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.
Africa's telecommunications industry has expanded rapidly in recent years, driven primarily by the mobile services segment. The number of mobile cellular subscribers in Africa more than doubled over the past decade rising at a compound annual growth ...
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China's telecommunications sector is relatively concentrated, with a few large state-owned enterprises. However, the government has also introduced new measures to allow more market participants in the sector to boost investment in emerging areas ...
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China's telecommunications sector is relatively concentrated, with a few large state-owned enterprises. However, the government has also introduced new measures to allow more market participants in the sector to boost investment in emerging areas ...
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In Q1 2024, the net revenue of Brazil's telecom industry stood at BRL 44.2bn, growing by 3.8% compared to Q1 2023 and by 0.7% compared to Q4 2023. Mobile telephony services (including mobile broadband services) accounted for 50% of total revenue in ...
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China's telecommunications sector is relatively concentrated, with a few large state-owned enterprises. However, the government has also introduced new measures to allow more market participants in the sector to boost investment in emerging areas ...
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According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the gross value added (GVA) of the digital economy, which comprises digital-enabling infrastructure (77.2%), e-commerce (20.0%), and digital media/content (2.8%), stood at PHP 2.08tn, contributing 9 ...
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The populations of India and China are similar, but the Chinese telecom customer base is still considerably higher compared to that of India. The level of affluence of Indian consumers is still relatively low, which translates into relatively low ...
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Information and communication 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 CAGR of 8.4% in the 2018-2023 period, driven by the digital transformation in ...
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Thailand's ICT sector has been growing at a steady pace over the past few years. Major growth drivers have been the rapid technological advancements, increased internet penetration, and businesses transitioning from traditional to digital services. ...
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In 2022, Brazil was among the top 10 largest telecom markets globally by number of subscribers, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The country ranked fourth by number of fixed broadband users, seventh for mobile telephony ...
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