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What is the cheapest remittance mechanism of them all?

on November 3, 2008

Last year as many as 190m migrant workers sent cash home, according to the World Bank. These remittances amounted to US$337 billion, of which US$251 billion went to developing countries. But the cost of sending hard-earned cash depends on both the source and destination. On average, sending US$500 from Spain to Brazil will incur a modest charge of US$7.68, or a 1.5% fee. Sending the same sum from the Netherlands to Indonesia costs a whopping US$86.41, a 17.3% charge. The Netherlands, Germany and Japan tend to be the priciest places to send money from. Costs are generally lowest in Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Singapore, America and Britain. (economist.com)

With hard times at our doorsteps, all we can say is a remittance mechanism that employs mobile communications…

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Tags: America, Brazil, Britain, Germany, Indonesia, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Japan, mobile communications, remittance mechanism, remittances, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, The Netherlands, USD.

Diversifying Participation in Network Development

Ayesha Zainudeen

on October 5, 2007

The final report from the World Dialogue on Regulation (WDR) 3rd research cycle has been released and can now be downloaded or ordered in hardcopy. Edited by Amy Mahan and William H. Melody, this most recent collection of the network’s research and case studies elaborates on inclusive and propoor strategies for extending network development.

Title: Diversifying Participation in Network Development: Case studies and research from WDR Research Cycle 3
Editors: Amy Mahan and William H. Melody

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Tags: 978-9974-8067, Abu-Saeed Khan, African Mobile, Albania, Ali Ndiwalana, Amy Mahan, Andrew Barendse, Argentina, Asia-Pacific, Ayesha Zainudeen, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bruce Girard, Caribbean, Christoph Stork, Claire Milne, Colombia, Erik Skouby, Ewan Sutherland, Foundation Partners, Ghana, Gustavo Gómez, Guyana, Harsha de Silva, Latin America, Malathy Knight-John, Mariama Deen-Swarray, Melody Document, Mexico, Nepal, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Peru, Reza Tadayoni, Samuel Braithwaite, Sebastian Ureta, South Africa, Steve Esselaar, Telecom, Uruguay, William H. Melody.

With Bharti coming telecom competition is getting tougher

Ayesha Zainudeen

on August 27, 2007

We could still do better; But more taxes could kill the industry

The Nation Economist, Sunday 26 August 2007 | See Print version

I have to say that JHU does not know economics. What is the rationale behind taxing the only sector that is growing? The industry is giving government enormous amount of revenue. Twenty percent of every mobile rupee goes to the government. If you squeeze the goose for more eggs the goose will ultimately die. To my knowledge some of the taxes the government is thinking of will really kill the industry. We have got data which say people in the bottom of the pyramid are willing to spend Rs.500 per month on communication. So if the government put another tax these people will be discouraged…

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Tags: 3G, ADSL, Bangladesh, banking, Brazil, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, China, Consumer Finance Service, Delhi, fiber optic, India, Indian Army, Indian military, intelligent network, microwave, microwave networks, Mt Lavinia, MUMBAI, Pakistan, Rohan Samarajeewa, Rs, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Telecom, Sunil Miththal, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.

UMTS in 900 MHz band? Vive la France!

Abu Saeed Khan

on July 9, 2007

Deploying W-CDMA 850 to cannibalise the CDMA mobile as well as to launch 3G without having the so called “3G license” is on the move. Telstra (Australia) and Vivo (Brazil) have done it quite well.

Now the French telecoms regulator has approved plans to allow the incumbent GSM network operators to reuse their 900Mhz bands for 3G services.

ART has also announced that any 3G new entrant authorised following the application procedure for the fourth UMTS licence would also have access to the 900 MHz spectrum once it has been returned by the existing 2G operators. Read more.

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Tags: 3G, 3G services, Australia, Brazil, CDMA, France, GSM, Telstra.

Tectonic shifts as Asia drives global telecom business growth

Divakar Goswami

on May 24, 2007

BSNL, the former incumbent fixed line and mobile carrier in India, is finalizing a $4.5-4.7 billion deal with Ericsson and Nokia Siemens to deploy 45.5 million GSM lines. Ericsson’s share of this deal is about $2.82 billions. What is remarkable about this deal is that it represents about 10.8% of Ericsson’s total sales of $25.9 billions in 2006. Ericsson’s sales to the USA represented 8% of its total sales in 2006. We are talking about one company in India generating more sales than the entire USA.

As can be seen in the graph below, sales to emerging markets like China, India, Indoesia, Brazil etc is what is and will drive Ericsson’s telecom equipment business globally.

The equipment suppliers are already aware of the tectonic shift in the structure…

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Tags: Asia, Brazil, China, Ericsson, GSM, India, mobile carrier, Nokia Siemens, United States, USD.

GSMA honours Indian government

Abu Saeed Khan

on February 14, 2007

Barcelona, Feb 13 (bdnews24.com) - The GSM Association (GSMA) has presented its Government Leadership Award 2007 to India for exceptional achievement in mobile communications policy.

India has been selected because of its success in establishing a framework of policies and regulations, which have stimulated the growth of mobile telecommunications over the past three years.

The latest data from the Indian government shows that India’s mobile operators are now collectively adding six to seven million new subscribers each month.

GSMA’s CEO Rob Conway presented the award to Thiru Dayanidhi Maran, India’s minister for communications and information technology. The presentation took place at the GSMA’s Leadership Summit in Barcelona.

The Indian government’s policies have not only helped revive but stimulate the country’s mobile industry, whose growth, only a few years ago,…

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Tags: Barcelona, Brazil, GSM Association, India, Indian government Barcelona, information technology, mobile communications policy, mobile telecommunications, Pakistan, Rob Conway, Thiru Dayanidhi Maran.

USD 150 computer

Rohan Samarajiva

on November 30, 2006

In 2004, 4.1 percent of Sri Lankan households had computers. As the data comes in from our six-country study, we will post the numbers for those countries as well.

Looks like this will change the nature of the debate. The report states that Intel and Microsoft are not happy with Negoponte’s baby.

For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate - New York Times

Mary Lou Jepsen, the chief technologist for the project, likes to refer to the insight that transformed the machine from utopian dream to working prototype as “a really wacky idea.”

Ms. Jepsen, a former Intel chip designer, found a way to modify conventional laptop displays, cutting the screen’s manufacturing cost to $40 while reducing its power consumption by more than 80 percent. As…

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Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Debate - New York Times, Intel, Libya, Mary Lou Jepsen, Microsoft, Nigeria, operating system, Taiwan, Thailand, USD.

Latin American Operators Target Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP)

Divakar Goswami

on November 30, 2006

The battle for mobile customers in Latin America is hotting up as 319 million Latin Americans or 56% of the population already own a mobile phone. Telefonica of Spain and America Movil controlled by Mexican businessman Carlos Slim are going head-to-head to expand their market-share in South America and are increasingly targeting the “bottom of the pyramid.”

The Race for Numero Uno in Latin Wireless (Businessweek November 27, 2006):

More than 80% of Brazil’s mobile-telephone customers use prepaid service—buying cards to recharge their phones—rather than signing monthly contracts. América Móvil’s average client uses just 71 minutes of airtime each month, spending around $12.50. Although such revenue can add up, signing up all those customers has an impact on profits as well. “The two big operators have had to…

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Tags: America Movil, Brazil, Carlos Slim, cellular telephone, fixed-wireless phones, Latin America, Latin Wireless, mobile-telephone customers, South America, Spain, Telefonica, USD, wireless technology.

Bangladesh the ‘Golden Boy’ of South Asia: Global UNDP Report

Abu Saeed Khan

on November 9, 2006

Dhaka, Nov 9 (www.bdnews24.com) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report for 2006, launched globally Thursday, revealed that Bangladesh had shown impressive gains in water and sanitation sector although Asia’s emerging giants were lagging.

“Income matters, but public policy shapes the conversion of income into human development,” said the report, entitled “Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis.”

“India may outperform Bangladesh as a high growth globalisation success story, but the tables are turned when the benchmark for success shifts to sanitation: despite an average income some 60% higher, India has a lower rate of sanitation coverage. Similar gaps between wealth and coverage are observed for water,” the report revealed.

Since 1975, Bangladesh has steadily improved life expectancy, education, and the standard of…

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Bangladesh Illegal VoIP operators make fortune as govt stalls licensing

Chanuka Wattegama

on December 27, 2005

Bangladesh Illegal VoIP operators make fortune as govt stalls licensing
Sharier Khan
While powerful illegal internet telephony operators keep on draining out hundreds of crores taka each year, the government is delaying the process of awarding licence for VoIP operation on various pretexts ignoring a fresh recommendation of Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Authority (BTRC).
The government now says the licence for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) will be given after setting up a common platform in four areas of the country under Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) through which Internet phone calls will be channelised. The four areas are Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and Bogra.
Such a common platform, to be connected to the submarine cable, will not start operation before June next, even if the authorities try their best.…

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Tags: Bangladesh, Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Authority, Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board, Bogra, Brazil, Chittagong, DHAKA, ICT Task Force, illegal Internet telephony, illegal internet telephony operators, Internet gateway, Internet phone calls, Internet traffic, IP telephony, Nigeria, Sylhet, Technical Evaluation Committee, telecommunication network, TeleGeography, voice over internet protocol, VOIP.

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