This year is set to become a significant one for Middle East telecoms. Specific areas of interest will be broadband investment, clarification of regulations and cloud computing...

A new report looking at Croatia in 2Q10 examines the status of incumbent T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT), predicting reduced market share and increased competition. The report is also slightly cautious regarding the mobile sector...

New standards have been adopted by the ITU to enhance the quality of satellite communications during emergencies. All aspects, from early warning through rapid response to relief operations are covered...

Recovery from global recession through 2010 will allow  growth to return to EMEA, including the market for hardcopy peripherals. The prediction for this sector is made by IDC and forecasts CAGR of 7.6% for EMEA for 2010-2014...

The Hindu, one of India’s leading newspapers, has published a report on recent progress towards the auctioning of 3G spectrum. We summarise the key intentions in what has been almost a comedy of errors as cancellations and other factors have resulted in distrust and lack of confidence.

Companies and markets has released a new report analysing in great detail the telecoms market in The Philippines. Any loss in growth in 2009 is likely to be compensated for this year. There is also likely to be another entrant in the 3G sector...

A new report from Arab Advisors Group analyses and ranks 20 fixed-service operators in 15 Arab countries. Key performers are to be found in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Twenty fixed-line operators in 15 Arab countries served 27.8 million fixed-line subscriptions by end-September 2009, down 4.6% from 29.2 million at year end 2008...

In a partnership aimed at advancing mobile technology to improve public health, healthcare systems and patient care in the developing world, Orange has joined the mHealth Alliance to develop mobile health solutions in West Africa...

Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries with less developed banking systems, labour markets and IT and communications infrastructures can leapfrog over the established banking and payment infrastructures present in other parts of Europe to become more entrenched in smart card based payment methods, according to new analyses from Frost & Sullivan...

ABI Research is predicting that a strong economic base is set to boost revenues from Latin American mobile business customers by 9% this year. Expected figure for the revenue in question is US$11.6 billion...

The Russian WiMAX operator Yota has been granted bandwidth spectrum use in Peru by the Latin American country’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, following the operator’s winning bid for the $3.9 million contract...

Reportlinker has announces their new market research report on the Saudi Arabian telecoms market. Looking towards 2014, Reportlinker is confident of major growth in the Saudi 3G sector...

The emergence of the Wholesale Applications Community was perhaps the most significant event of Mobile World Congress 2010. Developing Telecoms' editor-in-chief Alec Barton ponders how this will affect the industry...

Developing Telecoms' editor-in-chief Alec Barton gives his impressions of Mobile World Congress 2010...

A new report from Companies and Markets provides a detailed analysis of the Central American telecoms market, listing great successes as well as markets which the authors considered to be under-achievers...

ITU has signed an important Cooperation Agreement with Singapore-based smartBridges Solutions, a leading provider of wireless broadband equipment, to provide WiMAX and WiFi systems to strengthen ITU’s on-the-ground disaster response capabilities...

The Broadband Forum took the opportunity of Mobile World Congress to announce its first ever certification program, as a crucial component in its drive to develop the full potential of broadband and support the smooth broadband architecture convergence around the world...

 In what is believed to be the world's first m-giving campaign powered by 2-d barcode technology, delegates at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona are able to donate money to Haitian relief efforts by simply snapping a barcode with their mobile phones...

Zain has announced that its new CEO, effective from Sunday, February 14^th, will be Mr Nabil Bin Salama. The appointment, made by the Board of Directors of Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC, follows the sudden resignation of former Chief Executive Mr Saad Al Barrak...

Governments in APEJ, that is, Asia-Pacific excluding Japan will continue to spend until their countries recover from recession. Ten predictions are recorded in IDC’s recently released Asia/Pacific Public Sector 2010 Top Ten Predictions...

Maravedis has released its Brazil wireless broadband and WiMAX market analysis for 2010. Initial enthusiasm and success for WiMAX have cooled somewhat but 3G and cell have great futures. What follows is the Maravedis report’s executive summary...

Four East African markets are set for growth by 2017 as a result of higher network investment, product innovation and cheaper handsets. Frost & Sullivan make their confident assertions in a new report East African Mobile Communications Markets...

Clickatell has extended its free SMS services to organisations providing aid to Haiti. The versatility of SMS has made it the communication channel of choice in the aftermath of the recent earthquake, and Clickatell’s move is sure to be welcomed not just by aid workers and residents in Haiti, but by those donating to the numerous charities providing aid to the country...

Facebook and Twitter have found loyal users in Africa. Some say that a lack of fixed-line infrastructure has somehow forced mobile users into using these socially-oriented functions. Michael Schwartz challenges this perception...

Brazil has long been a high performer in the world of emerging telecoms markets - in overall economic terms, she is a member of the CIRB group. And yet there are still challenges she needs to meet to become a mature telecoms power. Michael Schwartz analyses...

Telkom Kenya is worried that its deployment of a 3G network in Kenya will be threatened by the US$25 million licensing fee set to be imposed by the Communications Commission of Kenya. The company believes that the fee will mean less money for mobile development...

Mauritius - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband is the latest report from Research and Markets. It predicts that annual GDP growth should return to between 4% and 5% as of 2011...

Brightstar will now be managing online sales for Brazil’s Oi. Initially, globally familiar handsets such as those from Nokia, Samsung, LG, and Motorola will be available, along with well-known smartphone manufacturers like Blackberry, HTC, and Apple...

Zambia’s next general election may see the ownership of fixed-line monopoly Zamtel as a key issue. Main opposition leader Thomas Sata says he will reverse the privatisation as it is a strategic organisation and he believes that rural branches of Zamtel will be closed...