--- title: 2015 Trends - Developing Telecoms description: Telecommunications trends and forecasts in emerging markets canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html language: en-GB date: 2016-01-04T15:39:41Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html. markdown-tokens: 3314 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Roger-Hockaday-600.jpg) Details Roger Hockaday Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 05 February 2015 13692 views We live in a data-centric, wireless world, and no technology is better suited to address this reality than Wi-Fi. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Ofer-Razon-600.jpg) Details Ofer Razon Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 05 February 2015 14564 views 2015 will be the year service providers truly identify - and begin filling - the engagement void that exists between them and their customers. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/David-King_600.jpg) Details David King Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 04 February 2015 11904 views A year ago, when I was asked which trends would have a significant impact on the ICT industry in 2014, I predicted that there would be an increasing interest in prefabricated modular data centres to cope with the expected data boom in developing countries. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Stefan-stanislawski-600.jpg) Details Stefan Stanislawski Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 04 February 2015 13083 views Building on a sudden surge of activity last year, we expect a great deal of growth in fibre to the business premises (FTTP) and fibre to the home (FTTH) in 2015. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Mathias-Liebe_Orga-Systems600.jpg) Details Mathias Liebe Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 03 February 2015 12991 views There is a lot going on in the telecommunications industry right now, whether because of the threat from more agile and fas­ter OTT players, the fast changing dynamics in the industry or telco’s own mindset of not being a dumb pipe anymore. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/KasKalba-600.jpg) Details Kas Kalba Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 03 February 2015 10351 views Notwithstanding the success that mobile money (MM) services have had in Kenya and a handful of other countries, most MM providers in Africa are still trying to figure out how to monetise their businesses. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Andrew-Blake---600.jpg) Details Andrew Blake Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 02 February 2015 11947 views We see 2015 as being the year when CEM (Customer Experience Management) becomes a top priority for operators in developing markets, as they continue their quest for the retention of customers and improvements in ARPU. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Steve_Evans_600.jpg) Details Steve Evans & Dave Peters Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 02 February 2015 12685 views The main battle between incumbent mobile operators in Africa over the next five years will be in mobile broadband. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/leigh-smith-600.jpg) Details Leigh Smith Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 30 January 2015 13519 views A year ago we predicted that during 2014 there would be a significant increase in the number of operators in Africa rolling out VoIP services. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Frederick-Morris-Comtech--600.jpg) Details Frederick Morris Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 30 January 2015 13012 views Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) require substantial data capacities for core and trunking services, much of which uses fibre/cable. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Dan_Zajicek_600.jpg) Details Dan Zajicek Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 30 January 2015 12292 views At the AfricaCom show last November, Ahmad Farroukh, CEO of MTN South Africa, said that his company is focused on NGN for both mobile and fixed access, with LTE already available in parts of the country. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Jennifer-kyriakakos-600.jpg) Details Jennifer Kyriakakis Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 29 January 2015 11159 views In 2014, the roll-out of LTE has been a major focus for communications service providers (CSPs), with over 300 LTE networks now in operation globally. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Patrick-McGrory600.jpg) Details Patrick McGrory Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 28 January 2015 21388 views 2015 is going to be the year of heightened engagement and activity around mobile financial services. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Greg-Friesen-600.jpg) Details Greg Friesen Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 28 January 2015 16781 views In 2015, we expect to see five major mobile backhaul trends in emerging markets. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/StephenHire600.jpg) Details Stephen Hire Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 27 January 2015 12101 views During 2015 we expect to see further evolution in the LTE radio access network, with a number of LTE-Advanced technologies moving from the lab into commercial deployment. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Silvio-Kutic-600.jpg) Details Silvio Kutic Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 27 January 2015 15801 views As mobile telecoms become more and more intertwined with the internet, we will continue to see new services and opportunities emerge, both in the B2B and B2C area, as a result of this growing interconnectivity. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/D_Bouchon600.jpg) Details David Bouchon Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 26 January 2015 13637 views Growing customer expectations and challenging network dynamics are putting pressure on the Radio AccessNetwork (RAN) in such a manner that almost 80% of quality impacting events occur in the RAN. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Lior-Mishan600.jpg) Details Lior Mishan Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 26 January 2015 13420 views A significant shift has taken place in the telecom landscape as market dynamics bring together need and opportunity to create a major change. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Mustak-Hossain_600.jpg) Details Mustak Hossain Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 23 January 2015 15026 views The telecommunications sector in emerging markets will face both opportunities and challenges for the year 2015. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Albert-Lee600.jpg) Details Albert Lee Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 23 January 2015 11010 views In developing markets network coverage is often a significant problem, with many people outside of major cities having trouble getting connections because of poor telecoms infrastructure in their area. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/SebastienViolette_600.jpg) Details Sébastien Violette Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 22 January 2015 14827 views Developing the mobile data usage has become the main priorities of operators across developing countries. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Hugh-Goldstein-600.jpg) Details Hugh Goldstein Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 22 January 2015 11933 views One of the major trends we observed in 2014 was cloud companies’ expansion from the US and into international markets. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Mario-Ramos_600.jpg) Details Mário Ramos Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 21 January 2015 12458 views The Central American telecom market is seeing a continued trend towards enabling connectivity, following similar technological and business model processes of other more developed economic regions such as its US neighbour and Europe. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/jonas-lagerquist--600.jpg) Details Jonas Lagerquist Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 21 January 2015 12114 views The current market conditions in emerging markets for the telecom industry are somewhat unpredictable and influenced by the global macroeconomic developments. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Martin-Morgan-Openet_600.jpg) Details Martin Morgan Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 20 January 2015 12638 views At a recent next gen BSS conference that I attended, two of the best presentations were not from operators or BSS vendors but content providers. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Oleg-Volpin-Amdocs-600.jpg) Details Oleg Volpin Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 20 January 2015 14693 views In the wake of a volatile 2014, the repercussions in Russia and the CIS are continuing to be felt as we enter the New Year. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Brad-Bush-600.jpg) Details Brad Bush Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 19 January 2015 13133 views As 2015 begins to kick into high gear I thought I would share a few trends we see forming here at GENBAND in the expanding universe of Real Time Communications software and solutions. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Kirill-Rechter600-2.jpg) Details Kirill Rechter Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 19 January 2015 12771 views Customers in emerging and developing markets will continue to benefit from competitive alternatives in the coming year and will gradually see lower prices and better service. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/sanjay_kasturia_600.jpg) Details Sanjay Kasturia Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 16 January 2015 17861 views India’s mobile footprint has increased dramatically over the past decade, primarily taking place in urban centers with feature phones. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Doreet-Oren600.jpg) Details Doreet Oren Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 16 January 2015 17071 views For a long time, mobile network operators (MNOs) have looked longingly at untapped global markets, wishing there were a business case to justify an expansion of their networks to the nearly two billion potential customers worldwide who are either not covered by any mobile network or currently have unsatisfactory coverage. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/John_Naylon_600.jpg) Details John Naylon Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 15 January 2015 12995 views All around the world, the mobile landscape is changing. Mobile subscriptions are expected to reach nearly 7 billion by the end of 2014, whilst mobile broadband subscribers will reach 2.3 billion. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/derekedwards-600.jpg) Details Derek Edwards Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 15 January 2015 13657 views 2015 is a year in which we’ll see micro-segmentation thrust into action in emerging markets, enabling the delivery of personalized experiences to address the wide diversity within and between markets. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Tim-Marsden-600.jpg) Details Tim Marsden Category: [2015 Trends](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/179-2015-trends.html) 14 January 2015 12286 views From our perspective, through many recent engagements with Service Providers and Industry events it is clear that both Africa and Asia are really accelerating when it comes to the level of focus on digital-based services that complement their core telco offerings.