Cameroon was for many years one of only a few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators, MTN and Orange. After various delays, Nextell Cameroon launched a third network in late 2014, including the country’s first 3G mobile service. MTN and Orange both launched 3G se

With the increasing popularity of mobile devices, the demand for mobile communication technology continues to rapidly grow all around the world. The global mobile data traffic, for example, is forecast to increase from 3.7 exabytes per month in 2015 to 30.6 exabytes per month by 2020.

Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions, announced today the launch of its InstaVoice Celeb service in partnership with the telecommunications company VIVA, one of the leading mobile operators in the Dominican Republic. ‘Mark B’ is the first celebrity

Broadband and mobile data services and pricing trends. Gambia’s telecoms sector has four mobile networks with a fifth one (Globacom) preparing to launch. Mobile market penetration is well above the African average. The national telco, Gamtel competes in the mobile sector through its s

The market of fixed line, internet and mobile subscriber market segments covering 24 countries across Asia is interesting to watch. Most of the developing economies in the region are witnessing subscriber growth in the recent past. Asia’s least developed telecommunications market is a

Market changes see Telefónica merge fixed-line and mobile operations while Oi divests Portugal Telecom interest. The Brazilian telecom sector has seen considerable changes in recent quarters, with the key players consolidating their holdings under a single brand. The market has seen s

One of the poorest and least developed Latin American nations, Bolivia has South America’s lowest mobile penetration and second lowest fixed-line teledensity. Mobile telephony suffers from poor quality of service and inadequate network capacity. In April 2007, the government moved to

Benin Telecoms has launched its commercial 4G LTE mobile network services under the Be.Telecoms banner, aiming to sign up individual customers as well as small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). The 1800MHz LTE network initially covers the capital Porto-Novo, largest city Cotonou, and near

In the telecom sector, effective regulatory reform has turned Botswana’s telecom market into one of the most liberalized in the region. There is a service-neutral licensing regime which takes into account the increasing convergence of technologies and services. Botswana has one of the

Belize’s telecoms services sector remains poorly developed by regional standards. Both fixed-line tele density and mobile penetration are lower than that in the neighboring countries. For many years there was insufficient competition in the market, which resulted in underinvestment. H