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Unwanted advertising, or spam, has long been an aspect of email that is begrudgingly accepted – but with the global proliferation of mobile internet, it is fast becoming an unwelcome reality on mobile devices as well. DT editor James Barton spoke to Cloudmark’s Alan Ranger about how spam is affecting the way that mobile users worldwide perceive their devices, how users in emerging markets are particularly vulnerable, and what can be done to curb the growth of spam and malware in the mobile sector...

Aspiring African app developers will see their ideas launched to millions of mobile phone users in Kenya through a competition launched by ForgetMeNot Africa, Safaricom and iHub, a developer community in Nairobi...

As communications service providers face the increasing challenge of a network capacity crunch due to the demands of smartphone ownership and growing video traffic, boosting a network’s speed and capacity is becoming a priority for operators globally...

A leading operator in Kenya is launching the country’s fastest mobile Internet network...

One of Kyrgyzstan’s leading operators is augmenting its 4G/LTE offering, allowing subscribers to broaden the use of their connections...

Subscribers of Orange in Africa will soon be able to access Facebook via any handset...

Three Asian units of the Norwegian operator group Telenor are to share a “unique cross-border billing platform initiative”...

With mobility on the rise among India’s small and medium businesses, the market has witnessed a significant shift towards adoption of mobile devices and services such as smart phones, tablets, wireless cards, data plans and hosted applications. More than two thirds of India SMBs (companies having <1000 employees) own at least one smart phone or tablet, and almost half plan to purchase more devices in the next year...

As mobile payments in emerging markets become ever more advanced, a new development will offer subscribers in Africa and the Middle East a full suite of high quality financial services...

Movicel, Angola’s second largest mobile network operator with an estimated 2.5 million subscribers has announced it is launching Africa’s first commercial LTE network...

One of the largest mobile operators in Russia is set to implement high-capacity microwave systems and services to its network...

A new organisation to encourage recycling and reuse of mobile devices was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. The Device Renewal Forum (DRF) aims to establish a common certification for refurbished wireless devices which it believes is necessary in order for the market to grow...

One of the leading telecom groups in the Latin America region has acquired an analytics tool in order to analyse the composition of its installed base of devices...

With a growing number of mobile phones coming to market with invalid identification IMEI numbers, device configuration and intelligence provider Mobilethink is launching a generic settings tool as part of its remit to support all devices used in GEM markets...

A leading Sudanese operator has implemented a routing optimisation solution to manage quality of service and provide real-time dashboard reporting on its network...

One of Latin America’s largest broadband access networks is launching in Mexico...

Rural regions in emerging markets have been predicted as the source of the next billion mobile connections...

A major Brazilian cable firm is to be assimilated into the operations of one of Latin America’s most prominent players...

A new collaboration is set to deliver superior broadband to several emerging markets including Pakistan, Jordan and the Philippines...

It’s obvious that operators would constantly be on the lookout for ways of increasing the fidelity of their coverage – but it’s equally obvious that the best coverage in the world couldn’t justify an enormous increase in expenditure. So, how to solve this conundrum? DT editor James Barton spoke to Frank Oehler of Ubidyne, who believes that the solution to the dilemma may lie in active antennae...

One of the leading operators in Africa and the Middle East has extended its managed services partnership in one of Africa’s fastest-growing markets...

Operators across Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will benefit from addition local presence and expertise following the announcement of a new partnership...

With cloud services showing increased demand among India small and medium businesses (SMBs, companies with up to 999 employees) there has been a healthy growth in the number of channel partners offering cloud solutions in their product/services portfolio...

Israel’s newest mobile operator has selected the platform which will underpin delivery of voice and messaging services within its network...

A new high-speed Wi-Fi service is launching in Burkina Faso...

Over the last decade, the rate of growth and innovation of video technology has been staggering as video transitioned from analog to digital. Now with high definition (HD) video services being offered across the globe, video is already pioneering its next frontier: multiscreen video...

Hungary’s first 4G-LTE mobile broadband service has launched in Budapest...

 A Malaysian operator is aiming to become the first in the country to offer full-fledged convergent support to its subscribers by transforming its business support systems...

Young people Tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, according to new research entitled How Africa Tweets...

One of Tanzania’s leading operators is launching a new service enabling its customers to send messages by voice...

A leading news agency in Thailand has made the strategic decision to use next-generation technologies to gain a competitive edge over rival TV news organisations...

A new agreement will extend an international top up service for China across the world, allowing Chinese living abroad to recharge the credit of their relatives in their homeland...

Mobile users across Africa and the Middle East will be able to access Wikipedia via their devices without incurring data usage charges, via a new partnership...