Cameroon, CAR seal deal for fibre optic interconnection

Cameroon should pursue legislation on cryptocurrencies in order to prioritise payment safety and the protection of consumer data says finance engineer.

Country has only been able to use about 15% of SAT-3WASC and about 30% of WACS since the cable systems were rolled out over 17 years ago.

Joint land-based fibre optic network to connect Sudan to Cameroon via Chad.

Camtel’s subscribers will benefit from access to MTN’s existing network infrastructure, which covers 97% of population with 2G, 90% with 3G and 70% with 4G.

Following the end of the crisis, Viettel Cameroon SA will continue with investments in infrastructure as well as other projects which had been stalled.

National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies has found that the ICT penetration is below 14%.

Country is reviewing and collating its cybersecurity legislation to support its bid to officially join the international agreement.

The company is also looking forward to spread to ten different markets in the next four years.

New Bill will further empower government to regulate personal financial data, including that used by mobile payment platforms and digital finance service providers.

Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Minette Libom Li Likeng made the donation on the sidelines of the third edition of the Cameroon ICT Innovation Week.

Economists said when the tax is not applied to the banking sector, it results in an unequal treatment of different means of payments.

Countries plan to establish platform to facilitate info sharing between intelligence agencies and tech regulators.