Internet, Broadband, Qatar, MENA: Qatar's broadband boom is continuing apace. Broadband accounts grew by 90% in 2006 and now make up two thirds of all Qatari accounts. In recent months authorisation has been given for the liberalisation of Qatar’s markets. Advisors Group is weighing up the opportunities...

Analysis, Markets, Mobile, Africa: Investing in African mobile, despite its success in the last few years, still poses challenges to the unprepared. Called simply Mobile Africa, the latest report from Research and Markets looks at a highly exciting trend over the next five years. Economic, social and financial consequences are analysed for 51 African countries.

Analysis, Mobile, Markets, Revenue, Asia-Pacific: Asia-Pacific remains a high-growth mobile market (61.3% of last year’s revenue) at a time when cellular is fast approaching worldwide saturation. India and China are key to this. Analysis to support this view comes from consultants Frost & Sullivan in its report Benchmarking of Service Providers in Asia-Pacific.

Analysis, Wireless Broadband, Algeria: Broadband access in emerging markets has been slow to develop due to its reliance on widespread copper-pair infrastructure. Consulting firm Analysys believes that broadband access in developing markets is likely to develop but thanks to new wireless access networks. This report looks at Algeria, where over half of broadband access revenues could be derived from wireless access technologies by 2012. An indicator of the future for emerging markets?

Mobile, Health, Africa: Phones-for-Health is a cutting-edge US$10 million public-private partnership bringing together mobile phone operators, handset manufacturers and technology companies. All will work in close collaboration with Ministries of Health, global health organisations and others to use the widespread and increasing mobile phone coverage in the developing world to strengthen health systems... 

Forecasts, Wireless, Handsets, Global: inCode Telecom Group, a global business and technology consulting firm, has now revealed its top 10 global wireless predictions for 2007.

Mobile, India: Mobile communication is revolutionising economic and social life in rural India, spawning a wave of local entrepreneurs and creating greater access to social services, according to a new study by The Centre for Knowledge Societies (CKS) commissioned by Nokia. The research identifies seven major service sectors - including transport, finance and healthcare - that could be radically transformed through mobile technologies...