A government decision to enact long-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) regulations, together with infrastructure sharing, should go some way towards improving the quality of service in the Nigerian telecommunications market.
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Articles & Analysis | Plugged into the network: from The Report: Ghana 2012
The trend towards knowledge- and service-based economies is increasingly widespread among emerging and frontier markets, whether they are resource-rich or resource-poor. The benefits of driving growth in the tertiary sector are well known, but the recipes for success are not. However, Ghana’s economic and political stability, combined with its...
Competition on call-pricing packages continues to be a major feature of the South African mobile market, although data services are taking on an increasingly significant role this year, one that is expected to grow in the short to medium term.
The government is reaffirming Egypt’s commitment to the planned expansion of its broadband infrastructure, in the hopes of spurring new development in technology-based industries. ICT has grown rapidly in Egypt over the past decade, both in terms of take-up by Egyptian consumers and outsourcing and offshoring activity.
Articles & Analysis | Reaping the rewards: The sector is preparing for the arrival of 4G and mobile virtual network operators from The Report: Morocco 2013
Balancing the marked decrease in fixed-line traffic and continued growth in the mobile communications segment, Morocco’s telecoms players are grappling with a period of intense competition. Since the entry of a third operator, Wana, in 2010, the country’s two established operators, Maroc Telecom and Méditel, have been battling it out on several...
Articles & Analysis | Keeping in touch: Faster mobile internet and better-quality connections are on the way from The Report: Morocco 2013
In an effort to increase the speed of mobile internet in the country, Morocco is about to inaugurate 4G accessibility. After some delays, the end of 2013 might be the beginning of a new mobile internet era, with the allocation of at least the first 4G licence, most likely to one of Morocco’s already established operators, Maroc Telecom, Méditel or...