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The success of mobile financial services in Africa is well known throughout the industry: the proliferation of mobile phones has transformed attitudes across the continent towards banking. Speaking to some of the market’s key players, Developing Telecoms asked what it is that makes the services so compatible with the market...

The leading telecom operator in Bulgaria, VIVACOM, has launched a unified OSS platform in Plovdiv, in southern Bulgaria...

An international competitive carrier in Israel has deployed a convergent prepaid and postpaid charging solution from LogNet Systems...

Nigeria’s Sterling Bank has launched a new SMS fraud protection service, in line with the trend of African banks taking advantage of the ubiquity of mobile phones to interact with their customers and enlist their help in monitoring card activity for fraudulent charges...

Nokia Siemens Networks has introduced a new Flexi BSC (base station controller) that offers up to 80% reduction in energy consumption along with a 40% increase in capacity over existing base station controllers...

Chinese firms ZTE and China Unicom are jointly launching a new online application service in Hong Kong. Entitled the “WoStore”, the service is a multi-device, multi-platform application store built by ZTE...

The GSMA has announced the formation of a task force of mobile operators to explore the development of an embedded SIM that can be remotely activated. The move is expected to enable the design of exciting new form factors for mobile communications. It will also speed the development of M2M services by making it easier to bring mobile broadband to non-traditional devices such as cameras, MP3 players, navigation devices and e-Readers, as well as smart meters...

Cloud computing looks set to top Asia’s agenda for the next ten years, if the opinions of key executives from China Unicom and Korea Telecom are anything to go by...

The GSMA has announced that it is launching the Mobile Energy Efficiency Network Benchmarking Service, an initiative that will provide a benchmark measurement of network energy efficiency, and will help mobile network operators lower their energy costs and carbon footprint. With this information, it is now possible to identify the scale of potential efficiency gains and develop programmes to achieve these savings...

The national carrier of Paraguay, Compañía Paraguaya de Comunicaciones S.A. (COPACO S.A.), has connected to iBasis, a wholesale carrier for the exchange of long distance phone calls. The connection makes Paraguay part of a global network spanning over 100 countries and delivering more than 2 billion minutes of international voice traffic every month...

The handset market in India has attracted another major player in the form of Sharp, the Japanese electronics firm. With an aggressive expansion strategy that will see it launch four devices in India before the end of the year, Sharp has stated its aim of “becoming a leader in the mobility market in India”...

 The South African mobile telecommunication market is one of the most developed and mature markets in Africa with a very high demand for mobile value added services. In order to meet this demand, the South African operator Cell C has selected MCTEL to deploy its device management platform on its network...

Globecomm Systems has won a contract to provide wireless managed services in Freetown, Sierra Leone...

The next generation of wireless broadband appears to be taking off in Africa, with several African countries recently witnessing the launch of their first 4G networks...

Azur Congo Brazzaville, a subsidiary of group operator Bintel Ltd, has increased its investment in Redknee’s billing and customer care solution in response to the fast customer acquisition it has experienced since it launched in September 2010...

 China’s forthcoming Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan high speed railway will have its essential wireless communications enabled by Andrew Solutions. The firm will provide a coverage and capacity system in the Shanxi Province section of the railway...

The US Virgin Islands recently witnessed the launch of commercial services – including unlimited voice services and 4G mobile broadband - by Choice Communications...

 The Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to expand and modernise its 2.5G (GSM/GPRS) network, as well as provide subscriber data management and charging & billing platforms...

 The Indian state-owned operator BSNL is building out its network infrastructure to provide next generation broadband and triple play across India...

A new WiMAX network is being launched in Iraq by the operator Fanoos Telecom. The billing provider Aptilo Networks is providing the complete backend of the network, including prepaid billing capabilities, using its WiMAX CSN System...

The operator Cablenet is expanding its offering in Cyprus outside of its existing cable footprint and endeavouring to attract consumers and businesses by delivering triple play services...

The Beijing Computing Centre and Mellanox Technologies have announced an agreement to build the Beijing Public Cloud Computing Centre, a laboratory that will further enhance China's cloud computing technology efforts...

Mozambique’s largest mobile operator, mcel, is set to deploy a new microwave network across the country that will cover all of Mozambique’s 128 districts. The operator has contracted Ceragon for a turnkey solution, with complete radio planning for the backbone network, and an on-site survey to detail all link specifications...

As regulators in Africa and the Middle East eliminate barriers in liberalized markets, VoIP opportunities emerge as lines are expected to more than triple from 2010 to 2015, growing at an outstanding CAGR of more than 28 percent, according to a new report from Pyramid Research...

ZTE has deployed eight 3G stations at the Mt. Everest National Park - including the Mt. Everest base camp 5180 meters above sea level - to provide quality voice and 3G broadband services for local residents and mountaineers from all around the world preparing to climb the world’s highest mountain...

Sourabh Kaushal, Principal Consultant at Analysys Mason, looks at how equipment providers can overcome the issue of stringent government security.

Advantest Corporation has announced a new high-speed interface test solution for its flagship SoC test system, the T2000. The new solution is capable of measurement at speeds up to 12.5Gbps and is enabled by the N6010A Serial Port Parametric Test Module manufactured by Agilent Technologies Inc., an industry leader in test and measurement...

 Claro Dominicana, the subsidiary of America Movil in the Dominican Republic, has launched a mobile email and synchronisation service based on Synchronica’s Mobile Gateway messaging infrastructure...

 Companies that use Telefónica O2 in the Czech Republic for broadband Internet access now have more control and greater security over the service. The operator has chosen to deploy Nokia Siemens Networks’ security-as-a-service at a fixed monthly fee. The service helps organizations to protect their infrastructure, data and staff cost efficiently...

Kazakhstan has witnessed the launch of a live pilot LTE network by VimpelCom. The Russian operator claims that the network is “the first live 700MHz LTE market pilot in post-Soviet territory"...

TD-LTE has taken another step towards commercial availability in India following a video call conducted on broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum at Nokia Siemens Networks’ Bengaluru R&D facility...

 Competition in South Africa’s mobile market is set to increase as Telkom, previously an exclusively fixed-line operator, has finally confirmed that it is launching mobile services...

 India’s burgeoning telecommunications market appears to have attracted the attention of two industry giants, with both Google and Apple reportedly looking to expand their presence in the subcontinent...