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China’s Big Three operators have collectively surpassed 1 billion 4G subscribers following a combined 25 million additions in December 2017.
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LTE roaming in Africa took off in 2017, according to an authoritative new report from BICS.
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Telecom operators in emerging markets have experienced major threats from OTTs to their traditional services such as voice, SMS and data for a few years now.
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The GSMA has released a new report that highlights the mobile industry’s unique position to play a critical role in achieving both the Bangladeshi government’s Vision 2021 development roadmap and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Myanmar’s strong mobile growth could be stymied by a dearth of government resources, according to law firm Baker McKenzie’s forecasts.
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The short-term outlook remains difficult for telecoms operators in Yemen, reports Research & Markets.
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As AfricaCom 2017 closes, what did we learn about the state of the telecoms market in Africa?
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Mobile data will be the main driver of growth in the African telecoms market, with the number of mobile broadband connections on the continent set to more than double over the coming five years, and rise from 419 million at end-2017, to 1.07 billion at end-2022, according to Ovum’s new Forecaster data service.
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India is now second only to China in global smartphone sales, having surpassed the USA.
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Zambia is a landlocked country with a focus on developing ICTs to spur growth in the digital economy.
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Sudan has a relatively well-equipped telecommunications infrastructure by regional standards, including a national fibre optic backbone and international fibre connections.
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Sri Lanka's telecoms market is relatively small but mature compared to neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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The mobile sector has become an important component of Saudi Arabia's telecom industry and contributes around 75% to overall telecoms revenues.
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Bangladesh ranks among the most densely populated countries on the globe, but its fixed-line penetration remains the lowest in South Asia.
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Israel has a highly developed telecoms sector with wide coverage of fixed broadband services as well as both 3G and 4G mobile broadband available.
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Significant improvements are planned for Lebanon's fixed network, according to Lebanon's new telecoms minister Jamal Jarrah.
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Mobile services are widely available in Iran, with services on offer from three major mobile network operators - MCI, MTN Irancell and Rightel - which are able to offer services on a national basis.
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The market is highly competitive with the three major operators - Zain, Orange and Umniah - all having over 30% market share each in terms of mobile subscribers.
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The fixed line market in Nepal remains underdeveloped, with the dominance of the mobile segment a key factor in this.
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Senegal's economic growth has improved steadily in recent years, with GDP estimated to have grown 5.1% in 2015.
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There are many positive developments occurring in the liberalised telecoms market of Bahrain, according to Research & Markets.
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For many years Uzbekistan has been struggling to bring its telecommunications system up to the standard found in developed countries.
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The ICT sector in Cameroon contributes only about 3.5% of GDP, which is low for the region.
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The focus of fixed broadband network deployment has firmly shifted to fibre in Qatar, with the number of DSL connections declining by around 100,000 since they reached their peak in 2011.
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Pakistan's telecom market has been struggling for a long time with the transition from a regulated state-owned monopoly to a deregulated competitive structure, according to Research & Markets.
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