South Africans have long held the perception that overseas is better, when it comes to goods, services, even qualifications. This, along with the attractive pricing structures offered by destinations such as India, led to a trend of outsourcing to global companies or offshoring services to foreign destinations. However, recently this trend has begun to reverse, and companies are once again bringing their outsourced services back to local shores...

It has long been reported in that Somalia plays host to a highly competitive mobile telecoms market...

Indian small and medium businesses are gradually moving up the technology ladder in a bid to improve business process efficiency and emulate their larger counterparts in terms of technology adoption...

Research and Markets have found that mobile services have become the driver for growth in the wider Pakistan telecom market.

Energy is perhaps the biggest headache for operators in emerging markets. The magnitude of the problem has been constant, but in a market which is essentially experiencing growth of 100% year-on-year, there are many equally pressing areas which can consume time and attention...

Mobile data traffic increased by 54% in India between December 2011 and June 2012...

The next step up from 3G, LTE is much needed in South Africa as the uptake of bandwidth-hungry smart devices  grows and the backhaul capabilities of the networks  become increasingly stressed...

Cable & Wireless Seychelles has announced the completion of a nationwide Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) network, which will be supported by the country’s first subsea cable network...

Virgin Mobile (VMLA) has announced a debt funding agreement to fund its virtual operator Virgin Mobile Chile with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group...

In the run-up to annual bi-lateral trade talks, the USA has warned the government of Uzbekistan of “deterioration in bilateral ties” and a “chilling effect on foreign investment”...

Research and Markets have reported that Ghana remains a vibrant mobile phone market, and an exciting emerging market place for mobile services. Ghana is attractive to operators because of strong demand and fast paced infrastructural improvements.

A new agreement will see the development of new online sector franchises for launch in Latin America and Africa...

The Indian government’s ambitious plan to provide a mobile phone to every family below the poverty line will be opposed by the country’s finance ministry, it has emerged...

TeliaSonera has agreements in place to buy significant fibre and WiMAX operations in Kazakhstan...

There has been a vast increase in data growth in most markets over the last few years, with rising mobile penetration in the rural regions of emerging markets often cited as a key driver for competitiveness.

This has lead to many discussions on how best to develop and promote mobile penetration in rural areas, with the most notable issues being those of infrastructure deployment and backhauling. Handling the boom in data-hungry services requires reliable networks that can offer increased capacity, but delivering such coverage to rural areas presents many challenges...

Thirteen countries across the Caribbean will soon benefit from improved customer service, following a new deal by one of the region’s leading operators...

A new partnership will see telecom tower sites in rural India being powered by renewable energy...

France Telecom-Orange has suffered the loss its cable-ship, the Chamarel, after a fire broke out on the ship...

The Mexican Government has refused to renew existing 2.5GHz licenses, as it intends to re-auction the spectrum for 4G broadband services...

Uzbek regulators have suspended the license of Russian owned MTS’s subsidiary, Uzdunrobita, for a further 90 days...

A major satellite provider is aiming a series of tailored promotions at organisations in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa requiring high monthly volumes of broadband data for sustained periods of operation in remote sites...

Uninor, the Indian joint venture of the Norwegian operator Telenor and Indian real estate firm Unitech confirmed that it will auction its assets in anticipation of shutting its operations on the 7^th of September...

An even greater number of mobile users in Latin America can now have their phones topped up by friends and relatives in Europe following the extension of a wide-reaching top-up service by one of the largest operators in the region. Telefonica will offer the service in partnership with recharge specialist ezetop, via the latter’s distribution network of over 117,000 shops.

A major global operator has announced that it will institute an extensive e-learning program for its employees across 17 African countries...

A new online money transfer service is launching in Madagascar, allowing customers to receive international remittances directly to their accounts...

The government of Tunisia is planning on selling its holding in the country’s market-leading operator through an auction...

Following criticism that the opening bids for 2G spectrum licences were too high, the Indian authorities have lowered the starting prices. However, the GSMA has stated that it still believes the prices to be prohibitively high...

Possessing one of the smallest markets in the Middle East, Bahrain's telecoms market is arguably one the most developed...

Retaining customers is an issue for carriers in all markets – unless loyalty is incentivised, they will switch between operators without a second thought. However, with customer bases that can be as much as 80-90% prepaid, mobile carriers in emerging markets can have a particularly hard time getting to know their customers...

One of the largest operator groups in Africa is upgrading its Nigerian network to cope with booming demand for data...

Two southeast African countries will soon have access to high-speed mobile internet with the launch of Airtel’s 3.75G platform in Malawi and Madagascar...

Lebanon's telecoms market holds a unique position in the Middle East given the level of government involvement...

Kuwait's telecoms industry is something of an anachronism in the region due to the lack of liberalisation of the market...