Details: Alec Barton; Category: Regulation; 20 February 2006; 12507 views

Pakistan has won this year's GSMA Government Leadership Award, which recognises exceptional work by governments globally in the field of mobile communications policy...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Wireless Networks; 20 February 2006; 12736 views

Two Indian mobile operators, Airtel and Idea Cellular, have agreed to use fastmobile Inc fmX software technology to support a series of message service trials. fastmobile designs and supplies integrated messaging and content services for mobile network operators: the fmX platform is to be used in trials exploring the impact of mobile communications in developing countries...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 20 February 2006; 13073 views

Reuters in India has reported a ministerial speech claiming that the country, the world's fastest growing mobile market, could be adding between 6-8 million new users each month once networks reach all potential rural customers. The comments were made by Telecommunications Minister Dayanidhi Maran at 3GSM Barcelona .

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Wireless Networks; 05 February 2006; 8535 views

Nokia has reached a five-year managed services agreement to run Hutchison Essar's network operations in nine circles in India . Nokia will assume the operation of Hutchison Essar's networks in Gujarat , Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Uttar Pradesh (East and West), Rajasthan, Haryana and West Bengal , thus allowing the operator to better focus on its customers and core activities...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Service Management; 20 January 2006; 11321 views

Agilent Technologies Inc is celebrating a US$14.5 million order with India 's primary communications service providers Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Tata Teleservices Ltd to provide operator support services solutions...

Details: Michael Schwartz; Category: Blogs & Opinion; 10 January 2006; 182187 views

First the Soviets built a telephone system in Afghanistan. The Chinese did too. The two weren’t compatible. Afghan Telecom is the company ordered to sort it all out. It is using expertise from Globecomm Systems. Michael Schwartz learns more...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Wireless Networks; 03 January 2006; 10960 views

Afghan Telecom has announced that its new District Communications Network has recently gone live...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Wireless Networks; 22 December 2005; 12445 views

After evaluating a number of sites in India , Nokia will locate its new Global Networks Solutions Centre in Chennai...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Wireless Networks; 29 November 2005; 11217 views

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has awarded Nokia a comprehensive GSM/EDGE and GPRS network expansion project in Northern India ...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 24 October 2005; 18053 views

Network equipment manufacturer Cisco is set to make its largest investment to date outside the United States.

Details: Michael Schwartz; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 11 October 2005; 16087 views

As India prepares for its largest ever expansion of telecoms the Indian Ministry of Telecommunications is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for equipment suppliers to manufacture equipment in India. Michael Schwartz assesses India's progress towards becoming a telecoms giant...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 11 October 2005; 22224 views

Bangladesh is opening up its telecoms market by inviting open tenders for another GSM licence, for 15 years initially.

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