Technology, Media & Telecoms is one of the fastest-growing economic sectors and a major innovator, with important spillover effects on all other industries. It is both a source and a carrier of knowledge, supporting the acquisition and building of innovation capabilities in individuals, businesses and public organisations. In today’s era of digital transformation, emerging disruptive technologies and new business models, the Technology, Media & Telecoms sector creates new markets, improves operating performance and brings about efficiency gains and economies for the entire society.
Activities associated with Technology, Media & Telecoms are the manufacturing of semiconductors, electronic components and optical media, and production of a variety of hi-tech consumer goods, such as computers, laptops and mobile phones. It also includes media publishing, software development, motion picture and sound recording, and radio and television broadcasting. Telecommunications, data processing, networking and internet services are also part of this industry.
Thailand's telecommunications market is characterised by a high degree of maturity and a strong mobile-first orientation, underpinned by aggressive network deployments and supportive government policies. While the overall information and ...
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Brazil is one of the largest telecoms markets globally; in 2023 it ranked fourth for fixed broadband services and eighth for mobile telephony services in terms of subscribers. The ICT industry (which encompasses the telecoms sector) is a key ...
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India is the second-largest telecom customer base in the world, second only to China. Despite India becoming the most populous country in the world in 2023, China's telecom subscriber base remains significantly larger. India continues to report ...
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Africa's telecommunications sector is experiencing a period of dynamic growth and diversification, fuelled by increasing smartphone penetration, a surging demand for mobile money and streaming services, and substantial infrastructure investment. This ...
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Information and communication technology (ICT) has been one of the best-performing sectors of the Indonesian economy in recent years, with its real gross value added (GVA) expanding at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% during the ...
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The rising demand for high-value-added internet-based services is shaping the Polish telecoms industry, with firms concentrating their efforts on the provision of fixed and mobile broadband services as their customer base showed the most dynamic ...
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Singapore has one of the most sophisticated and mature telecommunications markets in Asia, with mobile devices connected almost exclusively to ultra-fast 4G and 5G networks and wireline connectivity that is nearly 100% based on fibre, from the ...
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The Philippines is a young nation with rising data needs - a key growth driver for the telecommunication sector and especially for its fixed broadband sub-sector. The government's initiatives to expand digital penetration, recognising it as an ...
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