Mobile: India has overtaken China to become the
mobile industry’s key growth market, according to GSMA’s new
Global Mobile Trends report.Meanwhile, OTT player Reliance
Jio claims to have signed up a record 16
million 4G subscribersin less than a month. [Yet 2G
remains important to rural India, so why did a
recent state-funded project not gain bids from operators?]
IoT: Europe wants IoT regulation The European
Commission will push for improved
security regulation for IoT devices, saying it wants a
certification process to ensure users are protected following
increased device exploitation. Meanwhile, Deutsche Telekom will
launch a
multi-IoT platform to unite different IoT platforms, saying
that it will solve IoT’s fragmentation problem.
Competition:
Costa Rica’s telecoms watchdog, Sutel, has recommended
lifting current pricing controls in some markets. Last year,
Costa Rica was the most improved country in terms of ranking in
ITU’s ICT Development
Index, a gain Sutel's president attributed largely to
opening up competition. Will the new move improve their
success as a 'model' for accelerating ICT development?
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How ICT standards can align with
innovation
