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Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Oman 2014
The sultanate boasts high mobile penetration, widening 4G LTE coverage in key urban areas and a growing fixed-line market. Auctions are under way for spectrum to support service expansion, and the regulator is considering a new framework for competition. Meanwhile, private investments should help expand network coverage and provide more secure services.
This chapter contains a roundtable with...
Economic update | Inversión del sector público allana el camino para el crecimiento de las TIC en Panamá
6 Jan 2014
Desde la llegada del Presidente Ricardo Martinelli en 2009, el gobierno panameño ha invertido cientos de millones de dólares en la modernización de la infraestructura de las Tecnologías de Información y las Comunicaciones (TIC).
A drive to bring Malaysia’s internet services up to speed is gathering pace, with ICT infrastructure earmarked for an investment boost next year and longer-term solutions, which could include a fibre optic network roll-out, under discussion.
Articles & Analysis | On the road to connectivity: The focus is shifting to non-voice services as the mobile market approaches saturation from The Report: Peru 2014
Since it was privatised almost 20 years ago, Peru’s telecommunications industry has grown by leaps and bounds. Fuelled by private investment and broad economic growth, the Andean nation has been transformed from a country limited by its technological readiness to one on the road to economic development and modernity, in part thanks to the...
Articles & Analysis | Enhancing innovation: Expansion continues, driven by growing IT deployment, internet penetration and demand for hardware from The Report: Peru 2014
The information technology (IT) market in Peru, like that of telecoms, has grown considerably over the past decade thanks to a fairly developed IT services and hardware market. Peru also has a budding software market and a growing reputation as an outsourcing destination. Moreover, whereas government policy with respect to the development of the...