Cameroon, CAR seal deal for fibre optic interconnection
The latest MoU forms part of the broader Central African Backbone (CAB) project.
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Cameroon should follow CAR’s crypto example say experts
Cameroon should pursue legislation on cryptocurrencies in order to prioritise payment safety and the protection of consumer data says finance engineer.
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Cameroon underutilising fibre infrastructure claims World Bank Group report
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.
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WE-Africa-NA promises stronger links between Africa, Europe and the US
Joint land-based fibre optic network to connect Sudan to Cameroon via Chad.
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MTN Cameroon, Camtel pen national roaming agreement
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.
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Vietnamese, Cameroonian shareholders bury hatchet to reposition Nexttel
Following the end of the crisis, Viettel Cameroon SA will continue with investments in infrastructure as well as other projects which had been stalled.
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Cameroon looks to ICT to strengthen municipality backbone
National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies has found that the ICT penetration is below 14%.
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Cameroon hoping to join Budapest Convention to curb cybercrime
Country is reviewing and collating its cybersecurity legislation to support its bid to officially join the international agreement.
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Cameroonian e-health platform Waspito secures US$2.7m to expand
The company is also looking forward to spread to ten different markets in the next four years.
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Cameroon tightens up legislation governing personal financial data
New Bill will further empower government to regulate personal financial data, including that used by mobile payment platforms and digital finance service providers.
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Cameroon provides high-speed connectivity to start-ups in Silicon Mountain
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.
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Cameroon’s mobile money tax could backfire, IMF cautions
Economists said when the tax is not applied to the banking sector, it results in an unequal treatment of different means of payments.
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Cameroon, Kenya announce tech collaboration to counter cybercrime
Countries plan to establish platform to facilitate info sharing between intelligence agencies and tech regulators.