Topics Telecommunications

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...
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 ...
TCRA Director General John Nkoma on Tanzania’s telecoms & ICT sectors
Professor John S. Nkoma is the Director General of the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). He spoke with The Prospect Group about the role of the TCRA, policy...
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...
AsiaSpace CEO Abdul Ghani Abdullah on AsiaSpace’s role in Malaysia’s telecom sector
Datuk Abdul Ghani Abdullah is the CEO of AsiaSpace, which builds, owns, and leases telecommunications towers to Malaysian telecom operators. He spoke with The Prospect Group a...
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...
UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Director General Mohamed Al Ghanim on an Internet exchange in the UAE
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...
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...