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Heading towards privatization?
From simple beginnings, transport vendor Ekinops has fought to gain market share from the world’s largest vendors. Robert Anderson reports on how a pure transport player has found its place among the competition.
Verizon has expanded its global enterprise network to six additional African countries, and Bahrain and Qatar in the Middle East.
The signs are that the next 12 months might well see the long awaited dream of an ‘Arabic internet’ finally come to fruition.
Telecom service provider Etisalat has launched LTE services on what it has claimed is the UAE’s fastest 4G network.
The WACS cable system, which links Southern Africa, West Africa and Europe is due to go live on May 11, according to the cable’s management committee.
Bharti airtel has reportedly launched mobile operations in Rwanda, with the aim of investing more than $100 million in 2G/3G in the country over the next three years.
Portugal Telecom’s subsidiary, Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicações (CST), has launched 3G services on the island of São Tomé and Príncipe.
With buoyant Latin American markets like Brazil continuing to attract worldwide attention, why have so many operators failed to make their mark on the region? Alex Hawkes looks at the pricing and regulatory issues facing the continent.
Change on the horizon
Internexa has single handily created the most extensive terrestrial telecommunications network ever to grace Latin America. As its IP backbone continues to firmly take shape, Alex Hawkes discovers how the Colombian company plans to use it to help facilitate the growth of local content.
Is the death of traditional voice services an industry cliché or genuine reality?