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Interviews & Viewpoints | Dian Siswarini, President-Director and CEO, XL Axiata: Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Indonesia 2015
2014 was a challenging year for Indonesia’s telecommunications sector, as operators faced fierce competition and market saturation, and average revenue per user (ARPU) continued to decline. The IT sector, however, showed promising growth, which is expected to continue on the back of the burgeoning data centre, cloud computing and e-commerce segments, with an increasing number of private...
Indonesia is transforming from a resources- and consumption-based economy to a more manufacturing- and investment-oriented one, working to build an industrial base that will allow it to reduce its dependence on imports and keep more value within the economy. Following his inauguration in October 2014, President Joko Widodo quickly took a number of vital and positive steps that so far are increasing opportunities for foreign direct investment.
Key changes to the legislation governing Kuwait’s foreign investment policy are already yielding significant results across the country’s ICT sector, led by the market entrance of an industry giant.
Articles & Analysis | Turkey plans nationwide 4G mobile network rollout to expand telecoms services from The Report: Turkey 2015
New spectrum allocations and a fourth mobile licence offering are expected to provide a fillip for Turkey's telecoms sector, which in recent years has benefitted from rising mobile and internet penetration, driven by its young, tech-savvy population. In March 2015 the transport and communications minister, Lütfi Elvan, announced a tender for...
Articles & Analysis | Mobile networks and fibre-optics expanding to keep up with Turkey's rapidly growing IT industry from The Report: Turkey 2015
Turkey’s IT sector is in the midst of a busy and prosperous period marked by rapid, widespread development in internet services, infrastructure investment and e-commerce activity. Internet growth is being driven by extensive fibre-optic expansion, increased adoption of 3G mobile internet and planned nationwide 4G network services that will...