According to the latest report on broadband market, Frost & Sullivan recognises iBurst DRC with the 2011 West and Central Africa Frost & Sullivan Growth Leadership Award. Since its market entry in December 2008, the company has rapidly become one of the largest internet service providers (ISP) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s broadband market, successfully competing with more established CDMA operators and GSM. At the end of 2009, iBurst DRC had enjoyed dramatic uptake of its broadband services, reaching over 5,000 subscribers in less than 12 months.Read More…

The outsourcing industry in the MENA region is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately eight percent for the period 2009-2016 with market revenues touching US$2.69 billion, according to global consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. The emergence of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as an ideal off-shoring location for companies in both Europe and Asia is the key factor driving the industry’s growth. Annual Arab Outsourcing Conference supported by TCQ Triangle, examined topics such as outsourcing successes and challenges, vested outsourcing, opportunities in outsourcing, leveraging talent, driving innovation, outsourcing strategically for sustainable competitive advantage, as well as outsourcing risk and governance, running shared services organisations in MEA and creating effective SLAs.
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Blue Coat Systems recently won the Frost & Sullivan Global Product Differentiation Excellence Award 2011 for content filtering for its Secure Web Gateway solution. According to Blue Coat, it was palced higher than its competitors in four of the five categories and tied in the remaining one. Blue Coat Secure Web Gateway solution stood out in the comparative analysis with stringent parameters like unique features and functionality, quality and complexity, customization, brand perception of the uniqueness of the product and matching product to market needs. Read More…

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (ipcommunications.frost.com), Survival Strategies for Fixed-line Telecommunications Operators in Sub-Saharan Africa, finds that the market earned revenues of $6.78 billion in 2008 and estimates this to reach $12.25 billion in 2015. The fixed-line technologies covered in this research include copper-wire network, fibre-optic network, dial-up, asymmetricRead More…