Among the massive displays of TVs, gaming consoles, mobile devices and other gadgets at last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show, mobile health and fitness solutions were among the most dynamic new areas of focus at the conference.
In the Middle East, as elsewhere, the convergence of media and telecoms is creating fresh opportunities as well as new difficulties and operators in the market need to develop new business models if they are to succeed. The warning comes from a report published by Informa Telecoms & Media this week, identifying the strategies for success in the rapidly-growing market for online and mobile content in the Middle East and North Africa.
Informa Telecoms & Media’s “Mobilizing public services in Africa” White Paper, which is available at the AfricaCom event in Cape Town, ranks South Africa just ahead of Kenya and Egypt as the African country most ready to embrace mobile government services.
Regional Finnish service provider, SSP Yhtiöt, part of the Finnet group, has tapped Alcatel-Lucent to bring one of the first Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) deployments to the country.
Flat rate charging: Operators look to put data users on a diet
Take a load off: Traffic management has become essential in the face of the data boom
Smart ideas: O’l timers from the handset market are bidding to retain a stake in the smartphone sector
The Official Show Daily Publication for Middle East Telco World Summit 2010.
The Official Show Daily Publication for Middle East Telco World Summit 2010.
The Official Show Daily Publication for AfricaCom 2010.
This white paper, presented by Huawei, assesses the various advantages that LTE technology can bring to mobile operators.
Greater spectral efficiency, reduced cost of ownership and improved capacity are among the key benefits discussed in the paper. Operators deploying the technology in the first wave stand to reap the rewards of leadership.
The official show daily newspaper for AfricaCom 2010.
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