The telecoms sector is witnessing a rapid change in technological evolution, as the launch of 4G and long-term evolution (LTE) services gets under way. With the prevalence of smartphones and the popularity of social networking, chatting and online video games, high-speed mobile broadband is expected to see robust growth. The two major operators, the...
The Philippines has been one of the top performers in the global IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors for the last few years. With the government promoting the development of high-growth industries to generate export revenues and create employment opportunities, the IT sector, and in particular the software industry, has witnessed...
The telecommunications sector continues to evolve with the emergence of new technologies, fierce competition between existing operators and the entry of new service providers. Mobile handset penetration is at a saturation point and while profit margins on voice calls and text are tapering off, the country is seeing rapid uptake of mobile data and...
The expansion of the global ICT industry over recent decades has made it possible for more nations to access and develop local technology. This, however, has also increased competition for countries that are in the early stages of building an IT sector. The Sultanate’s well-educated population and pervasive use of social networking technologies are...
With market penetration for subscribers stabilising at just below 105% over the past several years and voice revenue stagnant, the Sultanate’s mobile operators are entering a challenging new era that will require innovative solutions. “We are confronting the same challenges that telecoms are facing worldwide: declining voice and SMS revenue,...
The Sultanate is prioritising ICT in its economic diversification plans, which would reinvent the country as a centre of technology, education, health care and financial services. The government has set a goal of raising ICT’s contribution to the economy from 1.6% of GDP in 2010 to 6% by 2015. Brunei Darussalam has certain demographic advantages,...
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