People Matters column

Did you miss the talent opportunities offered up during the recessionary market – or did you manage to land some competitive advantage in the topsy-turvy global talent market of the last few years? Craig Coverman, CEO of executive search firm Eutopia, explores the realities for organisations operating in the telecom arena today – and how the market for talent has developed during this periodCraigCoverman

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Setting a date with mobile data

Amr El-Leithy, Alcatel-Lucent’s Head of Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Azerbaijan region talks to Comm. about the mobile broadband revolution taking place across the region; the likely winners from it; and what strategies service operators may look to adopt in order to better monetise the opportunities Amr K. El-Leithy 2 (683x1024)

Amr El-Leithy is Alcatel-Lucent’s Head of Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Azerbaijan

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Unconventional solutions for unconventional problems

As mobile service providers increasingly focus their investments on 3.5G and 4G infrastructure, ensuring good quality indoor coverage for these high-capacity networks becomes more of a challenge. Comba Telecom, a wireless enhancement solutions specialist, is hard at work helping network operators overcome these challenges, and Denis Ng, the company’s Director of Technical Marketing and Solutions talks to Comm. about the considerations that need to be taken into account when designing and deploying the most robust next generation networksIMG_1284 (1024x768)

Denis Ng, is Comba Telecom’s Director of Technical Marketing and Solutions

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