9 February 2012
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MTN extends managed services partnership with Ericsson in Ghana Indian Handset Market Witnesses 14.1% Growth in 2011 Network planning partnership to cover Southeast Asia Open framework boosts service delivery for Israeli operator Kosovan contract renewed for emerging markets provider Indian startup reneges on terms of infrastructure agreement Carrier grade Wi-Fi base stations enable connectivity in Ouagadougou 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

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South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco lead Tweeting in Africa

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Friday, 27 January 2012 15:17

Young people Tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, according to new research entitled How Africa Tweets...

New platform allows fast uploading for Thai news reporters

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Friday, 27 January 2012 11:46

 

 

A leading news agency in Thailand has made the strategic decision to use next-generation technologies to gain a competitive edge over rival TV news organisations...

Belarus’ cloud-based SaaS app store is first in CIS

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Monday, 12 December 2011 10:00

The first cloud computing application store to launch in the Republic of Belarus has gone live...

Improved mobile internet experience for Malaysian MVNO customers

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Friday, 10 June 2011 13:45

Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) across Asia will soon be able to provide their customers with self-care connectivity settings to surf the web, as well as substantially reducing the number of calls patched through to call centres...

User-generated content portal deployed across Indonesia

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Wednesday, 23 March 2011 09:50

Indonesia’s largest mobile operator has deployed a portal which will allow any of its 90 million subscribers to create their own SMS-based applications...

Consumers turn to piracy in the Baltics in the face of overpriced downloads

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Wednesday, 09 March 2011 09:09

An online survey conducted by social & market research firm Macroscope has revealed that, while a third of internet users in the Baltic States would be willing to pay for digital products that they are interested in, almost 70% would first try all possible ways of getting the product they are interested in for free...

Major Indian operator launching new app store for 2G and 3G subscribers

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Friday, 11 February 2011 12:08

One of India’s largest operators is preparing its new Online Application Store for launch. Idea Cellular, the third-largest mobile operator in terms of revenue, is set to provide its 84 million-plus subscribers with an application store based on Ericsson’s eStore solution...

Facebook updates and chat enabled on Africans’ basic mobile phones

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Thursday, 10 February 2011 09:55

Millions of Africans can access Facebook updates, news and chat using the first two-way SMS Facebook Chat service via any basic mobile phone. The new service, launched by ForgetMeNot Africa, is revolutionising communications on the continent by unifying two-way email, online chat and social networking without the need for an Internet connection...

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