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Anatel should have made LTE auction rules more attractive

In January 2012, Anatel opened the LTE-spectrum-auction rules for public consultation. The rules included details on coverage obligations for winning operators, the use of equipment produced locally and network sharing. In addition, in case no company shows an interest in the 450MHz spectrum tender, Anatel will combine 450MHz blocks to 2.5GHz blocks in the main 2.5GHz auction. Anatel aims to make the new technology available for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Vodacom: “Cloud is a great vehicle for companies to increase service levels and decrease costs”

Richard Vester

Richard Vester is the Executive Head of Vodacom Business Services and will be a speaker on Day 1 at the Cloud Africa Com at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg on 23-24 May. In this interview he shares his views on the future of cloud services in Africa.

Old Mutual Kenya: “Lower costs, enhanced flexibility and new revenue streams are making cloud a technology of choice”

Tom Juma, Head of ICT and Service Delivery for Old Mutual Kenya

Tom Juma is the Head of ICT and Service Delivery for savings and investments firm Old Mutual Kenya and will be a speaker on Day 1 of the Cloud Africa Com at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg on 23-24 May. We caught up with him ahead of the show to get his views on the future of cloud services in Africa.

Invisible Children: “Cloud services will see a rapid decline in opex across the continent”

Josh Parolin

Josh Parolin is the Manager & Developer of awareness organisation Invisible Children, which made headlines recently with the Kony 2012 campaign. He will be a speaker on Day 1 at the Cloud Africa Com at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg on 23-24 May. In this interview he shares his views on the future of cloud services in Africa.

Informa’s top 10 picks for this year’s MWC

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Ahead of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, here are the top ten hot topics to look out for according to analysts at Informa Telecoms & Media.

Mobile health and fitness devices gain momentum at CES

M-health is gaining momentum

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.

Middle East operators urged to evolve

Operators must evolve to meet new demands

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.

South Africa tops Informa’s Africa Mobile Government Readiness Index

Airtel plans to expand in 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.

Alcatel-Lucent to deliver GPON to Finland

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.

Watching the figures

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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