Articles tagged with: Hspa and Roaming

Zain Launches HSPA Network in Ghana

Zain has announced the launch of commercial services in Ghana with the launch of the first hspa network on the continent outside South Africa. Today marks the launch in Accra, the country's capital city, with over US$420 million invested in network infrastructure Zain will be rapidly rolling out the network across the country. more

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Growing demand for location-based services in advanced mobile markets

Location-based services (LBS) in Asia-Pacific are expected to see strong growth in the next five years, with wider adoption in the more advanced and saturated mobile and mobile data markets. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that the mobile LBS market covering 13 Asia-Pac countries earned revenues of US$383.6 million in 2007 and expects this to reach US$2.8 billion by end-2013, at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 39.3 percent (2007-2013). more

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Caribbean 3G Services Revenues will Surpass the US$ 3.5 Billion Mark by 2013

A new report from Signals Telecom Consulting highlights the fact that the current crisis in global financial markets, the high levels of mobile tele-density and the limited number of inhabitants living in the majority of the Caribbean markets will force regional operators to seek out new revenue sources. Within this new competitive dynamic, broadband and value added service offerings will become a priority for operators in various Caribbean marketplaces. more

Peru's Mobile Telephony to Surpass US$2.7 Billion in Revenues by 2013

Peru's Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProinversiΦn) plans to auction off 821 - 824 MHz and 866 - 869 MHZ radio-electric spectrum for Lima and Callao along with 25 MHz on C-band (1.900 MHz) nationwide. This bidding process is designed to increase the level of competition in the local marketplace as well as expand the availability of mobile coverage in the country. more

A South African View of LTE Developments

Acclaimed by many as the future of telecommunications, Long Term Evolution (LTE) is increasingly becoming the most attractive option for mobile network operators. Assessing recent LTE developments from a South African perspective, Thiagesapillai Anpan, vice president for the Vodacom Group at Ericsson South Africa, explains why the standard's strong heritage, growing support base and easily adopted evolutionary path are making it the first choice for so many. more

CCID Consulting: LTE Is Not Only Evolution

Opinion Piece by CCID Consulting. more

East Africa's telecom market has great opportunities for growth

Over 450 telecommunications professionals gathered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the opening of East Africa Com, the region's annual event for the telecommunications industry. The conference started with a keynote presentation from Bashar Arafeh, Celtel International's COO for the East Africa region, who was keen to point out that "East African markets, being currently under market average, hold plenty of room for growth." more

Global Mobile Phone Subscribers to Reach 4.5 Billion by 2012

According to MIC (Market Intelligence Center), an ICT industry research institute based in Taipei, global mobile phone subscribers hit 3.1 billion in 2007, thanks mainly to the continuing increase of prepaid subscribers with double SIM cards and corporate clients in the US and European markets. With the global mobile phone penetration rate reaching approximately half of the global population, growth momentum of global subscribers is expected to slow down after 2008. more

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