Handset market updates

Do you trade GSM modems? Perhaps you should consider it, as this market is about to explode. And, out of all places, the most successful areas will be in Africa and the Middle East. An obvious reason for this is the fact that current fixed broad band availability in the region is very sporadic at best. Pyramid research has just come up with a report confirming this; Emerging Opportunity: Boom Times Ahead for Mobile Broadband in Africa & Middle East examines the use of mobile broadband as an Internet access technology for PCs, excluding the use of mobile networks for Web browsing on smartphones or other handsets. This report, part of Pyramid's new Africa/Middle East Telecom Insider report series, identifies the factors that affect future adoption of mobile broadband in markets across the region. Tell us what you think, and if you are planning to distribute modems any time soon,

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