The CEO of China Mobile Li Yue has confirmed that the operator will use the FDD LTE strand in addition to the TDD strand...
Nine African countries will be united by the continent’s largest single fibre network following a new acquisition...
Russia’s leading mobile operator is enabling 100G services with a new platform...
Developing Telecoms annual survey of telecom trends in emerging markets is now complete. We contacted senior executives at over 700 companies - vendors, network operators and mobile service providers - known to be active in emerging markets.
So what are the top telecoms trends for 2013 in emerging markets?
2013 will prove to be another interesting year for the sector...
As 2013 gets underway, we will see a shift towards a truly digital society...
Emerging markets have always been quick to adopt innovative mobile technologies: low ARPUs means this is essential to creating a strong business case. In 2013 as we see smartphone penetration in emerging markets rising rapidly, we’ll see this trend continue, with new, efficient technologies deployed throughout the network...
The mobile data boom that is set to continue into 2013 and beyond, and service providers will need to find technologies and strategies to survive and thrive...
A major Mexican operator is optimising its 2G and 3G networks to improve the quality and capacity of its voice and data service...
China Mobile is reportedly considering expanding into five new markets...
India's telecom sector faced a particularly turbulent year, but 2013 may well turn around a lot of the negativity that affected the country's market last year.
Broadband will only get bigger and better in 2013...
Emerging markets will have easier access to high-speed internet in 2013, which will accelerate uptake...
Content delivery networks will become even more widespread in 2013...
In 2013, there will be a continued shift in focus for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) from ‘volume-led’ acquisition growth to a ‘value-based’ retention and growth strategy...
LTE will continue to grow, with the TDD strand becoming more high-profile in 2013...
Western Union views the following as the strongest digital trends in the financial services industry in emerging markets in 2013...
Brazil will see a major overhaul of its networks in 2013...
The key word for emerging markets this year is mobility...
This year, there will be a significant shift from VPNs to public, private and, importantly, hybrid clouds...
Churn will continue to be a major issue for operators in emerging markets in 2013...
Some emerging markets are amongst the most "bandwidth-hungry" environments, even compared to the traditional, more mature North American and European markets...
The CSPs in emerging markets making the most gains in 2013 will be those prepared to innovate in service offerings and customer experience, making the most of the information they will have at their fingertips...
After a period of uncertainty, the Indonesian telecom sector has settled into a healthy development phase...
Bandwidth-intensive rich media services will continue to grow this year as BYOD and universal communications take centre stage...
Smart device users will increasingly consume data that they don't have to pay for in 2013...
Network virtualisation will be a major trend going into 2013...
Nigeria is unlikely to follow the Kenyan blueprint for mobile money licensing regulation...
LTE and M2M will be among the technologies that continue to advance in 2013...
The 3 biggest drivers in emerging markets will be the combination of greater availability of low cost smartphones, growth in mobile broadband and a greater urgency around improving the customer experience...
The strongest trends I see for 2013 largely are centered on deepening the connectivity for subscribers around the globe...
A new exclusive strategic partnership between Orange and Chinese search engine specialist Baidu will develop a co-branded internet browser for smartphone customers in Africa, the Middle East and Asia...
Data capacity demand is set to increase across 2013...
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