With the country continuing its telecoms development, Thailand’s internet connectivity is about to improve exponentially. Wireless speeds are on their way up and wireless access is expanding rapidly. In 2001 the passing of the Telecommunications Business Act established three types of licenses: one for internet service providers without a network, one for those with infrastructure, and one for...
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Chapter | IT & Telecoms from The Report: Thailand 2014
Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Indonesia 2014
There is a growing sense that the telecoms market is evolving and becoming more segmented, with increased differentiation among players. This is helping the industry to move beyond the commodity stage, as customers begin to pick and choose and are no longer seeing all carriers as being the same. The merger between XL Axiata and Axis Telekom Indonesia received approval from the Ministry of...
Over the past 15 years, Egypt has built a growing reputation as a centre for export-oriented ICT services, particularly business and knowledge process outsourcing (BPO and KPO), with revenues that exceeded $1.1bn in 2011, according to a Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) presentation last year.
As the Philippines’ market for handheld devices continues to expand, mobile broadband has been identified as the industry’s most significant driver of growth. Mobile penetration passed 100% in 2012, and, with fast-expanding 3G and 4G LTE networks expected to further bolster revenues and subscribership, mobile operators are boosting capital expenditures as they rush to cover more of the map.
Articles & Analysis | Well connected: The development of niche segments should help to boost the vibrant IT scene from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
Ranked as the Middle East and North Africa’s (MENA) most high-tech city alongside Dubai and Doha, according to a study by Swedish telecoms equipment company Ericsson, Abu Dhabi’s sophisticated information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and strong fibre network reaffirm its position as a business centre and play a critical...
Articles & Analysis | New avenues: Though advanced and mature, the market still offers scope for growth from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
Exhibiting high mobile penetration rates and strong uptake of next-generation services, the UAE’s telecoms sector is advanced and expanding in line with population and economic growth. The two government-linked operators, holding public mandates, have made major investments in an extensive fibre-optic backbone, providing robust connectivity for...