Although India has long dominated information technology outsourcing (ITO), the Philippines is fast making up ground by carving itself a place as an alternative destination for offshore IT service providers.
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Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Dubai 2013
Dubai is well placed to capitalise on emerging trends in the ICT sector to drive economic growth. Indeed, information and communications technology is central to the emirate’s strategy to develop further as a knowledge-based economy. As a result, IT expenditure is expected to continue to expand rapidly, with a compound annual growth rate exceeding 11% until 2016. Digital storage solutions,...
Economic update | Mongolia: Sky-high ICT goals
1 Feb 2013
Cabinet approval for Mongolia’s first satellite in late 2012 makes clear the height of the country’s ambitions for improving information and communications technology (ICT) provisions. Although a satellite launch is an ambitious objective, improving on-the-ground infrastructure will prove to be just as significant, and as challenging.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to B. Byambasaikhan, Chairman, Mobicom; D. Bolor, CEO, Skytel; and R. Ganbold, CEO, Unitel from The Report: Mongolia 2013
With mobile penetration increasing, what are the prospects for new revenue streams in value-added services (VAS) such as mobile data?
Articles & Analysis | New restrictions: Regulations related to resource nationalism may have mixed effects from The Report: Mongolia 2013
Mongolia had a relatively open and free telecoms market — that was until May 2012 when the government passed the Foreign Investment Law of Mongolia that, among other things, restricted investment in the key areas of minerals, banking, finance, media and communications. The law was primarily motivated by the growing concern that foreign interests...
Articles & Analysis | Keeping options open: Wi-Fi has not stood out among the many internet services from The Report: Mongolia 2013
Wi-Fi has never truly caught on in Mongolia. In its 2011 White Paper, the Information, Technology, Post and Telecommunications Authority (ITPTA) noted that only 0.2% of all internet connections were made using that method, which was even less than connections made using dial-up, which came in at 0.7% of the total. The most popular way of accessing...