Africa is expected to cross 1 billion mobile subscriptions in the fourth quarter of 2016, reaching 1.02 billion by year-end, according to Ovum.
The mobile market in Nepal continues to grow at a moderately strong rate in a relatively mature market, although growth began to taper off by 2015, according to R&M.
Emerging market consumers do not need “the next Facebook” or “the next Snapchat”, according to new research from mobile commerce accelerator Upstream.
Shipments of smartphones saw a 6% annual increase during Q3 2016, constituting the quickest industry growth over the past year.
India is expected to see a significant uptake in mobile subscriptions, broadband and connectivity by 2020.
Kuwait's telecom sector is characterised by a highly developed mobile sector with many multiple subscriptions.
After stalling following deregulation, Pakistan’s telecom market now shows major growth opportunities, according to Research & Markets.
While the market currently lacks even some more standard telecoms infrastructure, South Sudan has huge potential for growth, according to Research & Markets.
The Solomon Islands has demonstrated some impressive figures when it comes to mobile uptake, according to new research.
New data on Mauritius’ mobile and broadband market has been released by Research and Markets.
Research and Markets has released its latest status report on the telecoms sector in Libya.
India has overtaken the United States to become the world's second largest Internet market, with 333 million users, trailing China's 721 million.
Canalys’ latest market forecast shows worldwide smartphone shipments will reach just over 1.4 billion units in 2016.
Singapore-based operator Singtel is looking for startups working on solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, content delivery, cybersecurity and customer experience spaces to take part in its Go Ignite innovation alliance.
Unlike Europe, where revenue in the telecom sector has been gradually declining over the last few years, Latin America’s telecom sector is one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.
Record numbers of people are now using the internet, but more than half of the world’s 7.1 billion are yet to be connected.
A new GSMA report has identified barriers for mobile broadband adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Smartphone shipments increased by 23% in India last year, while neighbouring Pakistan gained 16 million new 3G/4G users in 2015.
As part of our 2016 Trends Survey, DT Publisher Alec Barton spoke to Cisco’s SP Sales CTO Paolo Campoli about the company’s predictions for the coming year based on developments in 2015. The full interview will be published in the downloadable Trends Survey Report, available shortly.
All underserved and remote markets are hot beds for satellite operators, and they will continue to address these regions in 2016, according to YahClick’s David Murphy…
Improving the customer experience has been paramount for some time, and 2016 will be no different according to Intersec’s Laurent Michel…
The Internet of Things “IoT” has become a unique phenomenon creating unprecedented opportunities leading to real economic value in the decades to come.
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Carrier commerce is the unsung hero of global financial inclusion, and 2016 will continue this trend according to Fincclude’s John BaRoss…
Voice and text subscribers could be on the decline in 2016, to be replaced by users who embrace the digital lifestyle offered by smartphones, according to Mobileum’s Bobby Srinivasan…
Satellite communication (SATCOM) is at a turning point, with the abundance of capacity coming from High Throughput Satellites (HTS) at faster data rates and at a lower cost.
The BRIC countries have become the darlings of investment in recent years, particularly when it comes to eCommerce.
Monetising Wi-Fi should be firmly on the agenda of emerging market service providers in 2016, according to Aptilo’s Johan Terve…
India’s next spectrum auctions are set for a dramatic increase in the amount of available spectrum compared to last year’s round of bidding.
Africa and Asia will continue to drive innovation in areas as diverse as security and mobile banking, according to WeDo’s Sérgio Silvestre…
Despite a shift towards cloud, high capacity circuits will retain their relevance in Mexico, according to Transtelco’s Alejandro Guzman…
Over the last decade the emerging markets have often been at the leading edge of the newest technologies within the telecoms industry.
Personalisation will continue to drive customer loyalty in emerging markets across 2016, according to Elitecore’s Dhaval Vora…
Wireless innovations can safeguard MNOs against economic shifts and enable the next wave of LTE in 2016, according to CNBL’s Dr. John Naylon...
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