Mobile Regions
Tougher market conditions are forcing operators in West and Central Africa to innovate
The telecoms market in West and Central Africa remains vibrant, but the message from last week’s West & Central Africa Com conference, organized in Abuja, Nigeria, by Informa Telecoms & Media, is that business is getting tougher for operators as a consequence of Read more »
Could nationalism threaten telecoms globalization?
If globalization can be defined as the lowering of barriers to the exchange between countries of goods, services and investment, as well as ideas and behaviours, then telecoms is both a vehicle for advancing globalization as well as an example of it. Read more »
Apple’s content strategy for the Middle East betrays its roots in hardware
Apple’s iTunes Store and App Store are the envy of the digital-content industry. It would be fairly safe to say that wherever either has launched, it leads its market segment in number of downloads generated.
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Vodafone UK’s iPhone Web app is a great play for an early lead in the mobile application sector
Vodafone UK’s launch of a Web application for the iPhone has caused much speculation that the operator is about to sell the iPhone in the UK, robbing O2 UK of its exclusivity with the device. If this were true, if would most likely mean that O2 decided not to meet Apple’s terms for retaining exclusive rights to sell the device. Read more »
How far does 3 have to go to convince another firm to buy it? asks Paul Lambert
3 UK’s introduction of free voice calls is the operator’s latest move to disrupt the business models of the incumbent mobile operators. What sets this move apart from 3’s other, equally headline-grabbing moves is that it strikes at what is still the heart of mobile operators’ business case: voice revenues. Read more »
The arrival of submarine cables will transform the East African telecoms market
East Africa currently has no submarine cable connections to the rest of the world, and as a result all international Internet connectivity in the region depends on expensive satellite services. Read more »
Zain and Essar infrastructure sharing deal in Kenya points to paradigm shift for emerging market operators
The deal signed between Zain Kenya and Essar Telecom Kenya is a move that indicates operators in developing markets are following the lead of those in Europe by striking agreements to produce opex and capex savings. Read more »
Flurry of European network outsourcing announcements suggests turning point
If the last week is anything to go by running a network has become an increasingly optional component of a European mobile operator’s business.
In the space of one week we’ve seen four managed services announcements from European mobile operators. Four swallows don’t make a summer but it’s the calibre of the operators making these decisions that is just as significant as the number of contracts. Read more »
US mobile industry still robust despite doom and gloom
Is the recession forcing US mobile customers to drop their cell-phone plans en masse, and are the remaining subscribers switching from contract plans to prepaid? That’s what some critics contend, but industry metrics reveal that the economy’s impact on US mobile-subscription trends has been far less dramatic. Read more »
Vodafone and Telefonica O2’s site sharing deal will go deeper over time
The deal announced by Vodafone and Telefonica O2 to share sites in European markets is just the first step to combining more elements of network infrastructure. The agreement announced today is less far-reaching than some had expected because it doesn’t cover actual equipment, such as base stations – that is, for now . . . Read more »
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