- test: test
India’s largest operators would be likely to abstain from bidding on 700MHz and 5G spectrum if auctions are held this year, according to major analyst groups.
India’s largest operators would be likely to abstain from bidding on 700MHz and 5G spectrum if auctions are held this year, according to major analyst groups.
Oman's telecoms market is highly progressive and its mobile sector in particular is well established.
Development within Benin's telecom market continues to be restricted by the poor condition of the country's fixed-line infrastructure.
The number of fixed telephone lines in Bhutan is gradually declining from a very small base as the mobile segment continues to expand, according to Research & Markets.
Competition has driven mobile growth in Mozambique but penetration remains relatively low, according to Research & Markets.
Several factors have stymied development in the Horn of Africa, including instability in Somalia and a state monopoly in Ethiopia.

The Central Asian nations of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan struggled to grow their telecom sectors over the past few years, but steadily improving internet penetration should help to turn this around, according to Research & Markets.
The fall of the Gaddafi regime has prompted telecom reform in Libya, and subsequent unrest has not had too damaging an impact on the sector, according to Research & Markets.
Two East Africa nations - Kenya and Djibouti – are the focus of new updates from Research & Markets which highlight the benefits of a competitive market.
Research & Markets has released its latest insight into the Indian telecoms market, examining the mobile, infrastructure and broadband sectors.
Things are shifting in the telecoms market in Latin America. Operators are moving away from their legacy systems, and embracing digitisation.
The GSMA’s director general Mats Granryd has called for “sustainable partnerships” to bolster the positive social and economic effects of the mobile industry in Africa.

More than half a billion people across Sub-Saharan Africa will be subscribed to a mobile service by the end of a decade, according to a new GSMA study.
Research and Markets’ most recent look at Saudi Arabia’s mobile market has identified the key areas of focus for operators in the Middle Eastern country.
20 million households and businesses will have wired internet connection by 2022 in Africa, compared to 11 million in 2016, predicts Dataxis analyst Sa Eva Nébié.
By the end of 2020, the Asia-Pacific region will be the source of around two-thirds of the global growth in mobile subscribers, according to GSMA Intelligence.
Research firm Dataxis has reported that 4G penetration will reach 90% in Latin America by 2022, with Africa increasing its current 4G base more than tenfold within the same timeframe.
Indian smartphone consumers still favour ‘offline’ retail outlets over online purchasing, according to new research by IDC.

The first quarter of 2017 saw a return to growth for India’s smartphone market, with over 27 million units shipped marking a 12% year-on-year increase.
The market for tower services in the Sub-Saharan Africa region was worth an estimated $991.7 million in 2016, according to Research & Markets.
The telecommunications market in Equatorial Guinea is estimated to have reached $84m in service revenue in 2016, according to Research & Markets.
The telecom services revenue in Ghana is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.4% during 2016 - 2021, according to a new report from Research & Markets.
New research from Analysys Mason shows that 44% of respondents in Sub-Saharan Africa would switch providers to attain better data speeds.
Africa is expected to cross 1 billion mobile subscriptions in the fourth quarter of 2016, reaching 1.02 billion by year-end, according to Ovum.
Developing Telecoms 2015 Emerging Markets Trends Survey is now complete! Submissions have been collated and analysed and are now available to download as a complete package, in PDF format, for reading off-line.
The download includes a unique introduction and summary not available anywhere on the website. This has been written by leading independent telecoms analyst and consultant Coleago Consulting. Click here to get your copy.
Developing Telecoms 2016 Emerging Markets Trends Survey will be undertaken during December 2015 and January 2016. If you would like to sponsor this survey please contact
Information about how to contribute will be made available later this year. To ensure you receive details please Register Here.