According to the information released by HOT TELECOM (www.hottelecom.com) in its latest report “Vietnam Telecom country profile”, Vietnam is one of the world’s top 10 countries in terms of information and communications technology (ICT) growth and should remain in that list for the next 5 years. Until recently, the country’s incumbent operator VNPT enjoyed a [...]
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Fixed to mobile termination rates – nowhere else to go but down
November 22nd, 2009
admin According to the information released by HOT TELECOM (www.hottelecom.com) in its latest report “Mobile Termination Rate Europe 2009”, in the first 7 months of 2009 alone, the average MTR in Europe was reduced by 10.3% to US$0.098/minute (€0.0068/minute). Fixed to mobile termination rates (MTR) reduction has been a hot topic in Europe for a few [...]
Nigeria’s telecom revenue is forecasted to surpass US$12.0 billion in 2013
November 22nd, 2009
admin According to the information released by HOT TELECOM (www.hottelecom.com) in its latest report “Nigeria telecom country profile 2009”, Nigeria’s telecom revenue increased by 29.9% to US$8.4 billion at the end of 2008, and ‘if the current growth trend continues, the country’s telecom revenue should have surpassed US$12.0 billion in 2013’ HOT TELECOM’s president Isabelle Paradis [...]
South Africa -The largest telecom market in Africa with revenues of US$24.2 billion
November 22nd, 2009
admin According to the information released by HOT TELECOM (www.hottelecom.com) in its latest report “South Africa telecom country profile 2009”, South Africa’s telecoms revenue reached an estimated US$24.2 billion in 2008-2009 and the telecom industry contributes more than 7% to the country’s GDP. ‘If the current growth trend continues, telecoms revenue is forecasted to have surpassed [...]
Egypt 's fixed market liberalization set to boost subscribers to 14.5 million
July 22nd, 2008
admin According to the information released by HOT TELECOM (www.hottelecom.com) in its latest report “Egypt telecom country profile 2008”, Egypt is one of the largest telecom markets in North Africa and the Arab region. At the end of 2007, Egypt boasted 11.2 million fixed subscribers, representing a 15.1% penetration rate. The market has continued to see [...]
India surpasses the USA as the world's second largest mobile market
July 21st, 2008
admin According to the information released by HOT TELECOM (www.hottelecom.com) in its latest report “India telecom country profile 2008”, India’s mobile phones now account for 86.9% of the total telephones, after surpassing the number of fixed lines for the first time in 2004. The sector grew by an average rate of 87.7% in the last 5 [...]
Eastern Europe's broadband subscribers to surpass 40 million by 2012
February 6th, 2008
admin there were an estimated 29.5 million broadband subscribers at the end of June 2007 in Eastern Europe (1). This translated into a 23.4% growth over the first six months of the year. By the end of the forecasted period, broadband should account for 80.9% of all Internet connections in the region, compared with 48.2% currently, [...]
Mexico’s telecom revenue soared by 27.9% to US$28.6 billion in 2007
April 22nd, 2007
admin According to the information released by HOT TELECOM (www.hottelecom.com) in its latest report “Mexico telecom country profile 2008”, Mexico’s telecom industry has registered significant growth over the last five years, with telecom revenue increasing by an average annual rate of 17.3% to US$28.6 billion at the end of 2007. Mexico’s telecom sector increased by 27.9% [...]

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