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Chinese ride sharing app Didi Chuxing Technology Company has announced the launch of its services in the Egyptian market. The company will start its operations in Alexandria on 13 September. The company said, in a press release on Sunday, that it will offer a welcome package worth EGP 150 that includes discount vouchers for new …
Project to provide Internet services in 40 archaeological sites, museums
Amazon acquired Souq.com in 2017
Egypt’s Telecom Regulator entitled to test, approve communication devices before importing
In Alexandria, the prices of the Uber X service increased to EGP 8 up from EGP 7.25 as base fair and EGP 2.90 per km up from EGP 2.60. The minimum fair is set to EGP 11 up from EGP 10.
Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) advanced 43 places to 36th out of 90 countries around the world on the Mobile Money Regulatory Index, issued by the GSMA, for 2020, up from 79th in 2019. Egypt achieved the highest growth rate on the index. The index is an interactive tool that measures the effectiveness of …
Raafat Hindi appointed Vice Chairperson of EUI Board of Trustees, while Reem Bahgat named President of university
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has adopted the regulatory framework for establishing data centres and providing cloud computing services. This step is in line with the state’s strategy to support the digital transformation process and attract and increase investments in this field, in addition to maximizing the benefit of Egypt’s geographical location and enhancing …
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Mobile companies’ shares of e-wallets were: Vodafone 65%, Orange 20%, Etisalat 11%, and WE 4%.
S/S/N Name Title 1 Adly Mansour Former president 2 Sherif Ali Hammad Former Minister of Scientific Research, Professor of Computer and Systems Engineering. 3 Ehab Badawy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs 4 Karam Gabr Chairman of the Supreme Media Council 5 Khaled Lotfy Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Administrative Development, Digital Transformation …
Total number of 2Africa cable landing sites increases to 35 in 26 countries
Orange accounts for largest share of refunds at 65%, followed by Vodafone 23%, Etisalat 10%, and WE 2%, according to the report.
Project aims to create distinguished young professionals capable of keeping pace with global technological development, being driving force for technological innovation in Egypt
Company receives 2nd instalment of Vodafone dividends valued at EGP 3.6bn: CEO
Platform will focus on two sectors in Egypt: health, cosmetics
The survey was carried out on 17,000 users of mobile phone services, taking into account the geographical distribution, age, and gender of all segments of society.
Meanwhile, the National Center for Quality Control of Communications Services at NTRA issued, on Monday, its report for the second quarter of 2021.
Its penetration into online furniture sales proved very popular, especially among category A users. However, with the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the demand for buying furniture and home accessories across the platform has increased significantly. It increased to the extent that it began to attract the interests of the middle classes as well.
Silicon Waha for Technological Zones and P Maestro have announced the launch of the second cycle of the Startup Factory programme at the Technological Zone in Borg El-Arab, starting this July. The programme, which launched its first session in the Beni Suef Technology Zone from 20 November 2020 to 2 January 2021, is a focused …
The company’s research also showed that the total number of such attacks decreased in the first half (H1) of 2021, compared to the same period of 2020, which Kaspersky experts considered “alarming”.
Mining industry limited by legacy infrastructure, data inadequacies, and piecemeal optimisation programmes, says Martin Provencher
Two countries previously signed agreement establishing partnerships to spread public awareness on AI, transfer knowledge
NTRA says 15 million users in Egyptian market benefitting from voice calls via 4th generation network
The launch took place in cooperation with Ericsson in the main network, Nokia and Huawei in the available networks, and many major companies in the field of smartphone manufacturing.
Total of 320 projects were launched in agricultural sector, with about EGP 40bn investments recently, says Elkosayer
The accelerator focuses on supporting emerging companies that provide advanced technological solutions and modern technologies, based on ideas that support innovation and development in customer experience in various industries.
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has revealed that the percentage of mobile services penetration has reached 97.5 of every 100 Egyptians during the first quarter (Q1) of this year. The figure was published in the quarterly bulletin of the communications and information technology (CIT) sector’s indicators, issued by the ministry, and reflects a …
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information and Technology has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to develop digital skills among the country’s youth. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, witnessed the signing. The agreements will launch and implement several initiatives to build youth capacities, stimulate technological innovation and entrepreneurship, and incubate …
The emerging Egyptian fintech company Hollydesk will receive a six-figure financing under $1m by the end of July 2021, according to CEO Mahmoud Moussa. This comes in addition to the EGP 55,000 the company had obtained in initial financing during the past year. Moussa also said that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly contributed …