At the end of March 2011, Sri Lanka’s mobile sector had a total of 17.852mn subscribers, following 393,000 net additions in the quarter...

Enterprise markets in Southern Africa are on the rise and Namibia’s licence-exempt market is no exception...

Like many emerging markets, Pakistan faces the challenge of connecting its rural population. In this interview Naeem Zamindar , the CEO of converged communications provider Wateen Telecom, warns that the rural market’s importance should not be underestimated...

Despite being Africa’s latest exporter of oil, Chad has one of the least developed telecommunications markets in the world...

India’s Department of Telecoms has reportedly claimed that Qualcomm’s original application for Indian wireless broadband service permits is void, thereby suggesting that the operator could have its licences revoked...

The African tower ownership and management company Eaton Towers has secured a major round of equity funding worth $150m from Capital International Private Equity Funds (“CIPEF”), a private equity investor that focuses on emerging markets...

Uganda’s mobile sector is predicted to grow through to the end of 2015, while broadband subscriber numbers are expected to rise significantly between 2013 and 2015...

The ITU has called for a global methodology to assess the environmental impact of ICTs...

Three Saudi operators have launched 4G/LTE services in the Middle Eastern kingdom – with each claiming that they are the first to do so in the MENA region...

Although operators in Cambodia have a tendency to overstate subscriber figures to boost market share, growth does appear strong in the Southeast Asian country...

Far from being written off because of the growth in mobile, Africa’s fixed line operators have a golden opportunity to capitalise on the fibre revolution taking place on the continent...

As a result of recent developments in North Africa’s Maghreb countries, particularly in Libya, there is a need for local satellite services to provide broadband and VoIP connectivity for government, commerce and individuals in both the urban areas where the infrastructure has been damaged, and also in rural areas which have not been properly served in the past...

France Telecom is reportedly close to signing an agreement for the acquisition of DRC operator Congo Chine Telecom...

Vietnam initially fell well short of the ambitious targets it set for the wider expansion of its telecommunications infrastructure. However, after reviewing its approach and introducing some competition into the market, this ‘socialist oriented market economy’ has built a fresh growth momentum...

With the stated goal of reaching the ‘next billion’ consumers, Nokia is pitching its most affordable phones ever squarely at emerging markets...

With declines in ARPU worse than previously forecast, Indonesia is one of the riskier markets in Asia-Pacific – but it holds significant promise...

The mobile networks of 12 Caribbean territories are to be modernised via a new core network and multi-standard radio base stations...

The use of foreign currency as legal tender in Zimbabwe has been of great benefit to the country’s telecoms sector...

The new platform from Chinese search engine operator Baidu has reportedly been previewed, although the firm has not yet revealed a launch date. The operating system, known as Baidu Yi, is based on Google’s Android platform...

With a penetration rate of over 75% and the imminent widespread introduction of wireless and 3G broadband, Ghana’s telecoms sector has gone from strength to strength...

Mobile financial services are a hot topic - and nowhere is this more apparent than Africa, a continent with millions of unbanked mobile phone users. However, massive growth potential could may not be enough for investors if the cost of implementation is too high. DT editor James Barton spoke to Peter de Villiers, co-founder of Clickatell, to find out how to stop expenses from escalating...

One of Malaysia’s leading broadband providers has completed an OSS transformation in order to boost customer services and maintain competitiveness...

An infrastructure supplier which provided telecommunications equipment to Libyan rebels in Benghazi and Misrata has revealed its involvement in the liberation effort to the press...

France Telecom has stated that it is keen to pursue partnerships in the Middle East and Africa as a means of strengthening its market presence in these regions...

Investors as well as local operators have been invited by the government of Kenya to take part in the construction of a wholesale LTE network...

With operators recording growth once again after a period of decline, now is the time for Kuwait to improve competition with the introduction of an independent regulatory body...

Jamaica’s Prime Minister has approved the acquisition of Claro’s Jamaican operations by Digicel...

One issue that affects telecom deployments all over the world is power, but the problem of unreliable power supplies is particularly prevalent in emerging markets. Challenging terrain and poor quality electricity grids have resulted in the spread of expensive and polluting diesel generators, but many emerging markets are now waking up to the possibilities of green power solutions. DT editor James Barton spoke to Nicholas Pocard, APAC Sales Director at Idatech, about how green power supplies can help the environment as well as save operators money – and how this could be the key to widespread adoption.

Disaster relief efforts through South and Southeast Asia will be augmented by a new partnership between Ericsson and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel)...

A new revelation has presented another setback to the group of Russian operators that have agreed to share LTE infrastructure...

Customers of Latvia’s largest mobile operator can now enjoy ultra-fast broadband with speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) for accessing services, including reliable video streaming, real-time gaming, and movies-on-demand...

Mobile broadband and 3G services continue to spread across several Central Asian countries, while the region itself has proved a notable testing ground for LTE deployments.

A high-speed wireless broadband network is launching in Nairobi, Kenya, in the city’s Junction Shopping Mall area...

New services based on femtocell technology are launching across the North-Western region of Russia...