31 July 2010

Top Stories

ICT policy goals must be reflected in taxes to drive mobile broadband adoption

A Telecom Advisory Services (TAS) report delivered in conjunction with the GSMA has revealed how mobile sector-specific taxation is impacting on the development and deployment of Mobile Broadband in developing countries...

NSN sets sights on China with Motorola deal

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has purchased Motorola’s networks business for the sum of US$1.2 billion. The acquisition is reportedly aimed at raising NSN’s profile outside of Europe, and particularly in the US and Japan. However, NSN’s winning bid should have an interesting impact on emerging markets, particularly China...

India to ban Chinese-made telecoms equipment?

Delhi The Indian government has apparently banned the purchase of telecoms equipment from Chinese suppliers, in a move likely to unsettle many Chinese operators with an interest in the Indian market...

The Philippines’ fastest growing mobile network provider, Digitel Mobile, will invest a further $9 [ ... ]

Retention and growth in emerging markets: what are the options?

Pankaj Agrawal, Associate Director of Analysys Mason, weighs up the options available to operators f [ ... ]

Kenyan bandwidth prices drop 90% thanks to submarine cabling

Following the arrival of three fibre optic international submarine cables in Kenya across 2009 and 2 [ ... ]

Iridium expands reach of mobile satellite services in South Africa

The South African government, business and consumer sectors will soon have greater access to mobile [ ... ]

Asia-Pac cable network receives 40Gb/s upgrade

One of the largest submarine cable networks in the Asia-Pacific region, the APCN2 (Asia Pacific Cabl [ ... ]

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Market Trends

Baidu takes pole position in China’s mobile search market

The Chinese search engine giant Baidu looks unlikely to relinquish the mobile search market to competitors, with new data showing that the engine registered the most mobile searches of any company in China during Q2 2010...

26 operators now host commercial WiMAX across 11 countries in MENA

WiMAX has seen phenomenal growth throughout the MENA region since it was first launched in Algeria in 2007. The service is now offered by 26 of the 55 operators licensed to provide it, and is now commercially available in 11 countries in the Arab world...

Viewpoint

Retention and growth in emerging markets: what are the options?
Pankaj Agrawal, Associate Director of Analysys Mason, weighs up the options available to operators for sustaining growth in emerging markets...

Development Agenda

Pacific broadband funding must reach underdeveloped areas instead of jeopardising competition

A new Federal Communications Commission report on broadband deployment has called attention to the need for federal regulators to funnel broadband stimulus funding to areas of greatest need, rather than building duplicate networks in market areas which are already competitive...

ITU leads effort for reconstruction of Haiti’s telecommunications and ICT infrastructure

The ITU aims to help rebuild Haiti The ITU is leading an internation effort to speed up reconstruction of Haiti’s crucial telecommunications and ICT infrastructure destroyed in the earthquake of 12 January this year...

Networks

China gets exclusive HTC phones launched alongside rebranding

Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC will soon roll out its first own-branded handsets in China, among them two models designed exclusively for China Mobile...

Indonesia puts rescinded WiMAX licences back up for auction

Mount Semeru, East Java The government of Indonesia has announced that it will reopen bids for licences to develop WiMAX infrastructure. The re-launch follows news that three of the eight original licensees have had their licences rescinded after failing to meet the terms of their contracts...

Services

Telemedia launches first joint voicemail system for wireline & mobile networks in Belize

Belize Telemedia, the only multi-play carrier in Belize, is preparing to launch the nation’s first joint voicemail system, which will be available to both wireline and mobile subscribers...

Polish operator upgrades platform to offer VoIP and more

One of Poland’s largest independent telecoms operators, Telefonia DIALOG, will soon be able to offer its customers voice services via VoIP technology, and potentially numerous other services...