Mon Jun 7, 2010 16:44 BST |
Mobile operators worldwide are readying for the next technological gear-change as fourth-generation (4G) networks begin to be deployed, potentially offering a four-fold increase in data transmission rates that will herald a new era in mobile internet services. Hundreds of millions of dollars are set to be spent on building out the core equipment platforms that [Read more...]
Tags: 3G, 4G, Asia, LTE, mobile phones, networks, Nokia, Norway, smartphones, Sweden, TeliaSonera, US, Verizon, WiMAX
Posted in: Asia, General, US
Tue Dec 16, 2008 17:00 GMT |
By now most investors will be familiar with the explosive growth of telecommunications – especially mobile phones – in emerging markets. Yet one notable black hole in the telecoms universe (and other industries for that matter) has been North Korea. However, this week Egypt’s Orascom Telecom launched mobile phone services in the last truly ‘old [Read more...]
Tags: mobile phones, North Korea, Orascom Telecom, subversion
Posted in: Asia, General, Political Risk