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Overall, mobile phones are expected to grow by 6% in retail volume terms in 2014, mainly driven by positive demand for smartphones in Singapore. Singapore?s well-developed information technology (IT) infrastructure and government plans to supply and improve broadband connectivity nationwide continue to sustain the growth of and demand for smartphones. Initiatives such as Wireless@SG, launched in 2006, and 4G launched near the end of 2013, sought to meet the needs of growing smartphone users and demand for broadband services. In addition, the affordability of telecommunications equipment in Singapore also encourages both new and existing consumers to purchase mobile phones.

Mobile phones remain an essential part of Filipinos? daily life due to the multiple functions that these devices offer to users. After reporting volume growth of 9% in 2013, the market for mobile phones is set to rise by 12% in 2014. As with 2013, Filipinos continue to shift from feature phones to smartphones as prices of the latter drop, making it affordable to all income levels. Both foreign and home-grown brands remain aggressive in offering entry-level products in order to appeal to middle-income buyers whilst fortifying their high-end brands with better specifications to differentiate themselves from competition.

The growing availability of smartphones at a wider range of price points in Saudi Arabia, as well as the progressive reduction in the overall unit prices of these phones, fuelled demand for these phones from a wider section of the consumer base in the country, thus supporting the strong growth rate recorded by smartphones in 2014. Furthermore, internet surfing and social media are quickly becoming favoured pastimes amongst Saudis, with the contagion effect causing more and more people to take up these pastimes, and thus invest in a smartphone as a means of gaining access. Accordingly, smartphones increased by 24% in retail volume terms in 2014.

Although the regulator has objected to handset subsidies, and fined operators for offering them, the access to new handsets has been driving the fast upgrade from 3G services to 4G. South Korea is one of Asia's outperformers, with consumers happy to spend on mobile services and often keen to upgrade to the latest services. This is also reflected in the wirelin e market where high-speed broadband continues to show good growth.

Although Finland is a mature market with penetration rate around 181%, BMI believes that the growth has not yet reac hed its ceiling and the mobile market will expand until 2016. ARPU's, on the other hand will decline as the competition intensifies a trend which BMI believes will continue until the end of the forecast period. To keep a competitive edge, operators will have to focus on investing into high-bandwidth infrastructure such as fibre and LTE, but this is a capital-intensive undertaking despite the improved margins LTE at 800MHz would provide. Newcomer Ukko Mobile sees an opportunity in the LTE 450MHz market, but it will need to rely on innovative service bouquets if it is to stan d out from the crowd. Regulator s ' proposals to cut fixed line leasing costs, are likely to bode well for fixed-line operator revenues.

Regulator raises Bs.F.4.6 billion in multi-spectrum auction: mobile broadband expansion anticipated in 2015

Tinout Technology Limited, the specialist supplier of fiber network components, announced that they have a ready stock of highly scalable and reliable Optical Ethernet components and transceivers for the worldwide delivery. According to the spokesperson, the products are in a high demand among the telecom operators from all across the world, and now they can procure the fiber optics network content in the desired quantity and with custom specifications. With an improved production capacity and a team of capable engineers, the company endeavors to meet the demands of the global telecom operators of the modern times.

Our Q115 West and Central Africa report analyses latest industry, regulatory and macroeconomic developments in the telecoms markets of seven countries: Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gabon, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal. As mobile subscriptions growth slows down in these markets, operators will increasingly shift their resources towards advanced data services to sustain revenue growth. Their efforts will be complemented by the proliferation of low-cost smartphones and tablets as well as cheaper and more reliable access to international bandwidth connectivity via submarine cables.

The biggest growth area in Saudi Arabia's telecoms market is high-value services for corporate and individual customers. This view is supported by operators' fi nancial and operational results which show a strong uptake of next generation mobile and wireline data services as well as convergence services. Mobile revenues, meanwhile, are likely to come under further pressure following the entry of the first mobile virtual network operator ( MVNO ) to the country. This is likely to erode ARPU's of the established operators further.

'New Zealand: Fiber-Optic Broadband Initiatives and LTE Expansion to Accelerate Data Services Growth,' a new Country Intelligence Report by Pyramid Research, offers a precise, incisive profile of New Zealand's mobile and fixed telecommunications and mobile markets based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the New Zealand market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband and mobile sectors, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

The Philippines telecoms market is largely a two-horse race dominated by incumbent Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) - which owns 63.4% subscription share - and Globe Telecom - with 36.6% share of the mobile market in Q114. A new entrant - media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation -launched its MVNO service under the ABS-CBNmobile brand in December 2013 using the network infrastructure of Globe Telecom. Despite the new competition, BMI believes market dynamics is likely to remain in favour of PLDT and Globe Telecom given their strong brand and unassailable scale, which make it hard for new entrants to compete effectively.

The beginning of the year is a time where businesses and homeowners restructure their budgets. As the price of communication services and the amount of media consumption continues to increase, business owners and individuals are looking to save the most on their entertainment and communication. Allowing their clients to save on cable, phone, and business internet service in West Virginia, ProCom is announcing they are installing their Prodigi Triple Play packages this winter.

myNEXUS, Inc., the creators of the innovative myNEXUS telemonitoring health care management system, announced the publication of the company's first free white paper. The case study describes the impressive results one patient obtained through making use of the myNEXUS system, and it is available at no charge on the company's website. The myNEXUS telehealth technology connects disparate parts of the health care system in coordinated ways, helping to ensure that patients remain on track as they manage their chronic conditions.

Companies across the world involved in the power transmission and distribution field can rely on Equipmentimes for procuring a range of power equipments from reliable Chinese manufacturers at cost-effective prices. With the help of these machines, a company can improve the performance of their power distribution mechanism and can carry out their tasks in an economical manner to increase the profitability.

Zajil Telecom is an ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certified company that was established in 1991 with the sole intent to provide the industries of any size in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with robust, reliable, efficient and competitively priced Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services. With the tremendous experience to provide connectivity services with a difference, the company has the tile of Kuwait's first Internet services provider and MENA region's leading connectivity services provider to its credit."

Freddie Figgers is the 25 year old whiz kid CEO behind Figgers Communications Inc., the communications services company that markets affordable mobile and home phone services through a proprietary 4G LTE Network. The young entrepreneur has leveraged the power of the internet for the New Generation Y as a distribution platform for Figgers Communications mobile and internet services. This has allowed the company to offer products for advanced communications with distinct advantages over their competition with low overhead costs that are passed on to their loyal consumers.

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Figgers Communications Inc. is a communications services company that markets affordable mobile and home phone services through a proprietary 4G LTE Network known as WiMAX. Figgers Communications provides mobile broadband internet access and data coverage to 15,900 cities and 280 million people nationwide, as well as mobile plans with unlimited national and international calling to over 80 countries.

Florida's leading telecommunications company, ABC, has announced that they are expanding into the new technology solutions market, and have rebranded themselves as ABC Technology Group.

ContactHelpline.co is a reputed online directory service provider and has a huge database of contact numbers of various organizations in the United Kingdom. Such a comprehensive database of contact numbers of various companies helps customers to reach the companies as and when they need it, without having to struggle too hard. The company also provides the Argos customer service number, which is one of the popular online digital stores in the United Kingdom. The company has over 30,000 products in its inventory, and offers high discounts on its products, which has made it one of the top grossing online digital shops of the country.

ContactHelpline.co has set a new benchmark when it comes to online directory services. It has one of the biggest databases of the contact numbers of companies and organizations operating in the United Kingdom. Providing customers with the local contact numbers of the organizations, even if they are headquartered elsewhere, helps the UK customers to quickly call the company and resolve their issues, without any hassles.