Telecommunications Best Practices in Africa
September 17, 2011 added by Editor ·
TelecomAfrica.org has completed a comprehensive research on the African Telecommunications industry using our four dimensional framework: Policy and Regulation; Market Expectations; Life Cycle and Regional Segmentation. Detailed analysis focus on … .
Widespread MVNO diffusion to follow soon in Africa albeit with caution
September 17, 2011 added by Editor ·
TelecomAfrica.org anticipates a heightened interest in Africa for mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) opportunities. Research conducted by our team, which is contained in the yet to be published ‘telecommunications best practices in Africa’ attest that … .
mHealth – Pushing Frontiers of Health Care in Developing Countries
February 16, 2011 added by Editor ·
One of the hot topics that took center stage at the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, was “mHealth” or mobile health—the use of mobile technologies such as cell phones and smartphones to collect health data and disseminate health … .
Fueled by recent rapid adoption in developing countries, mobile communications have propped up the industry’s top line.....
IBM’s research tells that several trends are clear, each with a high probability of a specific outcome. However, a number of critical variables will also have a major impact and will play a large role in determining the predominant operating model for the industry over the next four [originally five] years. Four distinct scenarios are...Continue
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HIV and Aids Research Shifts to New Technology
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SMS to Be Used to Improve Malaria Care in Kenya
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Using Mobile Technology to Improve Health
AllAfrica’s Cindy Shiner interviews Karl Brown, associate director of applied technology at the Rockefeller Foundation. The discussion centered on the foundation's contribution in mobile technology, health and other related initiatives in Africa... Continue