Analysis, Wireless, ARPU, Global developing markets: Mobile operators may experience substantial decline in ARPU in developed countries, as voice prices decrease, non-voice services fail to capture consumers' interest, and mobile phones lose their fashionable image...

Digital Divide, e-Technology, CEE: North America’s and Western Europe’s positions as digital leaders are being challenged by the Central European markets according to research carried out by computer giant IBM and the British-based Economist Intelligence Unit. Star performers? Hungary, the Czech Republic, Estonia, and Slovenia.

Analysis, Radio Communications, Wireless, Infrastructure, India, Asia-Pacific: Following Alec Barton’s review of 3G in India, Radio Frequency Systems analyses the enormity of Indian telecoms and looks at the contribution its aluminium transmission line technology can make towards achieving rapid roll out of affordable wireless network infrastructure...

Market Trends, 3G, Mobile, Wireless, Handets & Devices, India: A manufacturing sector which has enjoyed phenomenal growth...  Mobile subscribers signing up by the million...  A decentralised structure...  Surely India can do no wrong. Well, enter Rajat Mukarji, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for IDEA Cellular of India, who has recently argued that India is not yet ready for 3G. Developing Telecoms founder Alec Barton reports.

Analysis, SOA, IT, Asia-Pacific: Asia-Pacific is witnessing major and rapid growth in demand for IT. One consequent question is whether the region is ready for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). According to analyst Frost and Sullivan demand for SOA is in its own turn due for no less than 40% growth in the next two years. Developing Telecoms summarises Frost and Sullivan’s Asia-Pacific SOA Readiness Survey.

Analysis, Convergence: CTIA Wireless 2007 gave Nokia the chance to explain its future convergence strategy. Centred on the four “Cs” of Connectivity, Cost-savings, Creativity, and Culture, Nokia seeks to explain how its business mobility products, solutions, ecosystem and strategy will benefit millions of mobile professionals at work and in their personal lives.

Markets, Telephony, Rural, Bangladesh, Asia-Pacific: IFC, World Bank’s private sector arm, has cast its critical eye over the well-known Grameen Telecom Village phone scheme (you know, the phone ladies in Bangladesh). It has identified what it calculates as a US$5 trillion business plan when translated globally. We explain why...