Friday News Round-Up

Hot Stories in Emerging Markets

Are the BRICS building legal barriers to social media?
http://memeburn.com/2012/04/are-emerging-markets-clamping-down-on-social-media/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+memeburncom+%28memeburn%29

Safaricom, Qualcomm team up for ‘3G Experiential Tour’
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/04/12/safaricom-qualcomm-team-up-for-3g-experiential-tour/

4 Ways Mobile Technology Can Improve Care
http://africahealthitnews.com/blogs/?p=1191

Mideast telcos eye profit in mobile advertising
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=495061&version=1&template_id=48&parent_id=28

Nokia unveils ‘starter’ phone in Nigeria
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/nokia-unveils-starter-phone-nigeria/2528/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+biztechafrica%252FCgBD+%2528BiztechAfrica+News+updates%2529

Etisalat to boost network coverage
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/04/11/etisalat-to-boost-network-coverage/

Blog Spot
Eat Out speak at East Africa Com; hear from the Founder of the leading restaurant guide, content provider & marketing consultant for restaurants
http://comworldseries.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/eat-out-speak-at-east-africa-com-hear.html

‘Makes You Think’ Video

Did You Know - Mobile Stats for Africa 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kamlf-uAHU&feature=youtu.be

Infographics of the Week
Is Mobile Africa’s Future?
http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/global/share/19jan2012/mobile_africa/

Report of the Moment
Mobile Africa Report 2012
http://www.mobilemonday.net/reports/MobileAfrica_2012.pdf

Friday News-Round-Up

The Friday News-Round-Up - our pick of what's been happening in the last 7 days in telecoms, media & ICT in emerging markets:


Hot Stories in Emerging Markets

Telecom firms should follow the lead of social networks:
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/telecom-firms-should-follow-the-lead-of-social-networks-2012-03-28


Eurasian telcos adjusting to a changing market: 
http://ovum.com/2012/03/26/eurasian-telcos-adjusting-to-a-changing-market/

MTN jumps up in global rankings and retains its No.1 Africa spot:
http://www.africatelecomsonline.co.za/mtn/press-room/mtn/mtn-jumps-up-in-global-rankings-and-retains-its-no1-africa-spot

Samsung Showcases 2012 Vision to African Regions:
http://www.africatelecomsonline.co.za/samsung/press-room/samsung/samsung-showcases-2012-vision-to-african-regions


Image of the Moment
The wonders of mobile marketing:
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/zambia-limits-mobile-spam/1021/


Analyst Comment
Not specific to emerging markets per se but a thought-provoking comment from our analyst brethren:
http://blogs.informatandm.com/4430/operators-must-not-blindly-deploy-wi-fi-without-understanding-risks-to-future-data-profitability/

Until next week....