Summit reveals network survival tips

For mobile broadband players to succeed, they must avoid the mistakes made by their fixed service counterparts in their early years of broadband deployment, says an industry analyst, according to ZDNet Asia.

Nitin Bhat, senior vice-president of ICT practice, said at a C-level panel session at the Frost & Sullivan Mobile Broadband Summit in Kuala Lumpur, that as mobile broadband operators grapple with the phenomenal growth of their networks, they must also manage the escalating costs that come with running their networks.

He explained that when fixed broadband players first launched their services, they designed tariffs based on an "all-you-can-eat" flat-charge model.

For Nigeria to achieve much in the quest for the realisation of the Vision 20:2020 development goals, stakeholders in ICT have called for huge investment in ICT education and collaborative efforts, reports NigeriaDotCom.

Arguably, they say the bane of the industry and the education sector has been neglect and under-funding by previous administrations in the country.

To the Minister of Education, Dr Sam Egwu, ICT would play a critical role in repositioning the nation's education sector.

The first phase of the Gershon review changes to ICT spending in Australia's federal government has been completed as agencies await the budget with baited breath, reports ARN.

According to the Australian Government Information Management Office, the group tasked with implementing changes, the Finance ICT Review team, has completed its work with agencies to reduce ICT business as usual (BAU) expenditure.

Some 50% of the savings from changes already made are to be available for reinvestment into projects to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of BAU activities.