4 February 2012
LATEST NEWS:
Slow progress in Nepal, but penetration exceeds expectations First 4G-LTE network goes live in Hungary BSS transformation contract underway in Malaysia Mobile number portability set to shake up Chile’s mobile market South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco lead Tweeting in Africa Enthusiastic response to Tanzania’s first voice SMS service New platform allows fast uploading for Thai news reporters 3G growth healthy in Belarus as mobile market nears saturation Global top up service for Chinese expatriates Subscriptions on the rise in Kuwait over 2011 Free mobile access to Wikipedia for Africa & ME customers Political risk throughout North Africa may temper short-term growth RCom receives loan from Chinese banks Emergency communications terminals deployed in South Sudan Digital wallet services launching in China A strong 2011 for Ghana with more growth to come First Israeli-owned high-speed cable system goes live Indian government loses tax case to Vodafone Subscriber growth and LTE painting a pretty picture for UAE market 3G forecast looks rosy in China Partnership agreement expands satellite operations in Africa and Middle Eas... Rising penetration rates in Iran could be misleading Copper-Alternative Grounding Wire targets infrastructure theft OSS update for newest Thai operator Muscovites to receive modernised network Market Uncertainty Ahead for Established Players in Israel Mobile insurance payment service launching in Bangladesh Economic recovery boosts growth in Bahrain despite saturation Demystifying the steps to a greener organisation Algerian government acquires majority stake in market leader 3G on the way in Pakistan as penetration rate creeps up Exceptional mobile growth in Mali as anticipation for third licence grows Uncertainty of Arab Spring wanes as growth returns to Tunisia

Cable & Satellite

First Israeli-owned high-speed cable system goes live

Networks - Cable & Satellite

Monday, 23 January 2012 15:41

A new superfast submarine cable link has been launched between Israel and Italy...

Partnership agreement expands satellite operations in Africa and Middle East

Networks - Cable & Satellite

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 12:41

 A major satellite communications provider in Africa has signed a new partnership with a major teleport services provider to expand operations and service delivery in the African and Middle East markets...

Fibre network upgrade boosting Saudi broadband services

Networks - Cable & Satellite

Tuesday, 10 January 2012 12:27

 Residential and business customers in Saudi Arabia will soon have access to fixed broadband services using Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology via a nationwide fibre network...

Indonesia under-sea fibre link gets huge capacity boost

Networks - Cable & Satellite

Thursday, 05 January 2012 11:09

A 354 kilometre under-sea link in Indonesia, critical to the country’s international connectivity, has been upgraded by Nokia Siemens Networks...

Cable laying operation underway in the Maldives

Networks - Cable & Satellite

Wednesday, 04 January 2012 12:02

Deployment has begun on a fibre optic submarine cable network system in the Maldives...

Global groups raise objections to proposed space protocol

Networks - Cable & Satellite

Monday, 19 December 2011 16:23

 A number of international organizations have united in expressing their concerns over the Space Assets Protocol, a new international legislation sponsored by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)...

World’s largest GPON deployment underway in China

Networks - Cable & Satellite

Monday, 14 November 2011 11:20

One of China’s leading operators is expanding its broadband access network...

Nuclear plant upgrades comms network in Slovakia

Networks - Cable & Satellite

Friday, 11 November 2011 10:48

A Slovakian subsidiary of the Enel Group is enhancing the communications and emergency broadcast system at its nuclear power plant in Mochovce, Slovakia...

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