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  • Egypt set for start of competitive telecoms 01 July 2008

    Bidding for Egypt's second national operator licence should be complete by September, and the new competitor will help the country take advantage of opportunities in outsourcing and content services, says the communications minister, Tarek Kamel

  • Keeping a billion new internet users happy 01 July 2008

    Bringing internet access to the next billion users in emerging markets is fast becoming an imperative. Yet it's also a complex challenge that will demand new thinking. Co-sponsored feature: Nokia Siemens Networks and Nokia

  • Vodafone shows how to move money in emerging markets 01 July 2008

    Vodafone's Kenyan associate Safaricom launched a mobile money transfer system in 2007 and already it's moving €1 million a day. As Vodafone expands the service to other operations, Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph explains the technology

  • Carriers turn to peers for professional services beyond their traditional scope 01 July 2008

    With the business shaped by the increasing demands of end users, rather than by the suppliers themselves, operators have begun to lend their expertise in network deployment and management to service providers in other parts of the world. Co-sponsored feature: AT&T

  • Mobile giant considers fixed alternative for broadband 01 July 2008

    MTS is looking forward to rolling out wireless broadband across Russia and other countries, but recognises that customers are hungry for service now. Leonid Melamed is considering whether a short-term fixed solution will satisfy the market — and he's now in a position to put his decision into action

  • Poorest state of India shows mobile promise 01 July 2008

    In three years Bharti Airtel Mobility has won a 40% market share in one of the poorest parts of India, Bihar and Jharkhand. Jamie Anderson interviews Rajnish Kaul about the challenges and opportunities of reaching India's low-income rural consumers — and about how to expand penetration still further

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