Tag Archives: Mobile Network Operators

107 minutes from SIM activation to first in-bound spam call on Orange UK

Posted on 15/05/2013 by keithw

Yesterday we activated  the TelecomsMarketReseach ’research fleet’ of newly acquired Nokia 6300s to carry out our own UK Quality of Service tests. Having set up the first of the Orange UK phones at 12:39, and having not given the number out, the first … Continue reading →

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Kenyan mobile users show greater loyalty than UK: not just about service

Posted on 13/05/2013 by keithw

Tecnotree – a vendor normally associated with the global provision of telecom IT solutions for the management of products, customers and revenue – has sponsored a series of market surveys, the second of which was published last week using research … Continue reading →

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Kenya sees international Internet bandwidth rise more than eleven-fold

Posted on 24/02/2012 by keithw

24 February 2012 Kenya’s telecommunications and broadband market is undergoing a revolution following the arrival of three fibre optic international submarine cables (Seacom, TEAMS and EASSy), ending its dependency on limited and expensive satellite bandwidth. The country’s international bandwidth increased … Continue reading →

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Mobile wars in Africa: is Airtel winning?

Posted on 10/02/2012 by keithw

Competition in African markets is fierce. It really is a war zone. And, as with any conflict, the outcome hinges on decisions regarding strategy – and the available weaponry. Bharti Airtel has a history of making first moves and emerging … Continue reading →

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Is Branson losing his way in the Middle East and Africa?

Posted on 07/06/2011 by keithw

When is a MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) not an MVNO; and does it matter? Or maybe the real question is: what is in a name?What got me pondering this particular question this morning was the news that ictQatar (the … Continue reading →

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MVNO market triples in 5 years says MVNO Directory 2011

Posted on 02/06/2011 by keithw

The 2011 edition of the MVNO Directory landed in my in-box last week – now in its fifth edition apparently – and listing some 645 operations globally.   But what caught my eye was the fact that the publisher claims that the 1st … Continue reading →

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Africa Mobile Voice Market and Major Network Operators – 2011 report

Posted on 20/05/2011 by keithw

Market penetration has passed 50% amidst price wars Mobile phones represent more than 90% of all telephone lines in Africa. Market penetration passed the 50% mark in 2010, with subscriber growth slowing to around 15% p.a. However, several individual markets … Continue reading →

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The future for Wi-Fi and femtocells: Best practice in operator goto-market strategies

Posted on 19/05/2011 by keithw

Key points• Telecom operators are finding that Wi-Fi and femtocells can address the relevant issues of network coverage and data capacity without damaging their business plans and ROI.• A significant number of operators world-wide are already using Wi-Fi and femtocells … Continue reading →

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Simple fix for MNOs tackling mobile data growth?

Posted on 29/03/2011 by keithw

I am going to be stating the obvious when I say that mobile network operators really do need to develop a smarter approach to managing their network and charging for data usage to allow them to drive profits, manage costs … Continue reading →

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Asia Pacific and African mobile markets to mirror Europe

Posted on 11/03/2011 by keithw

Recently a copy of the Portio Research’s ‘Mobile Factbook 2011’ came across my desk. This is a rather neat overview of the global mobile market and there were a number of things that struck me as I thumbed through it. … Continue reading →

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