Vodafone Egypt gets $150m new 5G licence

Vodacom’s parent and Google will focus on AI, cybersecurity and devices in a deal that is set to reach customers across Africa, as well as Europe.

All four major telcos in Egypt, including Telecom Egypt have officially procured 5G licenses.

KT Corporation, LG Electronics Inc. and Vodafone Group Services Limited have become the latest companies to join Sisvel’s Cellular IoT patent pool, further cementing the programme’s status as the one-stop licensing solution for cellular IoT device makers.

Vodafone, which owns 65.1% of Vodacom and is led by Margherita Della Valle as CEO, requested to be admitted as a friend of the court to offer assistance to its subsidiary.

The telco says  one single radio unit will reduce the cost of Vodacom’s 4G/5G network rollout in the country.

Vivek Badrinath joins the company board of directors from Vantage Towers where he served as CEO and board chair.

Following e&’s strategic pact with Vodafone Group, e& Group CEO, Hatem Dowidar, will join the Vodafone board as a non-executive director.

The African telecoms operator reveals quarterly results, passing a significant subscriber base milestone, and hails Egyptian operation.

Vodacom One Connect Lesotho is a cloud-based business communication tool that functions as a terrestrial business phone.

The firms have identified five essential areas for collaboration: Generative AI, Scaling IoT, African digital acceleration, Enterprise growth, and Cloud transformation.

The hubs will help develop the grassroots ICT sector which is vital in setting a stronger foundation for ICT-related development and the digital economy.