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Telecom operators in SAMENA facing stiff competition from Internet-based companies
Bocar Ba is the CEO of the SAMENA Telecommunications Council, the industry association representing telecom operators and service providers in South Asia, the Middle East, and...
Future tech opportunities will need networks with high bandwidth and low latency says Magyar Telekom CEO
Chris Mattheisen is the CEO of Magyar Telekom, the largest telecommunications company in Hungary. He spoke with The Prospect Group about the telecom sector in Hungary, e-comme...
ITU Secretary General Houlin Zhao on the social and economic impact of technology
Houlin Zhao is the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a UN agency specialized in information and telecommunication technologies. He spoke w...
Pakistan addressing ICT infrastructure deficit as software exports reach $2.8bn
Anusha Rahman Khan is Pakistan’s Minister of State for Information Technology & Telecom. She spoke with The Prospect Group about the steps Pakistan is taking to spread ...
Magyar Telekom CEO Chris Mattheisen on building network infrastructure & growing ARPU
Chris Mattheisen is the CEO of Magyar Telekom, the largest telecommunications company in Hungary. He spoke with The Prospect Group about Magyar Telekom’s network buildo...
ANACOM Chair Fatima Barros on telecoms in Portugal & getting ready for the Internet of Things
Fátima Barros is the Chair of the Board of Directors of ANACOM (Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações), the national regulatory authority for communications in Portugal...
Afghanistan has 80% mobile penetration & 3 million Internet users, rolling out open access policy says Minister
Abdul Razaq Vahidi is the Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Afghanistan. He spoke with The Prospect Group about the current state of the ICT sector in Af...
Thailand improving broadcast & telecommunication infrastructure, transitioning to digital era
Thailand has taken systemic measures to improve broadcasting and telecommunications infrastructure. The ongoing move to digital television is expected to have a $3bn economic ...
Thaicom CEO Suphajee Suthumpun on the convergence of satellite, broadcasting & broadband technologies
Suphajee Suthumpun is the CEO of Thaicom. She spoke with The Prospect Group about the upcoming launches of the Thaicom 6 and Thaicom 7 satellites, the underlying reasons behin...
Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Executive President Hamed Al Rawahi on telecom infrastructure in Oman
Dr. Hamed Salim Al Rawahi is the Executive President of Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), a body committed to the development of the telecommunicati...
Nawras CEO Ross Cormack on the growth of Nawras & the ICT sector in Oman
Ross Cormack is the CEO of Nawras, Oman’s first privately owned telecommunications company. He spoke with The Prospect Group about the ICT sector’s contribution ...
Du CEO Osman Sultan on the UAE’s fast-paced telecommunications sector
Osman Sultan is the CEO of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, also known as Du, the UAE’s newest telecommunications operator. He spoke with The Prospect Gr...
Thuraya CEO Samer Halawi on the company’s future growth prospects
Samer Halawi is the CEO of Thuraya Telecommunications Company, which provides mobile satellite communications to over 140 countries around the world. He spoke with The Prospec...
UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Director General Mohamed Al Ghanim on the UAE’s telecoms sector
Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim is the Director General of the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), the body responsible for the management of every aspect of the tel...
ictQATAR Secretary General Hessa Al-Jaber on telecommunications and e-commerce in Qatar
Dr. Hessa Al-Jaber is the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Information & Communication Technology (ictQATAR), the government body responsible for setting ICT policy...