ICT

In what ways can mobile operators encourage higher levels of data consumption?

Voice and broadband connectivity has been a top priority for ICT stakeholders in Kenya since the July 2013 launch of the country’s National Broadband Strategy (NBS), a long-term initiative to transform the country into a knowledge-based economy. The NBS, which was formulated by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), includes a target of...

The coming years will be a busy time for Vietnam’s ICT market, as four of the country’s mobile operators start rolling out 4G networks after receiving licences. Three carriers – state-owned Viettel Group, MobiFone, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) subsidiary Vinaphone – have already started running pilot projects and have...

With the shift towards a more market-orientated economy, Vietnam’s telecommunications market is seeing further openings for foreign investment, including the supply of telecoms services and the establishment of infrastructure networks. The government has, meanwhile, taken some broad steps in boosting competition in the marketplace by...

With a population of approximately 95m, Vietnam is an important regional market both for global technology vendors and for home-grown entrepreneurs. The latter are getting more encouragement to innovate as the country modernises and adopts international standards in areas such as communications infrastructure and education technologies.

Mexico has been upgrading parts of its telecoms networks to the LTE standard that is also sometimes described as 4G; however, there can be minor differences between the two. The upgrade allows for the provision of faster and more extensive data services. According to consultancy Ovum and telecoms lobby 5G Americas, by mid-2016 there were 1.4bn...