22 May 2012
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100G technology makes its debut in Central America Free conference calling now available in Israel Internet-free mobile Facebook, email and online chat apps platform launches... Indian telco giant taking steps into Brazil Green power solutions provider spreads into South Asia Cable agreement to bolster international connectivity in Iraq Lat Am giant looks to Netherlands to boost European footprint CSP unifying mediation systems across four Central American countries Thai operator secures wireless distribution agreement Financial services project reaching out to millions of Africans Fibre investment on the way in Algeria Android tablets gaining popularity in Southeast Asia Bharti seeking JV takeover as profits slide How an Alternative Approach to SIM Card Provisioning Helps Operators Cure t... Solar-powered learning initiative takes off in Uganda GSMA voices criticism of Indian licensing proposals Enhanced mobile broadband deploying across three Baltic countries Market developments lay the foundation for future growth in Iraq India Feels More Shockwaves from the So-called ‘2G Scandal' Overpriced broadband faces fibre challenge in Angola First commercial 4G services go live in Croatia VimpelCom sells Vietnamese assets TRAI advocates new operators entering 2G auctions Romania’s first MVNE launching imminently Indian tax change could provoke legal action from Vodafone Mobile growth slows in Iran as penetration reaches saturation point Thailand close to finalising 3G auction process Internet Exchange Points Spur Internet Growth in Emerging Markets Incoming fibre boosts investment prospects for Burundi 3G on the way in Djibouti, but competition is required Fibre, not privatisation, could be the answer for Africa’s fixed-line opera... Saudi incumbent looks abroad amidst heated domestic competition Orascom serves Algerian government with arbitration notice

Humanitarian Projects

Emergency communications terminals deployed in South Sudan

Development Trends - Humanitarian Projects

Tuesday, 24 January 2012 13:57

A new communications service for disaster relief has been successfully deployed in full operational field service for the first time...

Mobile Communications to Transform Smallholding Farmers’ Livelihoods in Emerging Markets

Development Trends - Humanitarian Projects

Wednesday, 12 October 2011 13:56

The findings of a new research programme intended to measure the impact of mobile communications on the lives and prosperity of farming communities in some of the world's poorest countries have been announced...

Satellite partnership to boost relief efforts in Asia-Pacific

Development Trends - Humanitarian Projects

Monday, 05 September 2011 11:46

Disaster relief efforts through South and Southeast Asia will be augmented by a new partnership between Ericsson and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel)...

Mobile initiative allows refugees to reconnect across the world

Development Trends - Humanitarian Projects

Monday, 20 June 2011 16:05

With more than 42 million refugees in the world, many affected by political conflict and natural disasters, the added desperation of being separated from their family and friends without feasible means of tracing them can only compound their suffering...

ITU deploys satellite communications to prepare for hurricane in Haiti

Development Trends - Humanitarian Projects

Monday, 08 November 2010 11:39

ITU has dispatched thirty broadband satellite terminals to Haiti as the country prepares for hurricane Tomas...

ITU deploys 100 satellite terminals in flood-affected Pakistan

Development Trends - Humanitarian Projects

Thursday, 04 November 2010 00:00

ITU has deployed 100 broadband satellite terminals in the flood-affected districts of Pakistan. In the aftermath of the disaster, ITU’s emergency telecommunications team has been working closely with the Pakistan administration to restore vital communication links. The satellite terminals are being deployed to restore communications and provide a platform from which telemedicine applications/services will be provided in remote areas that remain difficult to access and where medical attention is a priority in the aftermath of the disaster...

ITU restores communication links in Indonesia disaster zones

Development Trends - Humanitarian Projects

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 10:13

Mount Semeru, an active volcano in IndonesiaITU has deployed a hybrid of 40 broadband satellite terminals in an effort to restore vital communication links in the aftermath of a tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake and a volcanic eruption that hit the Indonesian archipelago in two separate incidents...

ITU leads effort for reconstruction of Haiti’s telecommunications and ICT infrastructure

Development Trends - Humanitarian Projects

Tuesday, 13 July 2010 10:41

The ITU aims to help rebuild HaitiThe ITU is leading an internation effort to speed up reconstruction of Haiti’s crucial telecommunications and ICT infrastructure destroyed in the earthquake of 12 January this year...

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