--- title: Blogs & Opinion - Developing Telecoms description: Blogs and opinion articles on emerging markets telecoms canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html?start=34 language: en-GB date: 2020-03-02T13:15:19Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html?start=34. markdown-tokens: 3329 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html?start=34. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/compass_africa300x225.png) Details Alec Barton Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 31 January 2013 14665 views **Developing Telecoms** annual survey of telecom trends in emerging markets is now complete. We contacted senior executives at over 700 companies - vendors, network operators and mobile service providers - known to be active in emerging markets. So what are the top telecoms trends for 2013 in emerging markets? ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/sunil-joshi-profile.png) Details Sunil Joshi, Managing Director & CEO, Neotel Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 30 January 2013 12852 views 2013 will prove to be another interesting year for the sector... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/roland-sladek_300x225.png) Details Roland Sladek, Vice President, International Media Affairs, Huawei Technologies Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 30 January 2013 13112 views As 2013 gets underway, we will see a shift towards a truly digital society... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/john_naylon300x225.png) Details Dr John Naylon Chief Technology Officer, Cambridge Broadband Networks Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 30 January 2013 11164 views Emerging markets have always been quick to adopt innovative mobile technologies: low ARPUs means this is essential to creating a strong business case. In 2013 as we see smartphone penetration in emerging markets rising rapidly, we’ll see this trend continue, with new, efficient technologies deployed throughout the network... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/morgankurk300x225.png) Details Morgan Kurk, Senior Vice President of Wireless, CommScope Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 29 January 2013 13466 views The mobile data boom that is set to continue into 2013 and beyond, and service providers will need to find technologies and strategies to survive and thrive... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/debasis-chatterji-ceo-netxcell_300x225.png) Details Debasis Chatterji, CEO, Netxcell Limited Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 28 January 2013 9817 views India's telecom sector faced a particularly turbulent year, but 2013 may well turn around a lot of the negativity that affected the country's market last year. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/daniel-jaeger-alcatel-lucent_300x225.png) Details Daniel Jaeger, Vice President, Alcatel-Lucent Africa Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 28 January 2013 16834 views Broadband will only get bigger and better in 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details Jim Poole General Manager, Global Networks & Mobility, Equinix Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 25 January 2013 7225 views Content delivery networks will become even more widespread in 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/chris-wood-wiocc.jpg) Details Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 25 January 2013 12040 views Emerging markets will have easier access to high-speed internet in 2013, which will accelerate uptake... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/bls_timyates.jpg) Details Tim Yates, CEO, Business Logic Systems Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 24 January 2013 10372 views In 2013, there will be a continued shift in focus for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) from ‘volume-led’ acquisition growth to a ‘value-based’ retention and growth strategy... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/khalid-fellahi.jpg) Details Khalid Fellahi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Western Union Digital Ventures Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 24 January 2013 13348 views Western Union views the following as the strongest digital trends in the financial services industry in emerging markets in 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/s-hire.jpg) Details Stephen Hire, General Manager, Aeroflex India Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 24 January 2013 10806 views LTE will continue to grow, with the TDD strand becoming more high-profile in 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/mervyn-kelly.jpg) Details Mervyn Kelly, marketing director, Ciena Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 23 January 2013 11214 views Brazil will see a major overhaul of its networks in 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/david-howorth.jpg) Details David Howorth, Area Vice President, Global Strategic Services, Verizon Enterprise Solutions Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 23 January 2013 10994 views This year, there will be a significant shift from VPNs to public, private and, importantly, hybrid clouds... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/ray-mcgroarty-polycom.jpg) Details Ray McGroarty, Director of Enterprise Solutions, Polycom Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 23 January 2013 10019 views The key word for emerging markets this year is mobility... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details Fariha Shah, Comptel Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 22 January 2013 10037 views Churn will continue to be a major issue for operators in emerging markets in 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details Andy Lockhart, Senior Vice President, International sales and marketing, Calix Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 22 January 2013 9945 views Some emerging markets are amongst the most "bandwidth-hungry" environments, even compared to the traditional, more mature North American and European markets... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/grawling300x225.gif) Details Gordon Rawling, Director of EMEA marketing, Oracle Communications Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 22 January 2013 10667 views The CSPs in emerging markets making the most gains in 2013 will be those prepared to innovate in service offerings and customer experience, making the most of the information they will have at their fingertips... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/benmiller-metaswitch.jpg) Details Ben Miller, VP Sales EMEA, Metaswitch Networks Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 21 January 2013 12119 views Bandwidth-intensive rich media services will continue to grow this year as BYOD and universal communications take centre stage... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/gary-bolton_adtran.jpg) Details Gary Bolton, Vice President Global Marketing, Adtran Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 21 January 2013 11796 views Network virtualisation will be a major trend going into 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/tekelec-doug-suriano.jpg) Details Doug Suriano, CTO, Tekelec Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 21 January 2013 11124 views Smart device users will increasingly consume data that they don't have to pay for in 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/michal-harris-photo.png) Details Michal Harris, Director, Market Insight & Strategy, Amdocs Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 18 January 2013 11314 views LTE and M2M will be among the technologies that continue to advance in 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/dominicsmith1.png) Details Dominic Smith, Marketing Director, Cerillion Technologies Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 18 January 2013 11309 views The 3 biggest drivers in emerging markets will be the combination of greater availability of low cost smartphones, growth in mobile broadband and a greater urgency around improving the customer experience... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/udi_gordon_new.png) Details Udi Gordon, EVP Corporate Marketing & Business Development, Ceragon Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 18 January 2013 10899 views The strongest trends I see for 2013 largely are centered on deepening the connectivity for subscribers around the globe... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/yann-chevalier300x225.jpg) Details Yann Chevalier, CEO, Intersec Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 17 January 2013 12725 views 3 strongest trends in emerging markets for 2013: - **Big Data** - **Location-Based Services** - **Customer Experience Management** ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/david_noguer_bau.png) Details David Noguer Bau, Head of Service Provider Marketing EMEA, Juniper Networks Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 17 January 2013 9959 views Data capacity demand is set to increase across 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/johan-terve-new.png) Details Johan Terve, VP Marketing, Aptilo Networks Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 17 January 2013 11112 views In many emerging markets, Wi-Fi has become a key complement to mobile broadband. Some markets don't have 3G capability at all, and those that do generally don't have enough capacity to handle the large volume of customers. As a result Wi-Fi is many times the core vehicle to deliver mobile broadband, and this trend will continue in 2013... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/ami_schneider.png) Details Ami Schneider, Vice President Mobile Satellite and Voice Services, Gilat Satcom Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 16 January 2013 11543 views Machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies, that allow devices to communicate with each other and with software monitoring and control systems, are expanding into myriad new applications... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/judi-gill_300x225.png) Details Judi Gill, Director of Market Analysis and Strategy, Clarity Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 16 January 2013 11425 views 2013 will be a year in which many of the emerging trends and technologies from the last few years will become more mainstream... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/inderpal_singh_mumick.png) Details Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder & CEO, Kirusa Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 16 January 2013 11877 views Emerging markets cover a vast expanse of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, with many local and regional nuances; yet they are tied together with shared market characteristics... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/volker_held.png) Details Volker Held, Head of Industry Landscape, Nokia Siemens Networks Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 15 January 2013 11744 views As 3G becomes more widespread, mobile services will continue to evolve in emerging markets... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/adrian_keet100x75.png) Details Adrian Keet, Director of Strategic Business Development, Neural Technologies Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 15 January 2013 12709 views In emerging markets mobile phone subscriptions are still growing, high end smartphones are still in high demand and cheaper locally-made smart phones continue to enter the market. This means that innovation in mobile phone use and business models will increasingly originate from the emerging markets and strongly influence trends in other markets... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/robert-machin-director-product-marketing-emea-csg-international.png) Details Robert Machin, Product Marketing Director EMEA, CSG International Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 15 January 2013 11936 views The strongest trend in emerging markets will be the narrowing gap with ‘developed markets’, particularly in the mobile data market...