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Global Trends

Poorer countries lag in ICT access - World Bank

Industry News - Global Trends

Monday, 27 March 2006 12:19

Although there has been global progress in improving access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), poor countries still lag behind in making ICT applications commonplace in governments, schools and businesses. This is the conclusion of the World Bank

Divide being bridged - it's official!

Industry News - Global Trends

Monday, 13 March 2006 12:27

Two ITU officials, Doreen Bogdan and Vanessa Gray, took the opportunity of the WTDU to report on the telecoms divide between developed and developing countries.

 

Helping 3G beat its challengers

Industry News - Global Trends

Monday, 20 February 2006 22:11

3G will need a major leap forward in capabilities if it is to support future services, particularly given the emergence of competitive alternatives such as DVB-H and WiMAX. Analysys, the adviser on telecoms, IT and media, has issued a new report, Prospects for the Evolution of 3G and 4G, which seeks to find out how 3G can rise to the challenge of other technologies...

Ericsson, UNDP, SIDA partner up to promote communication

Industry News - Global Trends

Thursday, 24 November 2005 17:15

Through its systems of Millennium Development Goals the United Nations is launching initiatives to help eradicate poverty in the world's underdeveloped regions...

 

Digital Solidarity Fund seeks support

Industry News - Global Trends

Thursday, 24 November 2005 17:05

Western officials have so far been reluctant to contribute to the Digital Solidarity Fund, set up three months ago to bring the benefits of the IT revolution to the world's poorest countries...

Tax - the Enemy of Mobiles?

Industry News - Global Trends

Monday, 17 October 2005 16:40

Despite successful efforts to provide low-cost cell phones to citizens of developing countries, taxes in many countries render cell phones too expensive for residents.

UMA - The Key to Convergence?

Industry News - Global Trends

Monday, 17 October 2005 13:37

Fixed Mobile Convergence has been a conference fixture in various forms for many years, but for a long time little materialised. This is now changing. Today, mobile operators face a real and major threat to their revenue streams. At the same time, however, they are perfectly positioned to both preserve and grow their portion of the total telecoms spend.

World mobile subscriptions hit 2 billion

Industry News - Global Trends

Monday, 03 October 2005 18:46

World mobile subscriptions have now reached the significant milestone of two billion mobile subscriptions...

 

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