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Ministry of Communications to establish 7 tech complexes by 2020
Investment incentives, customs and tax discounts will attract foreign companies
Success of technological complexes depends on SMEs
This should a developmental project rather than one based on investment, says CIT chairman
4.1% growth in ADSL subscriptions in the last quarter of 2015
39.2% of Egyptian households have internet access at home
Internet distributors welcome regional licences on certain conditions
Licence must stipulate that we offer a similar service to internet companies, says SICIT chairman
Fewer obstacles in internet sector compared to communications: NTRA
If organisational difficulties were eliminated, we would be able to spread nationwide, says Orange Managing Director Waseem Arsany
Will licensed internet connections eliminate cheaper, unlicensed ones?
Ministry of Communications to distribute internet services across provinces and in villages, launch regional licences for ADSL
Egypt ranks 15th in internet speed among Arab countries
Average broadband speed is 0.95 mb/sec, Jordan and Djibouti rank ahead of Egypt
Google helped retrieve, delete data of more than 200,000 devices daily in 2015
The company screened 6bn applications installed on Android devices
Egyptian telecommunications sectors posts EGP 1bn growth in Q3 of 2015
The cost of ADSL internet and mobile services fell between October and December 2015
Al-Qadi, Chinese ZTE Egypt CEO to activate communications and information technology sector partnership
The minister asked the company to participate in national projects such as the new administrative capital
SHAGHAF smart phone applications transform curriculum into stories, 3D games
We hope to involve 20,000 students in our application over the next year, says founder
Egyptian scientist initiates trial project for public Wi-Fi in Tunisia
We are depending on a new technology covering the largest area possible at a low cost, says Zaghloul
Egyptian ICT market will achieve growth rate estimated at $8.95bn in 2016, $10.32bn in 2019: IDC Group vice president
We think Egypt is a market with strong potential and full of talent that we cannot ignore
0.20% increase in landline phone users in January
41 central communication offices were closed, says Ministry of Communications
Launch of regional internet licences postponed to ensure regional distributors demand
TE Data is not a monopoly and accounts for only 30% of the internet market, says Al-Qadi
International Data Corporation to hold second annual CIO Summit
IDC will hold two workshops on the sidelines of the event
Nokia focuses on LTE, development of government services to increase market share: Nokia Market Head for Middle East and Africa
According to El-Leithy, Nokia robust R&D spend, with pro-forma Eur 4.2 billion spent in 2014, greatly supports all our research at Bell Labs and FutureWorks
Shezlong plans to contract with 6 hospitals by year-end
We are targeting a client base of 1,000 people over the next two years, says CEO
Massive French mobile merger falls through
Talks ended between Orange and Bouygues, which together represent over 60 percent of France’s mobile market.
Jumia Egypt celebrates 1m customers on 4th Anniversary
In the past four years, Jumia says it has reached its milestones with the support of 315 employees
Telecom Egypt reshapes its board of directors, chooses its executives
Maged Osman resigned from Orange, possibility he will be appointed as chairman of board of directors at TE
17.5m mobile devices sold in Egypt in 2015: Raya Trade CEO
We have increased the prices of some Microsoft devices by 4% due to the imports crisis, says Bassem Mogahed
TE cooperates with NUCA to modernise telecom infrastructure
Eitesal holds conference to look into application of technological solutions for infrastructure of smart cities
Smart Village plans to sell 4,000 sqm plots of land
Sales revenues to finance construction of administrative buildings in eastern Cairo, says Danish
Etisalat Misr ordered to pay Orange EGP 285.1m for interconnection fees
Orange Egypt added that Etisalat Misr should pay Orange the EGP 285.19m in addition to delaying the 2% interest per year, and should also commit to paying all the arbitration costs
Decline in quality of mobile services in February
Etisalat rated best, Orange worst in terms of number of dropped calls, says NTRA
Al-Abdooli appointed CEO of Etisalat Group
Al-Abdooli’s experience has spanned over 25 years in the telecommunications sector, with his most prominent steps being the establishment of Etisalat Egypt, which changed the parameters of the Egyptian telecom market
Facebook ‘sorry’ over safety check glitch
Facebook has apologized after a bug sent notifications to users around the world following a deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan. Many took to social media to react to the confusing prompt from Facebook.
NTRA tests mobile quality in Greater Cairo with 30,800 calls
Etisalat is the worst in mobile internet in January 2016 report
France fines Google for restricting ‘right to be forgotten’
Google has decried demands to expand the reach of the European Court of Justice’s “right to be forgotten” ruling. France’s data protection agency said citizens have the right to privacy as enshrined in international law.