... and regulatory issues; Telecoms operators; Infrastructure development; Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband); Internet and broadband development and growth; Convergence (voice/data, fixed/wireless/mobile); Mobile voice and data markets. Somalias telecommunications market is unique in the world. ...  |  read more...

... entered the market with 3G mobile and advanced wireless broadband services such as WiMAX. The Internet Protocol (IP)-based next generation networks currently being rolled out are enabling converged voice, data/Internet and video services. VoIP is ...  |  read more...

... potential penetration while mobile penetration reaches nearly 100%. In certain countries, mobile Internet is prevalent, such as Saudi Arabia wherein roughly 80% of users have mobile broadband. The fourth generation (4G) of cellular via the ...  |  read more...

... 3G mobile data services now rival available ADSL offerings in terms of both speed and price, and have consequently taken the upper hand in terms of subscriber numbers. With its fixed-line network reaching less than ...  |  read more...

... overviews; Government policies affecting the telecoms industry; Market liberalisation and regulatory issues; Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband); Telecoms operators – privatisation, restructuring, acquisitions, new licences; Infrastructure development; International submarine fibre optic cables; National fibre ...  |  read more...

... It features a majority-privatised, highly profitable incumbent telco (Maroc Telecom, MT), three fixed and mobile network operators, as well as the highest penetration and some of the lowest prices on the continent for broadband Internet ...  |  read more...

... telecoms industry; Market liberalisation and regulatory issues; Telecoms operators – privatisation, acquisitions, new licences; Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband); Infrastructure development; Mobile voice and data markets, including 3G; Internet and broadband development and growth, ...  |  read more...

... service competition, network infrastructure, growth opportunities, and the regulatory landscape. The report also gauges the potential of broadband infrastructure to support broadband-based business models such as egovernment, ecommerce, ehealth, and e-education in the country. ...  |  read more...

... the telecoms industry; Market liberalisation and regulatory issues; Telecoms operators – privatisation, acquisitions, new licences; Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband); Infrastructure development; Mobile voice and data markets, including 3G; Internet development and pricing; Broadband, ...  |  read more...

... impact of the global economic crisis; Government policies affecting the telecoms industry; Market liberalisation and regulatory environment; Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband); Telecoms operators – privatisation, acquisitions, new licences; Consolidation in the mobile sector; ...  |  read more...

... industry; Market liberalisation and regulatory issues; Telecoms operators – privatisation, acquisitions, new licences; Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband); Infrastructure development; Mobile voice and data markets; Internet and broadband development and growth; Convergence (voice/data, fixed/wireless/mobile); ...  |  read more...

... Airtel) launched the first network in 1995, followed by MTN in 1998, Uganda Telecom (UT) in 2001, Warid Telecom in 2008 and HiTS Telecom, in which France Telecom’s mobile unit Orange bought a majority stake ...  |  read more...

... cables landed on the African east coast. Uganda is now connected via a national fibre backbone extending to its borders, implemented by Uganda Telecom and MTN Uganda. By 2012, prices for international bandwidth had fallen ...  |  read more...