9 February 2012
LATEST NEWS:
MTN extends managed services partnership with Ericsson in Ghana Indian Handset Market Witnesses 14.1% Growth in 2011 Network planning partnership to cover Southeast Asia Open framework boosts service delivery for Israeli operator Kosovan contract renewed for emerging markets provider Indian startup reneges on terms of infrastructure agreement Carrier grade Wi-Fi base stations enable connectivity in Ouagadougou Slow progress in Nepal, but penetration exceeds expectations First 4G-LTE network goes live in Hungary BSS transformation contract underway in Malaysia Mobile number portability set to shake up Chile’s mobile market South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco lead Tweeting in Africa Enthusiastic response to Tanzania’s first voice SMS service New platform allows fast uploading for Thai news reporters 3G growth healthy in Belarus as mobile market nears saturation Global top up service for Chinese expatriates Subscriptions on the rise in Kuwait over 2011 Free mobile access to Wikipedia for Africa & ME customers Political risk throughout North Africa may temper short-term growth RCom receives loan from Chinese banks Emergency communications terminals deployed in South Sudan Digital wallet services launching in China A strong 2011 for Ghana with more growth to come First Israeli-owned high-speed cable system goes live Indian government loses tax case to Vodafone Subscriber growth and LTE painting a pretty picture for UAE market 3G forecast looks rosy in China Partnership agreement expands satellite operations in Africa and Middle Eas... Rising penetration rates in Iran could be misleading Copper-Alternative Grounding Wire targets infrastructure theft OSS update for newest Thai operator Muscovites to receive modernised network Market Uncertainty Ahead for Established Players in Israel

Sub-Saharan Africa

A strong 2011 for Ghana with more growth to come

Regional Trends - Sub-Saharan Africa

Monday, 23 January 2012 16:24

Ghana's mobile sector will have 27.281mn mobile subscribers by 2016, up from 21.518mn at the end of 2011...

Exceptional mobile growth in Mali as anticipation for third licence grows

Regional Trends - Sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, 12 January 2012 10:21

Home to one of the world’s most isolated cities, the fabled Timbuctu, and with a generally challenging geography for the provision of telecommunication services, Mali has market penetration rates below African averages in all market sectors except mobile where it is now racing towards the 100% mark..

Rural market holds the key to growth in Tanzania

Regional Trends - Sub-Saharan Africa

Tuesday, 10 January 2012 12:26

Low penetration in Tanzania leaves plenty of room for growth over the next five years, but operators need to capitalise on the rural market potential...

Growth on the wane in Kenya over 2011

Regional Trends - Sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, 05 January 2012 11:08

Kenya's mobile market during H111 has seen a significant slowdown in overall subscriber growth...

Mobile subscriptions tailing off in Nigeria

Regional Trends - Sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, 24 November 2011 10:24

Nigeria's mobile market saw a surprise contraction of the mobile subscriber base during the three months to June 30 2011...

African Mobile Networks: The Smartphone Dilemma

Regional Trends - Sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, 17 November 2011 10:25

tom_makau200x150Developing Telecoms' Africa blogger Tom Makau takes a look at the measures African operators will need to adopt in order to cope with the widespread adoption of smartphones across the continent...

A new era of converged communications

Regional Trends - Sub-Saharan Africa

Friday, 21 October 2011 09:23

Information and communication are at the heart of any modern business, and thanks to advances in technology these two previously disparate areas have begun to blur into one, creating what has become known as Information Communication Technology...

Incoming cables will break Côte d’Ivoire’s broadband monopoly

Regional Trends - Sub-Saharan Africa

Wednesday, 19 October 2011 09:56

Political upheavals notwithstanding, Côte d’Ivoire has benefited from sophisticated developments in its telecom sector - and a short-term misstep is unlikely to upset a long term trend towards growth...

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