The worldwide growth in the number of mobile phone users and wireless subscribers and advances in the innovative application of communication technology have the potential to transform the delivery of healthcare across the globe, providing significant opportunities to companies looking to invest in the telecare sector. BMI defines telecare (also known as telehealth, telemedicine) as… [Read more]
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]
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]