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Latest in Tag: mobile phone

1,336 communications sector firms worth EGP 1.34bn established in FY 2019/20: EJB
A total of 1,336 communications sector companies, worth a combined EGP 1.34bn, were established in fiscal year (FY) 2019/20, according to Sherif Makhlouf, head of the Egyptian Junior Business Association’s (EJB) communication committee. According to the committee’s annual report for 2020, the number of mobile phone subscribers increased by 0.8% to 96 million in October …

Mobile phone prices expected to hike due to Coronavirus fears
Karim Ghonaim, a member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Cairo, said that the division discussed at its last meeting the extent of the impact on the Egyptian information and communications technology market, especially smartphone and computer sectors, given that several electronics factories in China were closed to 10 February.

OPPO is in breach of contracts with mobile phone dealers: El-Mahdy
A new crisis has erupted between mobile phone dealers and Chinese company OPPO due to the company’s going back on its contracts with dealers. Traders said that the company refuses to continue the contracts concluded with traders and ignored its obligations, despite many of them realising the required target of sales. A number of traders …

Oppo sales doubled in Egypt during 2017Â
The company opened 3,500 stores in partnership with mobile dealersÂ

Chinese Transsion to manufacture mobile phones at local factory next year
The market has recovered large part of its strength, sales will reach 17 million devices in 2018: Ismail

Decline of purchasing power reduced mobile phone sales by 30%
The company will inject EGP 70m to establish an assembly line of washing machinesÂ

Xiaomi, Huawei amend mobile phone prices in September
Xiaomi announced its price list for its mobile phones in September. The price list included eight different kinds of smartphones. The company’s mobile phones’ prices ranged between EGP 2,099 and 7,999. Xiaomi company for electronics is planning to open three customer services and sales centres in the Egyptian market during this September as a first …

3.35% increase in mobile phone users in April
Internet market loses 2.5 million subscribers

NTRA denies blocking VOIP services in Egypt
Mobile phone operators cannot stop VOIP services without NTRA’s permission, says source

Volatility of FX rate hiked mobile phone prices over one year
Companies resorted to the black market to secure their pre-flotation US Dollar rate

Banque Misr launches nationwide cash transfer service via mobile phonesÂ
 Banque Misr has launched a cash transfer service that enables clients and non-clients all over Egypt to transfer cash via mobile phones over 24 hours, as a new edition to the bank’s distinguished services. To transfer money through this service, the client has to go to any of the Banque Misr branches all over Egypt …

Mobile phone prices register new hike in December
The increase ranges between 3% and 10%

Mobile phone traders launch campaign to increase mobile, top-up card sales
Traders demand a 5% increase in top-up card prices, mobile phones by 10%

Mobile phone prices increase for 3rd consecutive month
Prices of Huawei and Tecno products are up by 11% and 4.5% respectively

Internet market attracts 200,000 new customers in April 2016
Slight decline in number of subscribers, says Ministry of Communications

Declining purchasing power diminishes mobile phone sales by 30%
We cut down our marketing budget by 70% to support the difference in prices, says Abdelmohsen

Smart phones account for 91% of mobile phone sale revenues during Q3 of 2015
Android accounts for 92.6% of mobile phone sales in Egyptian market, according to IDCÂ

Saudi Arabia leads Middle East mobile phone sales with 57% share
Smartphones represent 78% of devices sold during Q3 2015, according to IDC report

Mobile phone smugglers are biggest winners of the dollar crisis
We reduced our spending investment by 90% and are studying layoffs, says CEO El-Khawaga

Mobile clients grow in December, Mobinil biggest winner
Mobinil continued to regain lost clients for the second month in a row, with customer numbers growing to 33.7m users last December.

Exhibit celebrates mobile phone photography
Photopia selected the photos from more than 1,000 submitted by more than 450 contestants.

Samsung Introduces the GALAXY Mega to the Egyptian Market
The New GALAXY Mega offers state-of-the-art smartphone features with an extensive viewing experience

Nile Taxi hopes to launch telephone, internet booking service
Service will include mobile phone app for ticket booking and viewing schedules and timetables

Drop in mobile phone users
Vodafone loses 300,000 customers in January, Mobinil falls by 200,000