SEACOM suffers outage between Kenya, Egypt
The company says initial assessments suggest that the disruption to the subsea cable occurred within the vicinity of the Red Sea, and other cables in the area appear to have also been impacted.
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Egyptian telecoms exec joins Vodafone Group board
Following e&’s strategic pact with Vodafone Group, e& Group CEO, Hatem Dowidar, will join the Vodafone board as a non-executive director.
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LogRhythm, Egypt’s eFinance partner on secure cloud offering
The companies announced their agreement, stating that LogRhythm technologies will be integrated into eFinance's cloud computing platform.
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Telecom Egypt, ICANN activate Africa’s second managed root server
The new installation is housed in Telecom Egypt's Regional Data Hub, the company's largest international, Tier III data centre.
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Telecom Egypt introduces subsea cable switching platform
WeConnect's open and neutral design allows clients to mix and match connectivity between subsea cable systems in the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
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Egypt’s president receives in-depth update on ICT development
The President was also informed on measures to improve mobile phone services and expand Internet infrastructure to meet heavy usage demands.
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Opay to launch a digital bank in Egypt
The fintech company announced its plans to apply for a licence.
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Egypt boosts Vodacom Group revenue
In the current reporting period, Vodafone Egypt delivered service revenue of $377 million and contributed 23.6% of Vodacom Group service revenue.
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Egyptian fintech Flash raises $6m seed funding
The fintech says the funding will accelerate the startup's product development, customer and business acquisition in Egypt.
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Africa’s first female astronaut urges adoption of space technologies
Sara Sabry made the call during a panel focused on re-imagining Africa's future.
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Egypt seeks closer relations with ITU
Egyptian is seeking the UN tech agency’s support to its digital strategy, which seeks to develop communications infrastructure.
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MFS Africa crowned ‘Fintech of the Year’
The company received the top accolade at the African Banker Awards, after being recognised for outstanding contributions to Africa’s fintech industry.
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Vodafone Egypt bumps up Vodacom Group contribution
Vodafone Egypt ended the financial year with 45.5 million customers, while average revenue per user grew by 19.3%.