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Bangladesh is set to extend ICT facilities to its rural populace as part of the government’s ‘Digital Bangladesh’ initiative. Before the year is out, the initiative hopes to provide such facilities to over 2000 unions...

The Philippines’ fastest growing mobile network provider, Digitel Mobile, will invest a further $9 million in mobile backhaul network equipment as part of an ongoing expansion of its 2G and 3G services. The equipment will be provided by Ceragon Networks, a long-time client of Digitel...

Vodafone Egypt’s 24.6 million subscribers are set to benefit from e-recharge services which will allow them to top-up their talk time with any value, anytime and anywhere...

Having accumulated over four years’ experience of operating in the region, the internet and software provider Volantis Systems has opened a new office in Pune, India. The company’s expansion into India reflects the growing opportunities in this market following an increase in mobile internet development throughout the region...

Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, much has been written about the Apple smartphone, its features and its overwhelming success in the market. But, a little known fact is that the original iPhone and its predecessors have created a huge grey market, where iPhones are bought and sold in bulk internationally outside of official distribution channels...

Columbus Communications Inc., a Curacao-based Cable MSO, has recruited Cerillion Technologies to support its operations across several countries, predominantly in the CALA region...

As part of its C-series range, Nokia has released four new low-cost handsets which are being targeted at emerging markets...

Acer has unveiled two new handsets in its beTouch line which are compatible with the Android operating system. The Acer beTouch E120 and beTouch E130 are fully-featured smartphones claimed to be ideal for newcomers to the world of intelligent phones, and offered at an affordable price...

Nokia Siemens Networks and Cisco have joined forces to address an issue increasingly affecting mobile operators across the world – the capacity demands of smart devices...

Expand Networks have announced a new pricing structure for their WAN optimization solution which is designed to mirror service provider revenue models...

Over 15 million mobile phone subscribers in Kenya – over a third of the country’s population - will now be able to access email and online chat regardless of the make and model of their mobile phone...

Ceragon Networks has announced a new product in its FibeAir RFU (Radio Frequency Unit) solutions range...

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced a new base station and antenna combination which is claimed to double GSM network capacity by improving spectrum efficiency and network performance...

Sirma Business Consulting has announced SBC M-Banking, a new mobile banking solution...

Shaka Mobile, which is providing the first prepaid mobile and Mobile Money Transfer service for African immigrants in the US, has signed an agreement with TransferTo to launch a cross-border top-up service.

Seldom in history has any invention offered so much to so many in such a short period of time. Mahuya Ghosh, Product Manager of Connectiva Systems, looks at the Mobile Miracle...

Vodafone Qatar has been issued a licence by the Supreme Council of Information and Technology (ictQatar) to operate the country’s second fixed line telephone service. Initially, Vodafone Qatar will start operating at The Pearl-Qatar, after complying with ictQatar’s requirements, including changing its articles of association in the next three months and paying the licence fee of US$27,000...

Steve Subar, CEO and President of OK Labs, believes that users should have just one platform to serve all their needs. Virtualisation makes that a reality...

Gulf Bridge International (GBI) and Iran’s TIC have signed an agreement for GBI’s submarine cable to enter Iran. The newly established submarine cable operator and TIC, which is the sole provider of telecoms infrastructure to all private and public operators in Iran, inked the agreement on 21 April. TIC is also the sole responsible party for all international gateways and IP capacity and connectivity services in the country...

To further develop its growth in key vertical markets across Saudi Arabia, Thuraya is aggressively expanding its commercial activities within the oil and gas, government and other sectors in partnership with its national service provider Farhan Commercial Company (FCC). The Saudi service provider has started a marketing campaign to roll out Thuraya’s IP solution and Thuraya XT, described as the world’s toughest satellite phone, in the Saudi Arabian market...

Gilat Satellite Networks will be providing a SkyEdge II broadband satellite communications network to its long-standing customer Astel, one of Kazakhstan's telecoms operators...

Mobile payment specialist Mobibucks has seen a significant increase in demand for its products in the last six months in the Middle East/ North Africa (MENA) region. Mobibucks offers “unique” payment and incentive products for making purchases using a mobile phone number...

Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has become the first Russian operator to outsource its network operations, in a deal with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). The company aims to reduce its overall costs while increasing organisational flexibility, transparency and the predictability of its operational expenses. With this managed services agreement, MTS will be able to simplify its overall network operations model, which is especially important with the rollout of 3G services for millions of subscribers in Russia’s central region...

Global mobile handset shipments totaled approximately 1.15 billion in 2009, with enhanced phones and smartphones capturing approximately 81% of all handset shipments, according to the latest data from ABI research...

A standalone product for making NFC payments is set to deliver full Near Field Communication (NFC) experience to mobile banking customers worldwide. Inside Contactless, Sagem Orga (Safran Group) and TazTag have announced the joint development of a new method of delivering NFC payment functionality...

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to modernise and upgrade its 3G network. Qtel’s aim is to offer its subscribers an improved smartphone experience, including faster broadband speeds, while paving the way for next-generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. To make this happen, the operator has chosen NSN “to modernise its network and enhance capacity.”...

4G is clearly a very powerful marketing at present. Ned Taleb, CEO and Co-Founder of Nexius, offers his executive commentary on why he thinks 4G is one of this year’s most buzzed-about topics...

Spirit, the provider of carrier-grade voice and video software engines for desktop and mobile video-conferencing, has demonstrated its TeamSpirit video-conferencing engine on iPad, iPhone and Android devices to selected customers in China, Korea, Europe and the USA...

Strand Consult has been evaluating the impact of the Apple iPad on the mobile and ISP sectors - a development which should get mobile operators and ISPs thinking about its implications.

A television audience of 200 million is enjoying high-quality broadcasts of sport, in particular, the Indian Premier League Twenty 20 (IPL T20) cricket tournament, thanks to high-definition content acquisition, contribution and distribution from Ericsson...

Maroc Telecom, the wireless and wireline telecom operator, has launched Mobi Cash, a fund-transfer system powered by Comviva, which provides mobile solutions beyond basic Value-Added Services...

A new Arab Advisors Group survey of Egypt's Internet users reveals insightful details on the Internet and e-commerce use in Egypt. This major online survey of Egypt's Internet market revealed that 34.6% of adult Internet users in Egypt use e-commerce (including bill payments)...

Distimo and the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) have issued a report on Apple’s App Store in Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The two organisations have concluded that the most popular applications are priced higher in the emerging markets than in the USA, where games are more popular...