17 May 2012
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Backhaul & Rural

Router Off-Load: Money Saver or Latest Flavour?

Networks - Backhaul & Rural

Friday, 06 April 2012 01:00

jimmy-mizrahi300x225The 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...

Remote terminals bring GSM access to rural Congo

Networks - Backhaul & Rural

Tuesday, 03 April 2012 16:34

Remote and rural areas of the Congo will soon have access to GSM mobile and fixed telephony services via a new partnership. The pan-African satellite operator RascomStar QAF will deliver the services via its VSAT terminals in conjunction with IPX Extenso...

Backhaul expansion underway in Nigeria

Networks - Backhaul & Rural

Thursday, 15 March 2012 15:57

A major Nigerian operator is deploying backhaul solutions across its network as part of a major expansion...

Remote areas in emerging markets will yield the next billion mobile users

Networks - Backhaul & Rural

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 16:49

Rural regions in emerging markets have been predicted as the source of the next billion mobile connections...

Content delivery networks take aim at data-hungry emerging markets

Networks - Backhaul & Rural

Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:09

content deliveryWith the demand for data exploding across developed and emerging markets, operators need to find ways of facilitating delivery while keeping costs down. Content Delivery Networks are emerging as a viable means of doing this; with a correctly installed CDN, operators are able to increase access bandwidth in order to provide faster access to cached data...

Remote control: why hosted networks are right for rural

Networks - Backhaul & Rural

Friday, 16 December 2011 19:01

bandwidth300x225Connecting rural communities is a particular challenge in emerging markets, as infrastructure frequently does not extend into the more remote corners of the landscape. However, advances in backhauling mean that operators are now able to extend coverage to remote regions more efficiently and cost-effectively. DT editor James Barton spoke to Richard Beckley of hosted networks specialist Globecomm to find out how this change is coming about...

Mobile broadband expands its reach via satellite backhaul

Networks - Backhaul & Rural

Thursday, 08 December 2011 16:16

Telecom operators can now provide 3G mobile broadband to isolated and under-served areas via satellite backhaul...

Tackling rising data loads in emerging markets

Networks - Backhaul & Rural

Monday, 05 December 2011 13:09

 

 

Emerging market operators will be able to exercise greater control over their data loads following the launch of new data packages...

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