Egypt Post realises EGP 701m surplus over Q1 of FY 2016/2017
We will set up an e-commerce platform during Cairo ICT 2016, says Al-Saghir
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Souq.com aims to sell 1 million products on White Friday
Roughly 10,000 products will receive discounts on White Friday, says Alsahi
Communications Ministry counts on local manufacturing to increase electronic exports to $3bn
We agreed with 5 companies to locally manufacture and we have requests from 10 other companies, says Al-Qadi
Fawry collects social housing instalments from 170,000 customers in fortnight
We aim to increase the number of payment points in Egypt to 70,000 in 2017
Cisco targets 10% business growth in 2017
The parent company believes the Egyptian market is promising and is full of investment opportunities, says El-Gohary
Etisalat attracts more subscribers than Orange, Vodafone
TE lost 426,500 customers in September
Cost of telecommunications, ADSL internet services declines during Q2 of 2016
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology’s report disclosed that prices of telecommunications services (mobile and internet) declined significantly in the second quarter (Q2) of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. According to the report, the cost of mobile services declined from $2.77 in Q2 of 2015 to $2.3 in Q2 of 2016, …
Significant decline in quality of voice services of 3 mobile operators in August: NTRA
Internet quality also declined slightly, says NTRA report
Internet market attracts 200,000 new customers in August
Usage of mobile internet declines by 0.17%, while ADSL increases by 3.3%
Redistribution of 4G frequencies deprives Vodafone from obtaining best frequency band
The 900 MHz frequency band is better than 2,100 MHz
A15 invests in 2 startups in fields of healthy food, e-commerce
Company investment portfolio has value of $3m, of which $800,000 has been invested, says Azer
Egypt Post increases interest rate on savings accounts to 10.25%
Total value of deposits and invested money in Egypt Post amounts to EGP 184bn
OUSTA wins best technical project in the Arab world award for 2016
OUSTA, a company specialised in the transportation of individuals in passenger cars through a mobile application, has won the Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award in its 16th edition, as the best technical project in the Arab world. Ten Arab entities won other awards. The parties represented the governmental and private sector from seven Arab countries, …
Uber to give drivers daily bonus to face fuel price increase
Uber modified its driver payment system after the increase of fuel prices a few days ago. The company introduced a daily bonus to ensure the increase of the drivers’ daily income, while the value of the bonus will be calculated in accordance to the number of trips driver concludes. According to an official in Uber, …
Orange awaits 4G frequencies to launch new services
Jean-Marc Harion, CEO of Orange Egypt, said that the launch of 4G services in Egypt will contribute to easing the pressure on 3G and 2G frequencies, and improving the quality of services provided to its customers. He added that Orange’s current mobile network speed reaches about 32 Mbps, while it reached more than 100 Mbps …
Vodafone negotiates with TE to exchange services
Stefano Gastaut, CEO of Vodafone Egypt, said that the company is negotiating with Telecom Egypt (TE) to agree on national roaming and the exchange of services between them. National roaming is an agreement among operators to use each other’s networks to provide services in geographic areas where they have no coverage. Gastaut said that TE’s share …
Pound flotation raises mobile, computer prices and slows down sales
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced their decision to float the Egyptian pound last week, which has raised the US dollar price in the official market. This decision also caused an increase in the prices of imported electronics, as the higher dollar exchange rate also raised the cost of imports after custom fees increased …
Communications Ministry receives 5 requests to establish electronic, battery factories in new technological areas
Factories will be established in partnership with the government, represented in joint stock company Silicon Waha
General Division of Computer and Software expects prices to fall by 15% in coming weeks
The head of the FEDCOC said that prices will continue to fall if the price of the currency remains stable
Egypt has massive potential, despite the current constrains: Oracle vice president
Launching 4G services provides the market with more chances for growth, says Steve Cox
Uber, Careem drivers launch Facebook campaign to increase their profit share
The drivers will shut down the mobile application one day per week to pressure their companies
Egypt Post registers EGP 1bn surplus in budget for FY 2015/2016
Investments in post offices reduced operational costs and maximised revenues, says authority head
Internet market attracts 1.3m new customers in July
USB modem users decline, while usage of mobile internet rises
Mobile operators attract 189,400 new customers in July
Orange attracted the most customers, Etisalat obtains only 2,800 new clients
Significant retreat in quality of voice services of 3 mobile operators in July: NTRA
There has been improvement in mobile internet quality compared to June
High US dollar exchange rate, import restrictions lift computer prices in 2016
PC prices increased by 60% while demand fell by 50%
Greater Cairo sees improvement in internet browsing on mobile phones in July: NTRA
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (NTRA) report for July revealed a significant improvement in the quality of internet browsing on mobile phones (HTTP Browsing Test) in Greater Cairo. NTRA tested more than 16,111 attempts to browse the internet through Egypt’s three main mobile networks—Vodafone, Orange, and Etisalat. All in all, only two attempts were disconnected, …
NAT prepares to sign contract with Molinari-Bect to oversee establishment of metro carriage storage yard
NAT accepted a technical offer from the company Thales for ticket machines, says official
Vodafone loses most after redistribution of 4G frequencies among companies
TE and Orange get better prices for 4G frequencies
ZTE, Infinix, Sony increase mobile prices in October
Increase ratios range between 1.5% and 8%