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Distributors push to halt supplies of collected subscription payments, company threatens legal actions
Shorter contracting period, changing commission system sparked TE Data crisis

HTC raises Egyptian market share of smartphones to 7%
“Setting a limit to dollar deposits lowered chances of sale growth”, says Abdel Mohsen

Huawei employs over 10,000 people in research, development: Egypt GM
Huawei provides many technological solutions, including smart transportation solutions, whereby it has provided solutions to more than 87,000 kilometres of railways and metro in different areas of the world.

Polaroid negotiates with local mobile service providers over product distribution
“We are launching a smart photo printer by June,” says Abdul Ghaffar

Infrastructure may not withstand new Internet speeds
The report included how Internet is used, the price ranges compared to income, the level of infrastructure in the country, and the availability of communication services to users, reflecting the lower communication and Internet services in Egypt.

Financial, e-commerce sectors to benefit most from Internet speed increase
Developing Internet speed will increase the volume of e-commerce and help in expansion, same goes for call centres, where Egypt is the pioneer country within the Middle East.
Internet companies link price reduction to TE solving infrastructure issues
Following Telecom Egypt’s (TE) decision to replace the copper Internet cables with high speed fibre optic cables, competing companies have been losing internet services, forcing customers to switch to TE Data, as it is the only company providing services in the meantime. “We cannot discuss enhancing prices and Internet speed service, while Internet providers lose …

Egypt ranked among slowest countries worldwide for Internet speed
Local service costs average of $26.3 a month, says NET INDEX

Continuous decline in number of mobile users last January
This caused the rate of mobile service usage in comparison to the population retreat to 110.6% compared to 110.9% in December 2014, the report said.

Internet Revolution meets Minister of Communications
The activist group suggested amendments to Internet service prices and speed

Samsung acquires 70.8% smartphone sales, maintains top spot in Egyptian market
Talking to Daily News Egypt on the company’s Egypt market share, El-Gamal said Samsung obtained the biggest smartphone market share by acquiring 70.8% of the total devices sold by the end of the first quarter of this year.

DrBridge seeks investments at $4m to start foreign expansion: CEO
We plan to expand externally by the end of 2015, and are choosing between Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and South Africa, says Barsoum

Slight increase in number of internet users last December
Meanwhile, the number of internet users through USB reached 4.5 million by the end of last December, compared to 3.9 million last November, achieving a growth rate of 1.4%.

25 January was instrumental in raising awareness on digital marketing industry: CEO of Enova
Saudi Arabia, UAE are the main countries that attract clients through internet, says Natalie Youssef

Sunergy Tech, Spanish company negotiate in Egyptian renewable energy projects
The company began its activities in the Egyptian market in 2013.

Communications ministry to present Ring Road mechanisation project worth EGP 200m
We plan to compete for executing the project in partnership with foreign partner, says Linatel Telecommunications CEO

Competition is healthy, mandatory for quality services: NOOR Data Networks Officials
NOOR is among the first companies that introduced Internet to the Egyptian market.

$750 average user spending on TV content in 2014: Deloitte
The report added that the average of annual expenses for the individual reached almost $750.

Nikon DSLR camera specifications introduced to you
D810 of Nikon is prepared with digital frame and designed to take high-quality photos as well as videos

EGP 13bn total income of Vodafone Egypt in 2014
Vodafone Egypt was able to increase its net profits to EGP 1.849m during 2014, compared to 2013, while its revenues were at EGP 13.5bn in 2014.

Will Economic Summit attract foreign investment in communication and IT sector?
Egypt is the most stable within the promising markets in Middle East, says businessman
Controversy surrounds ‘Information Security Legislation’ committee
Need to investigate US, European experience concerning protecting their electronic security, says communications ministry official

15% growth expected in digital marketing industry this year
Facebook subscribers in Egypt account for more than 18 million users.

Social media websites control online advertising market
Egypt’s digital marketing industry worth EGP 500m end of 2014: Study

Internet spread supports digital advertising takeover of marketing shares
Marketing shares in Egypt for digital advertising is considered acceptable if we compare it to other countries.

Internet advertising accounts for 15% of 2014 market share
The spread of online shopping through social networking websites caused drastic changes in the marketing sector in general, according to CEO of Dream Makers for Advertising Ahmed Sarhan. It has, in turn, led to the re-consideration of the e-marketing share, he said. The proof of this is in the e-marketing share jumping from 2.5% to …

How social networks changed marketing
The widespread use of social networks and the number of users and their rates of activity prompted companies to allocate a portion of their marketing budgets to online advertising

Property Finder is a platform offering digital marketing solutions to real estate companies in Egypt: Country manager
Property Finder considers the Egyptian market to be a strategic market due to its large population, exceeding 90 million people, in which more than 45 million use internet, noted Hammad.

Conflicting opinions on legislative framework for digital marketing industry
Google activities in Egypt will not be affected by online advertising laws, says Qureshi

33% of Middle East internet users use e-commerce: DMS
43% of Egypt’s social network users use smart phones to log into accounts