Handset market growth seen at 8pc in 2011The global handset market will grow roughly eight per cent in total handset unit sell-through in 2011, resulting in more than 1.4 billion devices sold, said a report. Basic ultra-low cost handsets, inexpensive smartphones, and Android-base More… |
Mobile services 'to boost farm economies'The arrival of more robust mobile data services will trigger the development of "m-agriculture" applications that will help make agricultural economies in the Middle East and Africa region more efficient and more profitable, said a new report. More… |
UAE ‘plans to go all-fiber by 2011’UAE will switch to a nationwide all-fiber network by 2011, boosting uptake of pay-TV and VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), according to a new report. Fiber deployments and the increasing broadband penetration will result in significant More… |
ME mobile broadband to grow at CAGR of 34pcMobile broadband subscriber base in Africa and the Middle East (AME) will increase at a CAGR of 34 per cent to reach around 38 million by 2014, slightly faster than the global average, a new report said. Mobile broadband will grow faster i More… |