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,...
Stuck between 2G and 4G, a number of bridging technologies between 3G and 4G have been implemented and tested. However, due to a combination of bureaucratic hold-ups, planning errors and bad bets on technological dead ends, the development has not been smooth and seems to have hit a bit of a wall. Much of the world is in the same place, but getting...
With one of the most competitive telecommunications markets in the world, prices have been dropping year after year as Indonesian operators fight for customers. The result has been the rapid growth in user numbers and especially high penetration rates in major cities such as Jakarta. The intense competition and falling prices have also led to under-...
A fast-rising technology leader in the region, Indonesia is spending more on information technology (IT) than any other country in ASEAN and is currently ranked 19th internationally, according to figures published by the International Data Corporation (IDC) in mid-2012. Low penetration rates suggest that more products will be sold as connectivity...
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