Humanitarian Comms PacketLight/Masterline partnership takes off in Slovenia Slovenia's Masterline has agreed to...
Regulation Malaysia to issue WiMAX licenses next year Malaysia's government is encouraging the roll-out of 4G/WiMAX in its country next year by announcing that it will issue two appropriate licences...
Consumer Ecosystems Half-a-million sign up for Ivory Coast mobile Since this July mobile has come to more than 75% of the population of Ivory Coast, and more than 500,000 of the country's citizens have signed up...
Consumer Ecosystems Banning VoIP calls? Wrong, Emirates! Developing-market observers are very often impressed with the way that Middle Eastern countries have shown the greatest enthusiasm for implementing...
Regulation Developing markets take ITU top jobs ITU decision-making for the next four years will be in the hands of a Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General from the emerging telecoms...
Trends & Forecasts Better prospects for wireline in Central and Eastern Europe Over the last five years, the fixed telecoms sector in Central and Eastern Europe has faced major challenges from mobile, which has appeared...
Revenue & Billing Upaid wins third VMS contract, signing up Telekom Serbia Mobile payments provider Upaid has just announced its contract to deploy the Visa Mobile Service with Serbian mobile operator Telekom Serbia...
Wireless Networks Vietnamese CDMA450 set to expand EVN Telecom (formerly known as Vietnam Power Telecom) has selected Lucent Technologies for its phase III CDMA 450 network expansion project....
Wireless Networks GSMA set to create more efficient SMS delivery Obstacles to sending or receiving SMS messages are likely to be substantially reduced thanks to a new hub-based interoperability scheme currently...
Wireless Networks Nokia expands Wataniya Telecom's Kuwaiti HSDPA Nokia has won a contract to expand Wataniya Telecom's High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) radio and core network in Kuwait...
Optical & Fixed Networks Demand for West African submarine fibre-optic soars Pioneer Consulting has completed a study of market demand and supply in connection with the proposed West African Festoon System (WAFS)...
Consumer Ecosystems JDSU brings QoS to NetComplete IPTV service assurance solution JDSU has added a new IPTV transport stream monitoring capability to its QT-600 Ethernet and triple-play probe...
Devices & Platforms Thuraya officially releases world's smallest satellite phone Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company has officially released its second-generation handheld phones, believed by the...
Trends & Forecasts Outsider RCS&RDS wins Romanian 3G gamble, favourite Cosmote crashes out Obviously not a superstitious person, Catalin Marinescu, the head of Romania's General Inspectorate for Communications and IT chose Friday October...
Optical & Fixed Networks Angola opts for submarine cable to boost communications Angola's Savings and Credits Bank (BPC) is set to provide US$70 million for a new fibre-optic cable network which will connect Angola's coastal...
Consumer Ecosystems Voxiva, GSM ally against HIV/AIDS and Avian flu Voxiva is developing a mobile phone application that will make it much easier for health authorities and governments to track and manage the spread...
Wireless Networks Golden Telecom selects Nortel 4G for mobile WiMAX field trial Golden Telecom has commissioned Nortel to provide a solution for launching a mobile WiMAX field trial in...
Wireless Networks Nokia supplies GSM core network to Telefónica Móviles Perú Nokia has implemented a complete GSM core network for Telefónica Móviles Perú...
Trends & Forecasts Telecom trio use biofuels to boost mobile coverage Three influential organisations have come together in a pioneering experiment aimed at expanding the coverage available to mobile customers...
Energy & Sustainability Solar power debuts in South Pacific with VIA Information Community Centre The South Pacific has been largely ignored by global ICT deployment initiatives. Chip-maker VIA Technologies has just announced the first-ever...
Satellite Networks EMC joins up 56 UNHCR offices in 23 countries Emerging Markets Communications has won the contract to provide satellite communications and to integrate United Nations High...
Vendors IBM looks to future, sets up new business unit Looking into the future of telecoms and, in particular, communications convergence, IBM has set up a new business unit aimed at fine-tuning and...
Consumer Ecosystems The long term future for WiFi As commercial support for WiMAX strengthens one is entitled to ask questions about the long term future of the technology. We consider the pro and...
Trends & Forecasts Pakistan and India see huge WiMAX potential Following his analysis of WiMAX technology development globally, Michael Schwartz looks at the potential for WiMAX in South Asia.
Trends & Forecasts Nigeria's students welcome Intel's e-classroom A project to make ICT available at all times for pupils in schools in the emerging markets has received a major...
Optical & Fixed Networks Andrew boosts Heliax family with aluminium cable Extending the existing copper products in its Heliax family, Andrew Corporation has introduced a selection of corrugated...
Wireless Networks Lucent optical systems build Eletropaulo telecom network Lucent Technologies has signed a new contract with Eletropaulo Telecom, a telecom service provider forming part of AES...
Consumer Ecosystems Nokia and Intel bring wireless broadband to future notebooks Nokia has developed an HSDPA connectivity module for notebook computers, which it claims will expand mobility by bringing...
Trends & Forecasts Saudi Arabia - financing the future The very fact that Saudi Arabia needs to consider the financing of its future growth and development is an indication of how much has changed in the...
Trends & Forecasts Cambodia goes 3G as MobiTel drops video phone porn facility Earlier this year Developing Telecomsreported on the obstacle that was...
Wireless Networks The Digital Divide is an infrastructure divide Robert G Rogers is Executive Director of the Global Information Infrastructure Commission. In a forceful statement on the Digital Divide he...
Wireless Networks Nortel GSM-R network to improve Indian Railways safety and efficiency Indian Railways will use wireless railway communications technology from Nortel to help improve safety and efficiency on one...
Humanitarian Comms EMC supports humanitarian efforts in Lebanon Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) has recently connected anEMC Quick Deployment kit which is...
Consumer Ecosystems Global effort by Thales, RFS brings nationwide TV to Tanzania Radio Frequency Systems, has just completed a television broadcast project in Tanzania that will bring free-to-air television to more than 90% of...
Revenue & Billing Lucent enhances Belize Telecom rating/charging services Deployment of Lucent's SurePay solution will integrate Belize Telecommunications Limited's existing GSM, AMPS and wireline...
Wireless Networks Thuraya redesigns Thuraya DSL, raises data speed Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company has introduced further enhancements to its high-speed data product Thuraya...
Trends & Forecasts Alcatel launches Europe's first IP Transformation Centre Last week Alcatel officially inaugurated its new IP Transformation Centre (IPTC) in Antwerp, the first of its type in Europe. Dr Nicolae Oaca...
Satellite Networks Advantech AMT brings out Adaptive DVB-S2 Advantech AMT, the Montreal-based manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment, is looking to...
Wireless Networks Colombia Movil expands GSM with mobile soft switch Colombia Movil, the country's third largest mobile operator, is to bring enhanced services to over 560,000 users across...
Wireless Networks Teledata Networks helps modernise Telefonica Moviles Guatemala Guatemala has a wireline tele-density of less than 30%. Michael Schwartz was briefed on the modernisation - and on the role of key contractor...
Blogs & Opinion Infrastructure is not enough! Feedback is increasing sharply at Developing Telecoms- thank you to all...
Trends & Forecasts China - BT's hope for the future? Britain's BT Group can expect its revenues from China to grow over the next three years as it doubles investment in the market...
Wireless Networks Nortel provides next-gen optical network for Russia's Golden Telecom Part of the first stage of its interregional transport backbone network, Russian operator Golden Telecom is planning to extend...
Wireless Networks Thai broadband leader upgrades - Redback the lucky bidder Redback Networks Inc, a provider of next-generation broadband networking systems, has announced that its SmartEdge...
Consumer Ecosystems Nokia and Vietnam Multimedia boost live DVB-H mobile TV Mobile TV services will be rolled out in...
Wireless Networks Comcor Group to deliver Nortel IP telephony to Moscow A Next Generation Network (NGN) with integrated multimedia platform for advanced IP-based applications is set to provide...
Trends & Forecasts Anti-liberalisers speak out in Uganda - and are silenced Uganda's government is looking towards a more competitive telecoms environment. And yet the country's two telecoms providers seek to differ. Michael...
Trends & Forecasts Asia-Pacific mobile gambling to soar nine-fold for 2011 Mobile gambling revenues from the Asia-Pacific region are set to...
Devices & Platforms Style with substance: Nokia's L'Amour Collection Nokia is unveiling three new mobile phones for the fashion-conscious, including what it believes...
