Israel's mobile broadband penetration recently reached a milestone when it crossed over the 100% mark for population penetration, reports Research & Markets.

Many unique challenges and opportunities exist in the Iranian telecoms market despite the country’s high penetration rate of 119%, reports Research & Markets.

As a communist state and a centrally planned economy, Vietnam has undergone significant structural change over the years, reports Research & Markets.

Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to liberalise and deregulate its telecommunications sector and this has resulted in strong competition, reports Research & Markets.

Kenya's telecommunications market continues to undergo considerable changes in the wake of increased competition, improved international connectivity, and rapid developments in the mobile market.

After the oil sector, the telecommunications industry is the largest sector in Azerbaijan and a major contributor to the country's economy, reports Research & Markets.

Policy reforms have led to Tanzania’s telecom sector becoming among the most liberal in Africa, according to Research & Markets.

Sudan has a relatively well-equipped telecommunications infrastructure by regional standards, including a national fibre optic backbone and international fibre connections, reports Research & Markets.

During the last decade Chad's economy has been dominated by oil exports, and as a result economic growth has been adversely affected by the falling prices for the commodity on international markets, reports Research & Markets.

Fiji hosts a relatively sophisticated communications infrastructure with the highest mobile and Internet penetration in the Pacific islands, according to Research & Markets.

China’s youth population is driving demand for internet applications, fuelling the mobile data consumption market, reports Research & Markets.

Indonesia still faces some big challenges if it is to successfully continue the building of the telecommunications infrastructure required to support a large population spread over what is uniquely complex geography.

In recent years, the Solomon Islands have stabilised both politically and economically and this, along with improvements to mobile infrastructure has led to a sharp rise in mobile penetration.

Zambia is focusing on developing ICTs to spur growth in the digital economy, according to a new report from Research & Markets.

A substantial amount of capital continues to be invested in building telecommunications infrastructure throughout the Philippines, reports Research & Markets.

Fixed-line infrastructure remains limited in Timor Leste and significant investment has not been forthcoming due to the strong expansion of mobile services in the country.

Despite its status as a lesser developed country, Cambodia's efforts to expand and upgrade its telecom infrastructure are bearing fruit.

Thai state-run operator CAT Telecom has had its claim against True Move thrown out by an arbitral tribunal.

The planned merger between Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers has been cleared by India’s National Company Law Tribunal.