Network, Airtel advance strategic plan in key markets

Initially, deployment will encompass Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the goal of gradually spreading to all countries in the region.

The Africa and Middle East market drove almost all of revenue growth for Q4, with earnings increasing 12.6% to €2.02 billion.

According to GlobalData, African telcos are shifting their focus to underserved regions in response to Starlink competition.

The initiative will extend network coverage and enable access to telecoms and mobile financial services to up to 19 million people in less densely populated rural communities.

Minister Minette Libom Li Likeng wants to assess the level of implementation of commitments taken by the mobile operators and compliance with recommendations given by government.

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

The telco highlighted worries about the monopoly granted to the state-run Camtel in the administration of the national optic fiber backbone following recent outages.

Camtel said last week that it was observing an uptick in complaints from its main competitors criticising the quality of its network.

The regulator says it has been mandated to ensure that the telco's network is rehabilitated to improve performance.

Camtel, MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroun and Nxttel have all fallen victim.

The arrival of the Low-Earth Orbit internet service provider would be a welcome boost in a country with a low internet penetration.