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Vodafone tops list of telecom companies in Egypt in 2017 revenue growth
Vodafone Egypt topped the list of telecommunications companies with the fastest growing revenues in 2017. According to sources in the communications sector, the Vodafone Egypt’s revenue growth reached 19%, while Etisalat came second with 18%, followed by Orange with 6%. Vodafone Egypt topped the list of most profitable telecom companies, with a profit growth rate …
How private is our online data?
Facebook has been found to log users’ private messages, call history
En2l injects EGP 100m of investments into transport logistics
Company considers expansion to Africa
Etisalat Egypt continues to lose customers to competitors
Etisalat Egypt continued to lose more of its customers in similar fashion to recent months. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) report, showing data from December, showed that the company has lost nearly 500,000 clients to other competitors. According to the report, the number of Etisalat Egypt’s customers declined from 23.1 million in …
Slight growth in mobile subscribers amid internet user boom in December
The number of mobile service subscribers increased in December by 0.6%, bringing the total number of mobile service users to about 101.3m versus 100.7m in November 2017. Meanwhile, the number of internet users in Egypt climbed in December by 6.4m, reaching 41.3m, up from 34.9m in November. The jump in the number of mobile internet …
Samsung’s market share declines 1.5% in February, still tops market
Huawei ranks 2nd in terms of market share with 14.1%
Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data scandal: What you need to know
Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic have called on Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify on whether the networking platform failed to protect user data. The scandal has also prompted campaigns urging users to delete their Facebook accounts.
Facebook’s profile: 5 things to know about the world’s biggest social network
How did Facebook come to dominate the web?Facebook has gone from a small startup to a major player in our daily lives — and global geopolitics
Specifications Egyptians seek in smartphones
The Egyptian market sees the sale of some 18m mobile devices every year, most of which are smartphones, according to recent reports from GfK market research. In this article, Daily News Egypt reviews the specifications preferred by Egyptians in smartphones, according to the results of research conducted by Jumia in 2017. Jumia market research showed …
New players will snatch market share from major companies’ stakes: GfK
The Egyptian market is seeing strong competition among major brands in the smartphone industry. Yet, Samsung dominates the largest stake of market sales, with a share of 42% at the end of 2017, according to Statista. This share is 4% lower than 2016 and it seems this drop will not be the last. GfK Business …
Heitkenoffel plans to export fibre optics to Nile Basin, COMESA countries in 2019
Company targets 25% annual growth, plans to increase local components to 80%, Nofal says
Sico’s Nile X sales soar to 50,000 devices
The Egyptian Company for Silicon Industries (Sico Egypt) managed to sell 50,000 units of its new Nile X phone. According to the CEO of the company, Mohamed Salem, the company is targeting sales of 1.3m units before the end of the year. Salem sees the volume of sales achieved by Nile X as good considering …
Jumia aims to sell 80,000 mobiles during its ‘Mobile Week’
Jumia aims to increase its sales of mobile phones to 80,000 devices during its “Mobile Week” discounts, up from 30,000 during last year’s week, according to Karim Ahmed, the company’s e-marketing director. Ahmed said the company expects 10m website visits during the week, where it is offering discounts in partnership with Samsung, Xiaomi, Sico, and …
Timeline of Samsung innovations in mobile cameras
Samsung released an infographic chart showing a timeline of development of smartphone cameras. Daily News Egypt reviews the timeline spanning 18 years of Samsung innovation. Samsung’s first camera phone, model SCH-V200 was released in South Korea in 2000. The phone allowed people to take up to 20 photos, equipped with a 0.35 MP camera. Two …
TE ranks among largest 300 communication brands globally
Brand Finance has ranked Telecom Egypt (TE) among the world’s largest 300 companies in the field of IT and communication in terms of market value. TE ranked 201st globally, falling from last year’s 152nd spot. Meanwhile, US-based AT&T topped the most valuable communication companies in the world, with a market value of $82.4m, followed by …
Women report more unwanted calls than men: Truecaller
Celebrating International Women’s Day, Truecaller released a report on receiving unwanted calls and reporting them based on gender. The results of the report showed that women around the world block 19% more unwanted calls than men. In Egypt, women receive unwanted calls 30% more than women in other regions. Egyptian women are 26% more likely …
Innoventures seeks to establish investment fund with EGP 100m capital
Startup Reactor offers up to EGP 300,000 funding for emerging companies
Truecaller app is dangerous, reveals all data on users’ phones: CIT minister
Privacy is our top concern, Truecaller says
Fawry POS reached 75,000 by end of 2017
Fawry electronic payment service has increased its points of sale (POS) to reach 75,000 at the end of December 2017. A source at the company said that the size of transactions made through Fawry POS reached EGP 25bn at the end of 2017. The official added that the company provided services to more than 20 …
TE provided voice services for Vodafone Egypt worth EGP 1.5bn in 2017
Value of messaging services from TE to Vodafone last year reached EGP 1.1bn
Samsung Galaxy S9 launch date in Egypt
Samsung announced its new flagship phones, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, at the end of February during the Mobile World Congress, which was held in Barcelona and concluded two days ago. The company set the fourth week of this month as the date for officially launching the smartphones in Egypt, according to a company …
CIT Chamber plans to qualify companies to trade on EGX
The Chamber of Information Technology and Communications (CIT) is currently cooperating with the Nile Stock Exchange to qualify Egyptian companies to trade on the Egyptian Exchange, said Tamer Mohamed, general manager of the chamber, which is part of the Federation of Egyptian Industries. He pointed out, during the “Watan Rakamy” (Digital Homeland) conference, which was …
World’s 5 most valuable tech brands
Telecommunications and information technology (IT) companies managed to take the top nine spots of the world’s 10 most valuable brands in 2018, according to Brand Finance, an independent business valuation consultancy. According to the Brand Finance report, Amazon topped the list of the highest value brands in the world after its valuation at $150.8bn, up …
Egypt among countries facing cyber threats in 2018: Kaspersky Lab
2018 could see ransomware attacks on industrial sector to obtain cryptocurrency, Suvorov says
Telecom Egypt total revenues increased 33%
Telecom Egypt (TE) announced its financial results for the year 2017, according to consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Egyptian accounting standards. The company achieved unprecedented financial and operational performance, especially after the successful launch of its WE mobile network. The company’s total consolidated revenues for the fiscal year (FY) that ended on 31 …
CIT minister to inaugurate $30m fibre optics plant
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Yasser El-Kady is set to inaugurate a fibre optics factory in Badr city on Tuesday. The plant is owned by HitekNofal Solutions and the Chinese Hengtong Group with investments up to $15m. An informed source at HitekNofal Solutions said that the plant will be established on three stages, the …
Retailers threaten to sue MNOs over mobile lines selling ban
Egypt’s Communication and Mobile Syndicate (CMS) threatened to sue the three mobile network operators (MNOs)—Vodafone, Etisalat, and Orange—if they do not compensate mobile phone retailers after the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) banned sales of new mobile lines through distributors as of March. The syndicate has granted the three MNOs a grace period until 20 …
New Nokia phones arrive in Egypt next April
Nokia has announced the launch of four new smartphones, adding them to its award-winning smartphone portfolio, including the Nokia 8 Series, Nokia 7 Plus, the new Nokia 6 and the Nokia 1 each phone is robust. In addition to the launch of these new Android-enabled smartphones, Nokia will re-launch the legendary Nokia 8110 with …
Pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy S9 launch in Egypt
Samsung launched its new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ phones on 25 February during the 2018 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. You can now book your mobile through B.Tech branches or on their official website for only a EGP 300 down payment to gain priority for receiving the latest Samsung phone. B.Tech is launching the …
Cairo ICT was major boost for Genetec’s leading journey in architecture software
Genetec is global provider of IP video surveillance, access control, license plate recognition solutions unified in single platform, says Acra