Egypt grants 5G licences to Orange, Vodafone and e& Egypt
All four major telcos in Egypt, including Telecom Egypt have officially procured 5G licenses.
2:00
Shareholders give Vodacom’s R41bn Vodafone Egypt deal thumbs up
Resolutions agreed upon at general meeting held today.
1:50
IHS pens lucrative deal to tap into Egypt’s tower market
New consortium IHS Telecom Towers Egypt S.A.E established and new licence application initiated.
1:40
Etisalat, Telecom Egypt pen key infrastructure agreements
Companies partner to facilitate interconnection of fixed and mobile telecommunications.
2:00
Egypt's ICT minister on charm offensive at MWC 2018
Yasser ElKady met with senior representatives from Qualcomm, ICANN and ITU in an effort to sell the North African country's ICT sector.
2:40
Egypt rakes in over US$1bn through 4G licenses
ICT ministry says cash injection from four telcos granted 4G licenses will be transferred to state treasury.
2:20
UK plans £1-million investment in Egypt's startup ecosystem
Commitment over between 2017 – 2020 to support new and existing emerging businesses.
2:10
Egypt's ICT Minister hails precarious 4G licensing process
Yasser ElKady has pointed to a now complete but controversial 4G licensing procedure as a notable achievement by his country's ICT ministry.
3:00
Egypt to train 1500 fibre-optic network specialists
Newly launched training programme aims to support national projects that rely on fibre-optic networks.
3:20
Egypt salvages sale of 4G licenses
Vodafone Egypt, Etisalat Misr and Orange Egypt have now signed agreements to operate fourth generation mobile networks in Egypt.
3:30
Egypt 4G licensing process in limbo
Telecoms regulator is now weighing its options after mobile operators failed to apply for 4G licences.