After a slow start to 2011 with net additions of just 312,000 (229,000 in Q111 and 83,000 in Q211) in H111, Kenya's mobile market grew strongly in H211 with net additions of 2.801mn...
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If knowledge is power, then data is currency in today’s world. Cyber crime has become more lucrative than the drug trade, and businesses understand that security is of the utmost importance in protecting their data...
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A major Saudi operator is launching a 4G network in the kingdom’s second largest city...
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A major African telecommunications and information services firm has upgraded its roaming services to facilitate inter-network connections...
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The low-cost smartphone could finally be upon us, with Vodafone announcing that it will launch the Smart II across 25 of its markets...
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Asia’s largest railway network operator is upgrading the Kolkata metro line’s communication systems...
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A new cloud storage device is launching in Malaysia, allowing subscribers of the country’s major service provider to synch rich media, files and personal data wirelessly across smartphones, tablets and computers...
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Remote and rural areas of the Republic of Congo will soon enjoy mobile coverage and fixed telephony access via a new collaboration...
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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...
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Following more than a decade of civil war, Sierra Leone has enjoyed peace, stability and rapid economic growth since 2002...
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Data consumption has risen dramatically across the globe following the widespread availability of 3G, and with LTE deploying worldwide this trend does not look set to slow. However, operators in many emerging markets are having difficulty supplying the requisite capacity. Fortunately, innovative new backhauling techniques are emerging as a means of addressing this issue...
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Vietnam’s market-leading operator has boosted the capacity in its packet core network by 50%...
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Pan-African calls are now set to be standardised for subscribers of Airtel Uganda...
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A major project which will provide carrier-grade Wi-Fi access across the Philippines is now underway...
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform reportedly now has a greater market share in China than Apple’s iPhone – despite having been available there for just two months...
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A major South African operator has been granted a long term insurance licence...
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A HSPA network expansion in Thailand has hit difficulty after doubts arose over the legality of the deployment...
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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...
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One of Bangladesh's leading mobile phone operators is upgrading its charging system to provide customers with new value-added services...
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Database security is possibly the most important and complex implementation project any organisation will undertake. Not only is it critical to ensure that information contained within the database is secure from a host of external threats, including viruses, phishing scams and the like, the need for internal security is also increasing...
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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%...
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A major Central American wholesale provider has upgraded its Panamanian network to incorporate 100G optical channel technology...
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Businesses in Israel now have access to free conference calling, following the announcement that FreeConferenceCall.com’s services will be available in the country...
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The first internet-free mobile Facebook, email and online chat app platform outside of Africa has been launched in the Caribbean...
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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...
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A leading provider of green power management solutions has opened a subsidiary in India to serve the south Asian market...
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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...
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The adoption of Smartphone and tablet technology across the world – from developed through to developing nations – has generated a global phenomenon of data-hungry customers...
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A major Central American communications service provider has chosen to consolidate its existing mediation systems supporting customers in Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua and El Salvador...
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One of Thailand’s leading mobile operators has signed a three-year wireless distribution deal covering various services, including strategic sourcing and device management...
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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...
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With a fixed-line penetration of around 8% and mobile penetration close to 100%, Algeria has one of the highest teledensities in Africa...
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With tablets finding an eager audience in Southeast Asia, Android is emerging as the most prevalent operating system for the devices...

