ICT

With a reduction in mobile tariffs forthcoming, Omani telecoms companies are looking for new ways to attract customers by offering more advanced services at lower rates. The Ministerial Committee of the GCC Council announced in early February that tariffs on calls made to GCC countries while roaming in the region would be reduced.

A new draft National Information and Communications Technology ICT Policy, released in January, aims to bring together all of Nigeria’s related technology policy under a single statute, overhauling outdated regulations to better manage the country’s dramatic growth in computer and internet usage over the past decade.

Already in the midst of significant growth, Ghana’s IT and telecommunications sectors are set to see increased efficiency and improved access following the finalisation of a new medium-term strategic plan by the industry’s regulator and the arrival of a new regional player in the mobile segment.

En un esfuerzo para apoyar al rápido desarrollo económico del Perú y la creciente demanda por tecnologías de comunicación, los sectores público y privado están trabajando conjuntamente en varias iniciativas para incrementar la baja tasa de penetración de banda ancha del país.

The telecommunications industry in Thailand is set for a busy year, with new 3G licences expected to be auctioned during the third quarter of 2012. At the same time, the sector’s regulator is working on a master plan that it plans to release in April.

Una disputa tributaria entre el operador español Telefónica y el estado peruano, junto con demoras en la renovación de la licencia operativa móvil de Telefónica para Lima y Callao, han dado pie a que se especule sobre importantes cambios en el sector de telecomunicaciones peruano en los meses venideros.