The telecom sector in Laos still has numerous issues to address. The rate of regulatory reform continues to be well behind wider industry development, even for a developing economy like Laos. The delays in reform have the potential to derail the good progress already made if the proce

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The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA), has recently announced that the number of mobile phone subscribers in the country has grown at a rate of 19.5% per annum in the last 8 years, which has reached 10.9 million people out of a population over the 14 m

France has the third largest telecoms market in Europe and in Orange it hosts one of the world’s major telcos, with interests in markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company recently embarked on its five-year ‘Essentials 2020’ program focused on emerging markets as w

Ukrainian nationwide fixed network operator Ukrtelecom has reported steady progress in attracting subscribers to its IPTV service, which it launched in July 2014. The telco revealed in a release on its website that its IPTV customer base reached 70,000 at the end of February, up by 14

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The multifunctional coatings opportunity is being shaped by the growing marketplace insistence that buildings, transportation, devices for providing healthcare and even complete cities be smart. In some cases multi functional smart coatings and surfaces may improve functionality, whil

The smart coatings market will grow from around $610 million in 2015 to $5.8 billion in 2020. Self-healing, self-assembling and self-cleaning coatings are reportedly about to reach lifetimes and performance levels never seen before. As a result, the next generation of these materials