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Analysis > Viewpoint 
Viewpoint
Views and opinions about current emerging markets communications issues from our editors and contributors. We welcome input and comment from site users, whether you are professional writer, work in ICT development or an interested observer. All contributions are subject to editorial review prior to publication.
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By Alec Barton
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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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By Alec Barton
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26 Mar 2008 at 15:19 |
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 Viewpoint, Digital Divide, Emerging Markets, Global: NOVATECH, the ICT Africa Market Place opened in Addis Ababa almost exactly as MWC closed its doors in Barcelona. It has taken Developing Telecoms' reporter a whole month longer to return from Ethiopia and file a report but it is of no less importance in understanding the path of future ICT development in emerging markets. The Addis event may be less well attended than Barcelona and lack the glitzy exhibition stands and product innovations. But here too you find some of the most important issues being addressed...
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By Alec Barton
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26 Feb 2008 at 15:26 |
 Viewpoint, Digital Divide, Emerging Markets, Global: Change is the theme of one of the leading candidates for the US presidency and it was the strongest trend in relation to emerging markets ICT development at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Even the event name has changed...
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By Dr. Nicolae Oaca
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04 Feb 2008 at 15:35 |
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 Analysis, 3G, Regulation, Romania, CEE: Orange and Vodafone are winners in the contest for the last two 3G licenses in Romania. At least that is how it now appears, in a story which has lessons for regulators and operators in emerging markets worldwide...
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By Alec Barton
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29 Jan 2008 at 00:00 |
 Review, Network Development, Digital Inclusion, Developing Markets, Global: A new publication provides policy makers, regulators, network operators and customers in emerging markets with a framework to enable them to provide sustainable, workable, long term solutions to the challenges of digital inclusion. For this reason alone it is one of the most interesting and valuable ICT publications we have seen recently at DevelopingTelecoms...
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By Michael Schwartz
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25 Nov 2007 at 23:00 |
 Markets, Telecoms, Global:
It was encouraging to read that at last Research in Motion (RIM)
had received permission after waiting several years to sell its
Blackberry devices in China. The reasons go beyond mere bureaucracy but
this factor has always played a part in preventing telecoms technology
from enriching its intended market...
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By Alec Barton
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13 Nov 2007 at 12:53 |
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 If this year's FT World Telecoms Conference, organised by the Financial Times, is anything to go by it may just be that the investment community as well as some of the industry's biggest players are at last waking up to what Developing Telecoms has known for years - that the future of telecoms is in emerging markets...
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By Michael Schwartz
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30 Sep 2007 at 23:00 |
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 The fight is on to avert what is being billed by the satellite industry as a "global spectrum crisis". According to the GVF (Global VSAT Forum) this will happen if reallocation of C-band spectrum goes ahead. Opposing this are mobile network operators, who want the spectrum used for next generation broadband wireless and IMT 2000 services.
What is the significance of this for developing and emerging markets? According to the GSMA, increasing bandwidth is essential to extending mobile services in developing markets. The GVF meanwhile claim fixed mobile satellite services, much used in developing markets, will suffer increasing rates of interference.
The decision will be taken at the WRC (World Radio Communications conference) in November. Meanwhile Developing Telecoms includes a copy of the GSMA's briefing document, distributed to over 200 regulators last month, to help you make up your mind. MS
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