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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, …
Vodafone loses most after redistribution of 4G frequencies among companies
TE and Orange get better prices for 4G frequencies
Shezlong obtains funding worth $150,000
We seek to expand our services in the Gulf region in 2017, says Abu El-Haz
ZTE, Infinix, Sony increase mobile prices in October
Increase ratios range between 1.5% and 8%
Synchronised security is new key for protection against cyber threats: Sophos vice president
Hackers now use ransomware to block users’ access to files until a “ransom” is paid to the attacker
Vodafone submits 50% of 4G licence payment
The company sent a cheque for EGP 1.53bn to NTRA
Mobile operators compete to launch 4G services
Egypt’s mobile phone operators are expected to launch 4G services within a month, says El-Laithy
How did the Communications Ministry manage to take the Egyptian market to 4G?
Companies are paying the value of the licences in cash, with a one-month grace period to transfer required amounts, says Abdel Wahed
NTRA, Orange Egypt sign agreement for 4G license
Orange Egypt had originally protested the high price of the license
Orange Egypt requests reopening of negotiations for 4G
All three mobile operators, Vodafone, Orange, and Etisalat, had earlier refused to move towards obtaining the 4G license
NTRA ignores protest by mobile operators, pens stricter conditions for 4G license
The new conditions kept the 50% payment in US dollars, which was one of the reasons why the three mobile operators did not move towards obtaining the license in September
Mindpedia opens development centre in Cairo
Mindpedia, a leading provider of professional services for regional e-commerce companies in the Middle East and North Africa, has opened its first Mindset Development Centre in Cairo. The centre is expected to serve as a pioneer facility designed to provide an integrated set of business intelligence services, e-commerce solutions, performance management dashboards’ development, and other …
Interbrand valuates Huawei at $5.8bn
Huawei jumped 16 positions on the Interbrand Best Global Brands list for 2016, settling at rank 72 compared to 88 in 2015. This is the second consecutive year Huawei has risen on Interbrand’s list since the company became the first mainland Chinese brand to be recognised as a Best Global Brand in 2014. Interbrand, specialised …
Egypt ranks first internationally for outsourcing services in 2016: GSA
The availability of trained manpower and competitive costs contributed to winning the award, says Hosni
Careem registers 30% monthly growth in 2016
We train 10,000 drivers per month, says Careem’s managing director
Stability of monetary policy, simplified government measures attract investment: Infinix
Infinix Corporation, specialised in manufacturing smartphones, is working to develop after-sales services in the Egyptian market and plans to increase the number of its major maintenance centres. Business development manager at Infinix, Ahmed Wagih, told Daily News Egypt in an interview that the economic conditions in Egypt and the scarcity of US dollars have impacted …
TE starts local roaming negotiations with mobile companies
Negotiations began since the announcement of the 4G licence launch, but were suspended
Samsung Egypt dominates TV market by 37%
In a market that sold 500,000 TV sets in 2015, Samsung comes out on top with the largest share of the market
How to create a successful online marketing campaign?
A fear of online retailers is e-commerce customers abandoning their shopping cart if they change their mind during the purchasing process. It has become common for customers to visit a website, start browsing, add products to their carts, and then cancel their transaction at the last minute. Therefore, online retailers must have plans to recapture their …
Apple tops Brand Finance rankings as most valuable brand in 2016
The brand is worth $145.9bn
TE increases short numbers subscription’s price to EGP 68,800 annually
EGP 46,300 increase in prices compared to last year’s contracts
Samsung increases prices of its mobile devices by 9%-11.3% in October
Price of Note 7 increases to EGP 11,300
TE is now a mobile carrier, what’s next?
The telecommunication market in Egypt has its eyes set on the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) meeting on 1 October. It all looks complicated now that the three mobile operators—Vodafone, Etisalat, and Orange—have declined the 4G licence; but Telecom Egypt (TE) has decided to go through with the purchase, making it an integrated telecommunication operator. …
4G situation to be resolved in October, global bidding is one of the solutions: source
Will the conflict between mobile operators and the communications ministry waste a new investment opportunity?
Tecno Mobile launches new smartphone awareness campaign
The campaign explains the functions and details of different smartphone features and specifications
Egypt’s mobile operators decline 4G licence
Egypt’s government will launch an international tender in case locally operating companies decline
Facebook founder Zuckerberg to donate $3 billion to eradicate disease
Mark and Priscilla Zuckerberg are committing $3 billion (2.67 billion euros) to set up a Biohub research center aimed at eradicating all disease by the end of the century. The center will focus on basic research.
Noor renews online licence until 2020
Noor Data Network renewed its A Class internet licence for five more years to end in 2020. According to CEO of Noor Data Network, Basel Dalloul, the renewal of the internet licence will reflect positively on the company’s operations through increased investments and customer numbers. Noor acquires the largest share of ADSL given to companies …
Communications Ministry rejects mobile companies’ request to pay for 4G licences in instalments
We will launch a bid on vacant licences for global and regional communications, says official
ITIDA supports 97 companies in exporting technological services with EGP 39.5m
Call centres acquire 35% of exports