by far the largest segment of the country's telecoms industry, exhibited considerably slower growth in 2011 compared with previous years...

After a well-documented series of delays, Thailand is finally holding auctions for 3G spectrum later this year...

The Internet Society has published the results of a study that demonstrates the far-reaching economic and societal benefits of establishing Internet Exchange Points (or IXPs) in emerging markets...

With stable GDP growth of around 5% p.a., a high population density and a high growth rate in a low-penetration mobile market, Burundi is one of the most attractive African telecom markets for investors, despite the fact that it is also one of the world’s poorest countries...

Despite excellent fibre optic connections, Djibouti’s telecoms sector is not growing as fast as it should – largely due to an overly-powerful nation telco...

In Africa, fixed-line operators are considered dead in the water. Mobile took over and flourished, meaning that fixed-line was essentially written off – operators struggle to stay relevant with 100,000 subscribers in countries with populations of 20 million people. While many have looked to privatisation, there are still opportunities for a huge number of African fixed-line operators due to one key factor – many have exclusivity on the national backbone...

Saudi Arabia possesses a steadily growing telecoms market. As with many telecoms markets in the region, lack of strong competition in the fixed-line market meant much of the growth has been underpinned by mobile...

Egypt’s Orascom Telecom Holding has confirmed that due to “unlawful actions taken since 2008 by the Algerian government against Orascom Telecom Algerie (OTA)” it will take out a Notice of Arbitration against the relevant Algerian authorities...

Kenya's mobile market returned to strong subscriber growth in Q311 after a slowdown in H111, which can be attributed to the discounting of inactive SIMs and increasing mobile saturation in urban areas...

A new agreement will provide buyers of Android phones in India with free airtime...

Bangladesh had an estimated 86.555mn mobile subscribers at the end of September 2011, which would represent a net addition of 4.728mn from the previous quarter...

Google’s Android OS has affirmed its dominance in the Chinese smartphone market, with the number of devices running the OS more than doubling in 2011...

Bahrain's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has published market data relating to the end of 2011 for fixed-line, mobile and internet sectors. A stronger than expected growth in the broadband sector suggests that the regulator's efforts at liberalising the internet market are driving growth in that sector...

A new roaming service will allow Tanzanian subscribers to use their mobile phones freely across nine African countries...

India’s nationwide cancellation of 2G licences has been upheld by the country’s Supreme Court, which has rejected an appeal against the decision by a number of local operators...

The future of Russia’s second-largest operator MegaFon is currently under discussion by a number of firms, with Scandinavian group TeliaSonera the most recent party to confirm its involvement...

Thailand’s state-owned operator TOT is upgrading its 3G networks to HSPA+, which will improve mobile broadband services for its 7.2 million subscribers...

Although the mobile penetration rate in The Philippines is expected to breach the 100% mark by end- 2012, growth momentum is expected to be relatively strong in the next few years due to the prevalence of prepaid subscribers...

The volume of traffic traversing networks today is rising faster than revenues, sending operators’ revenue per bit spiraling downward. The really bad news, however, is that it doesn’t look like the situation is going to improve anytime soon...

India’s first 4G network is scheduled to go live later this month, with the market-leading operator Bharti Airtel launching services in Kolkata...

Sri Lankan operators have been actively searching for additional growth drivers to offset the declining subscriber growth opportunities...