<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Consultant Value Added &#187; Emerging markets</title>
	<atom:link href="http://consultantvalueadded.com/category/emerging-markets/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com</link>
	<description>“It is because of my wish to be helpful that I share my ideas and experiences; being helpful to even one person is valuable.” Dalai Lama</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 10:28:18 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='consultantvalueadded.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/085f79618adade1c9256a86d5df2ec5c?s=96&#038;d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Consultant Value Added &#187; Emerging markets</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://consultantvalueadded.com/osd.xml" title="Consultant Value Added" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://consultantvalueadded.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>The Information Society in Spain Report 2011</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2012/01/30/the-information-society-in-spain-report-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2012/01/30/the-information-society-in-spain-report-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundacion Telefonica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telefonica]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1793</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fundación Telefonica has recently published an interesting report: The 12th edition of the Information Society in Spain. This report gathers the main indicators, data and changes that allow a description of the current situation of the sector to be made. The Information Society is a continually evolving reality. In 2011, connections to the Internet in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1793&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2012/01/30/the-information-society-in-spain-report-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://consultantvalueadded.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/screen-shot-2012-01-30-at-12-01-46-pm.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">La sociedad de la información en España 2011</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Predictions on mobile telecommunications for 2012</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2012/01/22/predictions-on-mobile-telecommunications-for-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2012/01/22/predictions-on-mobile-telecommunications-for-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handsets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yankee Group]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1750</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love predictions. A prediction or forecast is a statement about the way things will happen in the future, often but not always based on experience or knowledge. While there is much overlap between prediction and forecast, a prediction may be a statement that some outcome is expected, while a forecast may cover a range of possible outcomes. Nevertheless, our friends at Yankee [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1750&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2012/01/22/predictions-on-mobile-telecommunications-for-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://consultantvalueadded.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/screen-shot-2012-01-19-at-2-05-25-pm.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Mobile winners and loosers</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mobile data traffic to grow 10-fold by 2016</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2012/01/20/mobile-data-traffic-to-grow-10-fold-by-2016/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2012/01/20/mobile-data-traffic-to-grow-10-fold-by-2016/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handsets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data traffic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ericsson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smartphones]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The traditional telecom model, which was to deliver voice and messaging services to consumers and businesses, is terminally ill. While the voice and messaging segment is still the most important source of operator revenue, the future of the industry is in the provision of data. As posted in our previous blogs referred to &#8220;Offloading data [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1742&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2012/01/20/mobile-data-traffic-to-grow-10-fold-by-2016/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://hugin.info/1061/R/1561267/483179.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Mobile subscriptions and net additions per region</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Offloading  data traffic: femto strategies</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2011/06/06/offloading-data-traffic-femto-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2011/06/06/offloading-data-traffic-femto-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[backbone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fixed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data offloading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[femto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[femtocell]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mobile data traffic has been growing at an unprecedented pace and is increasingly outstripping the network capacity. This rapid growth of data traffic from smartphones and tablets highlights the need to offload traffic to smaller cells. Offloading data to complementary networks promises to be an opportunity for the network operators to reduce the capacity issue [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1700&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2011/06/06/offloading-data-traffic-femto-strategies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://consultantvalueadded.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/femto-fig1.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">femto fig1</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://consultantvalueadded.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/femto-fig21.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">femto fig2</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Preventing the business from predatory pricing operators</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2011/06/02/preventing-the-business-from-predatory-pricing-operators/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2011/06/02/preventing-the-business-from-predatory-pricing-operators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prepaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elasticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[margin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[predatory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pricing rebalance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1673</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In telecom, we refer to predatory pricing as the practice of selling a telecom product or service at a very low price, intending to drive competitors out of the market, or create barriers to entry for potential new competitors. If competitors or potential competitors cannot sustain equal or lower prices without losing money, they go [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1673&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2011/06/02/preventing-the-business-from-predatory-pricing-operators/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://consultantvalueadded.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/screen-shot-2011-06-02-at-1-03-50-pm.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Screen shot 2011-06-02 at 1.03.50 PM</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>How to start a customer behavior analysis (part ii)?</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/05/18/how-to-start-a-customer-behavior-analysis-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/05/18/how-to-start-a-customer-behavior-analysis-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revenue drop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Segmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[value driven analytics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a while since we wrote the article “How to start a customer behavior analysis?” and considering the success (measured in visits) of this simple post, I wanted to update that post with a detailed approach on mmC Group’s value driven analytics framework for customer behavioral assessments. Why did we decide to launch this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1347&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/05/18/how-to-start-a-customer-behavior-analysis-part-ii/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://getsocialserver.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/gslk4.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Like This!</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://cvaldecc.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/retweet-icon.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Retweet this!</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Africa Broadband Revolution 2010. Tanzania Case Study.</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/04/14/africa-broadband-revolution-2010-tanzania-case-study/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/04/14/africa-broadband-revolution-2010-tanzania-case-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fixed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Submarine Cable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the most switched on countries such as Sweden to the poorest nations in Africa, there is a gap between those with access to technology and those without.The gap between countries on the African continent is getting Smaller. Developments in broadband connectivity, triggered by various submarine systems due to go live in 2010, will heavily impact [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1277&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/04/14/africa-broadband-revolution-2010-tanzania-case-study/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Who’s wining the telecom batttle in India? (ii)</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/04/13/who%e2%80%99s-wining-the-telecom-batttle-in-india-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/04/13/who%e2%80%99s-wining-the-telecom-batttle-in-india-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea Cellular]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone Essar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following my previous post related to current situation in India, I wanted to share the latest information coming from TotalTelecom and Rethink Wireless regarding the recent 3G auction that at long last is underway, with bidding starting on Friday starting the race for India&#8217;s third-generation bandwidth with the country&#8217;s top three mobile phone operators and one smaller rival [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1266&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/04/13/who%e2%80%99s-wining-the-telecom-batttle-in-india-ii/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Reflections on on-net / off-net differential in developing markets</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/03/02/reflections-on-on-net-off-net-differential-in-developing-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/03/02/reflections-on-on-net-off-net-differential-in-developing-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MVNO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MNO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[off-net]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[on-net]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wholesale]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The differential between on-net and off-net prices on mobile telephony networks is an issue that is hotly debated between telecoms operators and regulators. Small operators contend that their competitors’ high off-net prices are anticompetitive forcing them to face aggressive on-net strategies to drive market (or sim) penetration at a cost of significantly increasing on-net versus [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1222&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/03/02/reflections-on-on-net-off-net-differential-in-developing-markets/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Is STC loosing fuel in Saudi Arabia?</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/02/07/stcs-loosing-fuel-in-saudi-arabia/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/02/07/stcs-loosing-fuel-in-saudi-arabia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following to my last post related to STC&#8217;s situation in 2009, I wanted to publish some interesting insights of the Saudi telecom industry coming from Al Rajhi Capital. In their opinion, the Saudi telecoms market is still booming and they expect 3.5G data to help drive mobile penetration towards 220% within five years. According to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1205&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/02/07/stcs-loosing-fuel-in-saudi-arabia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mobile innovations in the developing world</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/09/25/mobile-innovations-in-the-developing-world/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/09/25/mobile-innovations-in-the-developing-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teja Rangi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cost reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ebitda improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ericsson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managed capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Siemens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outsourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterdays article in the economist describes how mobile operators in developing countries cope with the inherently low ARPU&#8217;s of their customer base through creative cost cutting measures, achieving operating margins similar to leading Western operators. A special report on telecoms in emerging markets. The mother of invention. Network operators in the poor world are cutting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1031&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/09/25/mobile-innovations-in-the-developing-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/6a4e82c08836e3f4bcba256b03dcf671?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Teja Rangi</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Millicom should benefit from international bidding war</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/09/24/millicom-should-benefit-from-international-bidding-war/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/09/24/millicom-should-benefit-from-international-bidding-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millicom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tigo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1024</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Interesting article coming from SeekingAlpha, an american publication where we are active contributors. As I&#8217;ve recently seen different asian readers in the blog, I thought the article might be interesting for those, like us, that look at the emerging markets in East Asia. Enjoy the reading, CVA Millicom Should Benefit from International Bidding War. Millicom [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1024&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/09/24/millicom-should-benefit-from-international-bidding-war/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Will dynamic discount tariffs succeed in Africa?</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/09/19/will-dynamic-discount-tariffs-succeed-in-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/09/19/will-dynamic-discount-tariffs-succeed-in-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dynamic discount]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dynamic tariff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Joseph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safaricom]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=1017</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reading today that Safaricom has launched a tariff that is expected to renew price wars in Kenya (something more than often and common in the industry), I would like to share our experience in value propositions definition around dynamic discount tariffing. As explained before in our previous post related to what operators are doing with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1017&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/09/19/will-dynamic-discount-tariffs-succeed-in-africa/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Company analysis: Qtel Group</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/07/04/company-analysis-qtel-group/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/07/04/company-analysis-qtel-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Company analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle east]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nawras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nedjma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wataniya]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the company analysis series recently published (Zain, Orascom and Etisalat, now is the turn of another telecom giant: Qtel Group. Based in Qatar, The Qtel Group is a diversified telecommunications group with three business lines including consumer telephony, consumer broadband and corporate managed services. It is committed to expansion in line with its strategic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=898&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/07/04/company-analysis-qtel-group/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Company analysis: Etisalat</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/07/02/company-analysis-etisalat/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/07/02/company-analysis-etisalat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Company analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlantique telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle east]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zanzibar Telecom]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consultantvalueadded.com/?p=888</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following our previous posts related to company profiles (previously published were Zain and Orascom), I wanted to share the profile of one of the telecom giants of the Middle East: Etisalat. Etisalat is a UAE-based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 17 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The telecom&#8217;s customer base is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=888&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/07/02/company-analysis-etisalat/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/024e5bbae4a466ad3e2e7bcbda20f037?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">cvaldecc</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
