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07 May 2008 at 11:23 |
 Telephony, Markets, Bolivia, CLA: Living up to this reputation as a radical leader, Bolivian president Evo Morales has used the opportunity of May Day to announce that he will be nationalising Entel, his country's main telco. He also declared that he would take over four foreign-owned gas companies. Key to the decision is the fact that 50% of Entel's ownership is in the hands of Telecom Italia SpA. Negotiations whereby Entel would purchase Telecom Italia's share go back several months and have been complicated...
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06 May 2008 at 09:55 |
 Analysis, Telephony, Fixed-line, Russia, CIS, Ukraine, CEE: Delegates at the Russia & CIS Com congress in Moscow on 3-4 June 2008 will enjoy an opportunity to learn more about a sector undergoing major changes. For the Ukraine and Russia are currently a battleground for growing GSM and CDMA mobile operators...
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06 May 2008 at 09:35 |
 Analysis, Mobile Internet, Cameroon, Africa: Internet cafes have played their part in popularising the Net from the very start. In one country, Cameroon, it would appear that Internet cafe owners are worried that the mobile Net will threaten their market position...
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01 May 2008 at 00:00 |
 Analysis, Case Studies, Network Simplification, Emerging Markets: How does a service provider in an emerging market drive top line growth and improve profitability quickly? The answer is through implementing a simple, flexible network architecture that allows them to accelerate the roll out of new services...
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24 Apr 2008 at 15:31 |
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 Analysis, Mobile, Finance, Kenya: The Safaricom Initial Public Offering (IPO), which closed on April 23, is likely to have been over-subscribed by 200 per cent according to leading stock brokers in Nairobi. The level of interest in what was always going to be the largest IPO to date in East Africa has exceeded all forecasts...
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24 Apr 2008 at 17:21 |
 Analysis, Mobile, Emerging Markets, Regulation, Global: The GSMA (GSM Association) is the trade association for the mobile phone industry. With a membership comprising over 700 operators and 200 vendors and service providers is a powerful force in the communications industry. It also organises arguably the most important event in the international wireless industry calendar every year - the Mobile World Congress. This takes place in Barcelona every February and attracts a global attendance of over 60,000 delegates...
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29 Apr 2008 at 10:54 |
 Analysis, Mobile, Cuba, CLA: Cubans are now able to buy mobile phones. They can now use pre-paid systems to make both national and international calls. This is the first time that this has been possible in Cuba and reflects a limited programme of economic liberalisation which Raul Castro is authorising, not least in ending bans on electrical consumer goods...
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 Analysis, Markets, Wireless, Tanzania, East Africa: East Africa is one of the most dynamic markets in Africa. Most countries in the region are experiencing high GDP growth and favourable market and regulatory conditions. Tanzania is one of the most attractive with 7% GDP growth, stable political conditions, dynamic operators and a low mobile penetration level...
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03 Apr 2008 at 12:53 |
 Analysis, Multimedia, ARPU, Mobile, Global: A new survey from 3ple-Media shows a positive shift in subscriber perceptions and expectations about the evolving role of mobile operators in the delivery of multimedia services. Less clear is the extent to which operators expect to move beyond simply offering flat-rate data connectivity and evolve to become mobile multimedia service companies...
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Date: May 28 - 30, 2008
