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ICT sector achieves EGP 1bn increase in GDP during Q4 2016
A significant decline in the telecommunication services costs in Q4 compared to Q3 of 2016

Uber plans to inject more investments into Egyptian market
40% of Uber drivers did not have a job before

Vodafone added 356,000 new clients in January
Orange lost 89,300 clients, fixed-line subscribers reach 6.3 million

Samsung Launches Galaxy S8 and S8+ in Egypt
The Galaxy S8 delivers stunning infinity display, connected ecosystem of services, and an intelligent interface

MTI signs distribution agreement with Huawei
Huawei looks forward to cooperate with MTI to reach a wider consumer base and deliver an overall premium consumer experience

Motorola possesses 4.9% global market share in 2016
Motorola is ranked third in Egypt, possessing 7% of the market share

Minister of Communication meets Infor CEO to discuss investment plans
The meeting was also attended by ITIDA’s CEO and some of its leaders

Startups in the Middle East: a fun(ding) adventure
The Middle East is a region of great opportunity. We have a large and young population with more than its fair share of problems, and as every entrepreneur knows, every problem is an opportunity; the bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity. As a region, we are also one of the largest exporters of capital …

ZTE aims to increase local market share to 10% by 2018
We aim to use the partnership with ZTE to increase the volume of our business to EGP 2.5bn this year, says Al-Taibi

ITIDA discusses with Saudi businesspeople investment opportunities in New Administrative Capital
Asmaa Hosni, CEO of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), has received a delegation of leading Saudi investors to discuss investment opportunities in the City of Knowledge in the New Administrative Capital. The meeting reviewed the competitive advantages and investment opportunities in new Egyptian technological parks, especially the City of Knowledge, which will be …

BSocial releases Experience Quran VR App with 360-degree tech
Company plans to introduce experiences related to Egyptian history

Discovery Education deploys technology in the Egyptian Knowledge Bank
Company provides WebEdTV as online educational TV for students, parents, and teachers

Twitter uses variety of methods to protect platform and accounts: Salama
“Vast majority of tools and features rolled out are entirely controlled by the users themselves”

Tradeline replacing some iPhone 6S batteries free of charge
Tradeline Stores, the authorised Apple dealer in the Egyptian market, will replace the batteries on its iPhone 6S free of charge for devices which have been manufactured between September and October 2015. This decision is based on a support document published on Apples official website: “Apple has determined that a very small number of iPhone …
E-Finance, MCDR, NITD cooperate to launch electronic payment services
E-Finance, a company specialising in the field of electronic payment and money collection, signed a protocol of cooperation with Misr for Central Clearing, Depository, and Registry (MCDR) and with Nile Information Technology and Dissemination (NITD) to activate the electronic payment for investors and brokerage firms for the first time in the Egyptian market. The protocol …

Voice call quality improves in February
Internet connection shows depreciation in quality compared to December 2016, according to NTRA

FilKhedma negotiates to attracts investments of around EGP 15m
We are serving 6,000 clients, and we aim to reach 12,000 by the year end, Omar Ramadan states

Sony accounted for 10% of smart phone sales in upper price segment
The company is planning to launch the Xperia L1 in June to meet the needs of the medium-priced segment

Sigma Technologies expects growth of 60% in its business size in Egypt
Mother company SELECT’s investments amount to $50m in 14 countries around the world

OPPO opens its third official outlet in Egypt
Opening direct sales and after-sales services centres are our strategy to satisfy clients: Andy Shi

3rd TEDx Cairo University starts receiving speakers’ ideas
The TEDx Cairo University team began receiving topic ideas from candidate speakers for the third annual event due to be held in August. Event on 29/4/2017 Theme of the event is ” Agora” Now we are recruiting attendees not speakers We have 9 speakers during the event one of them is Asser Nabil he will talk …

Supporting emerging companies a prominent feature of Cisco’s plans
Minister of Communication discussed technological solutions for smart cities with the mother company during his visit last month, says El Gohary

Dell EMC’s business size in Egypt $100m: Tantawi
Company plans to contribute technological solutions to the New Administrative Capital

Truecaller and Google work together to improve video calling
Google Duo integration into Truecaller set to bring all-in-one communications app to millions, as Truecaller app adds new messaging and SMS-blocking features

Al-Qadi attends graduation of 1,200 trainees from mobile app programme
We target to establish business incubators in all provinces, says minister

A15 partners with DELL EMC to support start-ups
The agreement allows companies affiliated with A15 to benefit from DELL EMC’s expertise

Decline in quality of voice services in December: NTRA
Internet quality also is slightly improving, says NTRA report

Source of ambiguous advertising campaign in Cairo revealed
PQ launches its transportation booking service in the local market

Leaders of Oracle consider Egypt one of the most promising investment markets
The company is supporting the Egyptian government to provide technological solutions to support economic development, says Al Thehaiban

Military Production Ministry to cooperate with Samsung to manufacture solar panels
The agreement aims to establish a solar panel factory at Benha with an annual capacity of 200MW