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 Welcome to Developing Telecoms, the on-line information portal for communications in emerging markets. Over 95% of the world's new connections are in emerging markets. Developing Telecoms has reported on strategies, market developments, technologies, new products and services in Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Latin America since 2005. Developing Telecoms is a free access site for all communications specialists in emerging markets.
Michael Schwartz, On-line Editor.
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01 Jul 2009 00:00 GMT |
 Analysis, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: In its telecommunications report for 2Q09, analyst Companies and Markets has refined its review of Central Asia into a study of the five individual countries of the region. Fixed-line penetration remains low, even allowing for Kazakhstan's relative success. Proposed privatisations will be tempting once they have been agreed...
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29 Jun 2009 00:00 GMT |
 Analysis, Undersea, Cabling, Fibre-optics, East Africa: Emerging markets in telecoms often start with a blank canvas: those developing these new markets can implement whichever telecoms strategy they wish: enter fibre cabling. Michael Schwartz looks at some very exciting fibre-optic developments in East Africa...
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22 Jun 2009 00:00 GMT |
 Development Agenda, Mobile Money: The GSMA's Mobile Money Summit is timely in the light of several recent developments, all of which bring home the empowerment that mobile money can bring to those called the "unbanked"...
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25 Jun 2009 00:00 GMT |
 Development Agenda, Mobile Money, Nigeria: Telcos in Nigeria are taking the battle to the next frontier in coming months: Mobile Money. Not to be left out of this race are banks and independent providers which had seen the clearly untapped potential. No one wants to be left behind in the evolving ecosystems...
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25 Jun 2009 00:00 GMT |
 Development Agenda, Mobile Money, Global/Africa: Mobile money specialist Emmanuel Okoegwale takes a look at some of the major players on the Mobile Money sector in Africa and elsewhere. This article was first posted as a blog on ZDNet in May 2009 when it covered eight companies. It is now expanded with addition of three further providers. Other organisations wishing to be included are invited to submit profiles to Developing Telecoms...
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23 Jun 2009 00:00 GMT |
 Analysis, Mobile Banking, Kenya: Kenya's Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch the National Payment System Bill, which is intended to safeguard public savings as mobile banking gains a hold in the country. The last three years have seen a staggering 150% rise in the number of banked Kenyans. Michael Schwartz summarises...
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22 Jun 2009 11:25 GMT |
 Analysis, NGN, SMS, Revenue: Despite smart-phones, SMS thrives as one of the biggest revenue generators for mobile operators. This article explores why SMS is so successful and how it has developed into a multi-purpose tool for mobile marketing campaigns and ad-insertion, and SMS voting...
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01 Jun 2009 00:00 GMT |
 Case studies, Energy efficiency, Suriname: Partnering with Ericsson, Digicel takes on the challenge of bringing quality mobile services, including mobile Internet, to every corner of the South American country of Suriname...
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15 Jun 2009 00:00 GMT |
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 Analysis, Backhaul, Microwave, Broadband: Neeren Ramharakh, Vice-President Sub-Saharan Africa at Cambridge Broadband Networks, discusses how African operators are delivering mobile broadband to regions where there is no fixed line infrastructure...
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15 Jun 2009 06:42 GMT |
 Analysis, Network Sharing, Economics, Asia-Pacific: With the current economic climate taking its toll around the world, mobile network operators are considering new tactics to improve customer service and reduce churn while also lowering costs. Network Sharing is an important strategy available for network operators to pursue. In this article Simon Kong looks at some of the factors holding back network sharing in Asia...
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15 Jun 2009 06:34 GMT |
 Analysis, Currency Fluctuation, Economics: John Lively, Vice-President and Chief Forecaster at Ovum, has been studying recent currency fluctuations and the impact these are having on vendors and network operators. He has discovered that exchange-rate shifts are masking real growth in emerging markets...
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