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...