Latest in Tag: NTRA Highlight
Latest in Tag: NTRA

NTRA advises TE with terms and conditions for 4G licence
50% of licence’s value will be collected in US dollars

Etisalat tops internet quality ranking in March
Egypt’s three mobile operators undergo 14,000 online streaming tests, says NTRA

NTRA monitors decline in call quality in Greater Cairo during March
Orange provides the lowest-quality voice services, while Vodafone has the lowest mobile internet performance, says NTRA

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

Decline in quality of mobile services in February
Etisalat rated best, Orange worst in terms of number of dropped calls, says NTRA

NTRA tests mobile quality in Greater Cairo with 30,800 calls
Etisalat is the worst in mobile internet in January 2016 report

NTRA monitors overall decline in quality of voice calls
Vodafone tops voice call quality, while Mobinil comes first in data transmission tests

Launching 4G is expected to return EGP 8bn
NTRA should cooperate with sovereign bodies to provide frequencies for mobile operators: Khaled Negm

NTRA conducts 31,600 tests on Internet surfing in Greater Cairo
The tests were conducted through the three major mobile operators in the Egyptian market

Mobile voice call quality continues to improve in October: NTRA
Mobinil comes first in data transmission tests

NTRA received 38,500 complaints about communications companies in Q3 of 2015
The authority received 18,600 complaints about Internet

NTRA,TE negotiate to install Internet quality measurement devices: NTRA Executive President
Acting Executive President Mustafa Abdul Wahid speaks to Daily News Egypt about the NTRA’s plans

NTRA studies new technologies to provide frequencies for mobile companies
Authority is following up on mobile operators’ ability to propose 4G in first half of 2016

Unofficial lines challenge NTRA controls
Traders resort to reactivating unused lines using the data of old customers

Mobinil shows improvement in data transfer service quality: NTRA
Vodafone topped the rankings for quality of mobile internet services, with only 12 failed connections of the more than 3,600 attempted connections

NTRA appeals court ruling to block pornographic websites
The governmental authority said it does not support their existence but cited technical difficulties
Traders demand ID e-readers, service providers to resume selling mobile lines
NTRA’s decision to ban the selling of lines outside mobile companies branches activated

Communications Minister demands NTRA negotiate with internet companies to reduce prices
They also demanded improving service quality, and investigating the possibility of cancelling the application of the fair usage policy on services.

NTRA studies compensating private Internet companies
Private companies are suffering losses due to Telecom Egypt’s replacement of copper cables with fibre optic ones

Telecom Egypt’s net profit up 21% quarter on quarter
The communication firm says its year on year net profit dropped by 1.04%

Telecom companies approach agreement on TE’s mobile services supply
The three mobile companies pay nearly EGP 1.5bn annually to the NTRA in return for licences granted, in addition to the 1% of total revenues paid to support the Information Technology Industry Development Agency, or “ITIDA”.

Vodafone to activate mobile phone cash transfer app
Service available in three months

Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology discusses government strategy for developing ICT Sector
Minister Hani Mahmoud talks to the Daily News Egypt about the challenges facing the revitalisation of the ICT sector and sheds light on the government’s plan to overcome the stumbling blocks lying ahead

Board set to finalise virtual licensing of cellular networks
The final touches on launching the Virtual License for new cellular network providers to enter the market