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Lintasarta and Adtran bring FTTP to Indonesian enterprise customers

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
29 July 2013
8206 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • fibre optic
  • Indonesia
  • Adtran
  • Lintasarta
  • FTTP
  • Enterprise

Indonesian enterprise service provider Lintasarta has selected Adtran’s broadband platform for a fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) service rollout which will reach most of the businesses in the country.

Tower deal for Vodacom in Tanzania

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
26 July 2013
9427 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Infrastructure
  • Vodacom
  • Helios Towers
  • Tanzania

A significant infrastructure deal has been agreed in Tanzania between the national subsidiaries of independent telecom towers company Helios Towers Africa and operator Vodacom...

Vivendi and Etisalat in ‘exclusive negotiations’ over Maroc Telecom

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James Barton
Category: Operators
26 July 2013
9936 views
  • Service Providers
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Acquisitions
  • Etisalat
  • Vivendi
  • Maroc Telecom

Etisalat is emerging as the forerunner in the race to acquire Vivendi’s stake in Maroc Telecom, with the French group confirming that the two parties have begun “exclusive negotiations”.

Mobile Data set to explode in Latam, Mid-East

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James Barton
Category: Data Centres & Networks
26 July 2013
7391 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Latin America
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Mobile Data

Only three regions—Latin America, Middle East, and Africa—will see a mobile internet service revenue double-digit CAGR between 2013 and 2018, according to ABI Research. This is underpinned by the strong per subscription data consumption increasing at CAGRs of 45-49%.

How to make the most of your ERP implementation

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Collin Govender
Category: Service Management
25 July 2013
7353 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • ERP
  • SMEs
  • T-Systems
  • South Africa

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions are one of the most widely used enterprise software solutions in the world, and in recent years vendors have developed  scalable solutions for the mid-market as well as for  Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), which have become known as ‘flavours’ of ERP. ERP solutions are undoubtedly powerful and include a host of features and functionality, and yet many organisations fail to leverage significant business value from their investment.

Malaysian MVNO success could spur regional growth

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
25 July 2013
9665 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • MVNOs
  • Sisteer
  • Malaysia

Tier one mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) Sisteer has launched a new MVNO named Buzz Me on Malaysia’s U Mobile network...

China Unicom supporting OTT messaging in Guangdong

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
25 July 2013
12500 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • OTT
  • China
  • China Unicom
  • WeChat
  • Tencent

Chinese number two China Unicom has confirmed a partnership to promote an OTT messaging app...

Cloud services package evolves T-Mobile Poland’s offering

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James Barton
Category: Cloud & Virtualisation
25 July 2013
8062 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Cloud Services
  • T-Mobile
  • Poland
  • Comarch

T-Mobile Poland is introducing cloud services across the country using a software package provided by Comarch...

Range Networks and University Research Group Bring Cellular Access to Zambian Village

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
24 July 2013
9849 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Range Networks
  • Rural Infrastructure
  • Zambia

An experimental cellular network has been successfully deployed in Southern Zambia by Range Networks...

Indian manufacturers must strike while the iron is hot

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James Barton
Category: Vendors
24 July 2013
5930 views

India is one of the world's fastest-growing telecom markets, and the country holds immense opportunities for telecom equipment products...

Korek providing mobile broadband in Southern Iraq

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
23 July 2013
9811 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Iraq
  • Korek Telecom
  • Nokia Siemens Networks
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Network Optimisation

A leading operator in Iraq is preparing to launch high-speed mobile broadband via a network expansion which will also improve coverage and call quality...

Driving down the cost of green energy

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James Barton
Category: Energy & Sustainability
23 July 2013
7299 views
  • Green energy
  • Urban Green Energy

The cost of powering infrastructure is perhaps the biggest bugbear of every telecoms provider. Green energy is an attractive alternative as it provides huge savings on fuel – but the actual practicalities of installation and maintenance often deter operators.

Nigerian government rekindles its attempt to sell Nitel

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James Barton
Category: Investment
22 July 2013
8108 views
  • Service Providers
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nitel
  • Nigeria

The Nigerian government has revived its attempt to divest itself of Nitel, the state operator which once monopolised the Nigerian mobile market.

Telefónica and ASSIA Extend broadband optimisation Partnership in Latin America

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James Barton
Category: Operators
22 July 2013
9796 views
  • Service Providers
  • Latin America
  • Optimisation
  • Telefonica
  • Network Management

Telefonica is expanding a global contract for DSL network management that covers more than eight million customer lines globally.

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Indian DoT reconsidering its stance on spectrum sharing

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
19 July 2013
7756 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Spectrum Sharing
  • DoT

The Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) may prevent operators from sharing spectrum due to concerns that proceeds from the country’s upcoming spectrum auctions will fall short of targets.

China aiming to issue 4G licences by year’s end

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
19 July 2013
7430 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • LTE
  • 4G
  • China

The government of China is reportedly fast-tracking the 4G spectrum licensing process to make sure that it is complete by the end of the year...

Oi asset sale raises $1.1 billion

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James Barton
Category: Investment
19 July 2013
9963 views
  • Service Providers
  • Investment
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Oi
  • Asset Sale

Brazilian number four Oi has raised $1.1 billion following the sale of various assets...

Policies for promoting new ICT services in emerging markets: new networks are not enough

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Michael Kende
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
19 July 2013
7922 views
  • Global
  • online services
  • Analysys Mason

It is well known that mobile networks are ‘leapfrogging’ established networks in emerging markets. Take-up of mobile voice and, more recently, mobile broadband quickly overtook that of fixed services among citizens of most emerging countries because of the added convenience, and lower deployment costs, of mobile networks. 

PLDT Partners with Ciena for International Intelligent Optical Mesh Network

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
18 July 2013
7274 views
  • Cable
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Ciena
  • PLDT
  • Optical Mesh
  • Philippines

The Philippines’ market leader PLDT has deployed solutions from network specialist Ciena across its global network footprint...

Myanmar licence holders unveil five-year plans

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
18 July 2013
11561 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Ooredoo
  • Myanmar
  • Telenor
  • Network Rollouts

The two operators that won telecom licences in Myanmar have unveiled their pricing plans and deployment goals for the near-term future...

Virgin Mobile strengthening its standing in ME

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James Barton
Category: Investment
18 July 2013
9938 views
  • Service Providers
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Acquisitions
  • MVNOs
  • Virgin Mobile
  • Oman

Virgin Mobile has steadily been establishing its footprint in the Middle East, with its most recent success an acquisition – as part of a consortium – of an international voice telephony licence in Oman....

Russian state-owned 4G network could oust licence holders

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
17 July 2013
10351 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • 4G
  • MegaFon
  • Russia
  • VimpelCom
  • Licensing
  • MTS
  • Rostelecom

The Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media has made an official proposal to revoke the 4G licences acquired by privately-owned mobile operators and create a state-owned LTE network...

Gilat Satcom announces non-stop coast-to-coast fibre redundancy in Africa

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
16 July 2013
7541 views
  • Cable
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Gilat Satcom
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • WACS
  • EASSy

Gilat Satcom has revealed a raft of new fibre routes in coastal and landlocked Africa...

dtac TriNet to drive M2M in Thailand using Ericsson platform

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
16 July 2013
8197 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • M2M
  • Thailand
  • dtac TriNet
  • Ericsson

The market for enterprise M2M solutions is growing, supported by rapid global adoption of mobile broadband needed for wireless M2M applications...

Orange launches mobile-to-mobile money transfers between three different African countries

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
16 July 2013
9311 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Orange
  • Money Transfer
  • Mobile Money
  • Senegal
  • Mali

Orange is launching a quick and easy international money transfer service at a competitive price called "Orange Money International Transfer". The offer is available between Mali, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire...

IS lights up WACS connectivity along Africa's west coast

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
15 July 2013
6385 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
  • WACS
  • Internet Solutions
  • Namibia

Internet Solutions (IS) has boosted its capabilities and reach into West Africa by connecting Namibia (through its local implementation partner, ITN) and Nigeria to the West Africa Cable System (WACS)...

GTS Selects Ciena for 100G Network in Central and Eastern Europe

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
15 July 2013
7714 views
  • Cable
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • fibre optic
  • Poland
  • Ciena
  • GTS
  • Czech Republic
  • 100G

A major Central European operator has selected Ciena’s converged packet optical solutions to upgrade its international network to 100G...

Why Service Activation is Key to LTE Success

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Thad Dupper
Category: Wireless Networks
15 July 2013
9240 views
  • Global
  • LTE
  • Evolving Systems

The Long Term Evolution (LTE) market continues to grow rapidly. Analyst IHS iSuppli is predicting that the number of LTE users worldwide will hit 198.1 million in 2013 before surging to 1 billion users in 2016.

Alcatel-Lucent and Surfline Communications Ltd deploy first 4G LTE network in West and Central Africa

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
15 July 2013
9565 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • LTE
  • 4G
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Surfline
  • Ghana

Alcatel-Lucent and Surfline Communications Ltd today announced the first commercial deployment of a 4G LTE network in Ghana and, more generally, in Western and Central Africa...

Ubuntu gains the support of China Unicom

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
12 July 2013
6625 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • China Unicom
  • Ubuntu

China Unicom has signed up to the Ubuntu Carrier Advisor Group, providing a welcome lift to the nascent platform. Unicom is China’s number two operator with over 250 million subscribers...

India SMBs IT Services Spending is Growing at a Healthy 17% Year over Year

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James Barton
Category: Trends & Forecasts
12 July 2013
8629 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • SMBs
  • IT Services
  • RMITS

As end-users based in Metro cities in India reach saturation vis-à-vis adoption of most IT products and services, Tier-II and III cities are gradually reaching the next wave of technology adoption, according to AMI Research.

Interoperability will unlock mobile banking for everyone

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
11 July 2013
10245 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central South Asia
  • Global
  • Open-loop
  • Visa
  • Tech Mahindra
  • Mobile Managed Services
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Interoperability

Emerging markets have long been pioneers in terms of mobile money. While adoption has more widespread in certain markets, across the sector there is a lot of interest in mobile money offerings from operators, financial institutions and regulators.

Tax rises could deter Telenor from Pakistan 3G auctions

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
11 July 2013
10013 views
  • Service Providers
  • Central South Asia
  • 3G
  • Pakistan
  • Telenor
  • Auctions

Telenor Pakistan’s CEO Lars Christian Iuel has expressed reservations about taking part in the country’s 3G spectrum auction due to tax hikes and increased regulatory costs introduced by the government...

Vodafone targets revenue opportunities in Africa

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James Barton
Category: Investment
11 July 2013
8851 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Vodafone
  • Kenya
  • Enterprise
  • Ghana

Strong revenue growth in Africa over the past financial year has prompted Vodafone to expand its presence in the region...

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