The island nation of Mauritius sports some of the best telecommunication market indicators in Africa and has been the first with many innovations...

Developing Telecoms' Africa blogger Tom Makau takes a look at how African operators can curb their soaring operating costs...

The civil unrest in early 2011 following disputed presidential elections has led to a contraction of Cote d’Ivoire’s economy, but from 2012 onwards GDP growth is expected to return to around 6% per annum...

Asia’s largest railway network operator is upgrading the Kolkata metro line’s communication systems...

Remote and rural areas of the Republic of Congo will soon enjoy  mobile coverage and fixed telephony access via a new collaboration...

A new initiative being launched by a major Latin American advertiser will enable app developers worldwide to distribute their apps across a portfolio of associated publishers, ad networks and exchanges in Latin America...

Following more than a decade of civil war, Sierra Leone has enjoyed peace, stability and rapid economic growth since 2002...

Pan-African calls are now set to be standardised for subscribers of Airtel Uganda...

Two months after launching operations in Rwanda, Bharti Airtel has declared its intention of investing US$100 million in the country...

Jordan is a standout country in Middle East region for its relatively well-developed telecoms and IT sector when one considers its lower GDP per capita...

A major South African operator has been granted a long term insurance licence...

Operators across sub-Saharan Africa will soon be able to enhance their networks with local-oriented content, following the announcement of a new partnership agreement...

One of Bangladesh's leading mobile phone operators is upgrading its charging system to provide customers with new value-added services...

Nigeria has overtaken South Africa to become the continent’s largest mobile market with now over 90 million subscribers, and yet market penetration stands at only around 60% in early 2012...

The long-rumoured deal between Qualcomm and Bharti Airtel is reportedly close to a conclusion...

With the launch of the West African Cable System (WACS) – an ultra high-capacity 14,500km-long system connecting eleven African countries to the UK and Portugal – South Africa’s international broadband capacity has grown by 40%...

Latin America’s burgeoning telecoms sector is outstripping Europe’s, according to the financial reports of two major groups with operations in both markets...

A major Central American wholesale provider has upgraded its Panamanian network to incorporate 100G optical channel technology...

Businesses in Israel now have access to free conference calling, following the announcement that FreeConferenceCall.com’s services will be available in the country...

The first internet-free mobile Facebook, email and online chat app platform outside of Africa has been launched in the Caribbean...

One of India’s biggest communications providers has announced its intent to become an anchor tenant on a new cable system aiming to provide the world’s fastest link between Brazil and the US...

A leading provider of green power management solutions has opened a subsidiary in India to serve the south Asian market...

A new collaboration will enhance Iraq’s connectivity with Europe, Asia and the Gulf coast countries via the new Gulf Bridge International (GBI) fibre optic cable network...

A major telecom player in Latin America is looking to increase its presence in Europe...

A major Central American communications service provider has chosen to consolidate its existing mediation systems supporting customers in Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua and El Salvador...

Enhanced financial services will soon be made available to around 5.3 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa, following the announcement of a new partnership between The MasterCard Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group...

With a fixed-line penetration of around 8% and mobile penetration close to 100%, Algeria has one of the highest teledensities in Africa...

Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel has reported that its Q4 profit and revenue have fallen short of forecasts...

ICT is a core enabler to education globally. Incorporating technology solutions into education in developing countries in Africa can ensure that students are internationally competitive in a digitally driven economy...

The Indian regulator’s plans to impose a high opening bid in the upcoming 2G spectrum auctions have drawn criticism from the GSMA...

With the BRICS countries seeking cooperation on areas as diverse as a BRICS development bank, green energy, ICTs, food security and biotechnology, a free flow of information between each territory is essential for the enhancement of trade...

Despite developing in leaps and bounds in post-war Iraq, the telecoms industry still holds much growth potential...

India continues to be one of the fastest growing major telecom markets in the world, as well as one of the largest. Sweeping reforms introduced by successive Indian governments over the last decade have dramatically changed the nature of telecommunications in the country...