Network equipment manufacturer Cisco is set to make its largest investment to date outside the United States.

Recent events have shown just how critical a part good communications play during disasters. Developing Telecoms welcomes Nikesh Patel, business manager for Motorola's Government and Enterprise Mobility Solutions (GEMS) sector. He explains how seamless mobile wireless broadband solutions optimise emergency response.
China's phenomenal growth in telecoms has long been praised but some of the early promise expected by investors in the 1990s does not seem to have materialised...

Five major China water resource utilities are establishing critical, real-time flood control monitoring and drought relief systems to protect against the loss of life from the catastrophic floods that hit China each year during the annual rainy season.

Fifteen West African nations have today (7 October 2005) agreed to a common regulatory framework for their national ICT markets...

As India prepares for its largest ever expansion of telecoms the Indian Ministry of Telecommunications is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for equipment suppliers to manufacture equipment in India. Michael Schwartz assesses India's progress towards becoming a telecoms giant...
Venezuela's tax agency Seniat declared last Wednesday that it had imposed fines and ordered the temporary closure of various foreign companies' offices in the country due to tax irregularities.
Burma's (Myanmar's) few mobile phone users are to be permitted use of SMS services for the very first time.

Bangladesh is opening up its telecoms market by inviting open tenders for another GSM licence, for 15 years initially.

Jordan has overtaken Palestine as the most competitive Arab cellular market, the two followed closely by Algeria.

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