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Tue, July 16th, 10:21 · Richard Cutcher

Etisalat chooses WeDo for Egyptian operations

Etisalat Egypt has turned to WeDo Technologies’ Raid software to manage its revenue assurance systems. → Read more
Fri, July 5th, 13:32 · Tom Jackson

Vodafone to expand enterprise offerings in Africa

Vodafone has announced the expansion of its Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE) unit in Africa, as it experiences revenue growth exceeding EUR1 billion (US$1.28 billion) on the continent. → Read more
Fri, July 5th, 08:01 · Tom Jackson

Twitter translating Egyptian Tweets after Morsi ousting

Twitter is translating Tweets from leading Egyptians for non-Arabic speakers in the wake of the military’s ousting of president Mohammed Morsi. → Read more
Thu, July 4th, 13:56 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: Uncertainty reigns over Egyptian ICT and telecoms sector after coup

While the citizens of Egypt’s primary focus may be somewhat distracted from the country’s future competitiveness in the global ICT market, the latest North African government overthrow is already having a direct influence on their daily communication wants and needs. → Read more
Thu, July 4th, 08:43 · Terzel Rasmus

TV stations in Egypt shut down after president overthrown

Authorities raided Al Jazeera’s Egyptian news station offices and shut down other Islamist-run stations yesterday, shortly after President Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by the Egyptian Army. → Read more
Tue, June 25th, 09:46 · Richard Cutcher

Mobile wallet launched in Egypt

The world’s first Arabic mobile payment wallet has been launched in Egypt by MasterCard, the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Etisalat, building on the Egyptian Banks Company’s (EBC) already functioning mobile money programme. → Read more
Mon, June 24th, 12:42 · Richard Cutcher

Nilesat 201 to add to broadband and broadcasting capacity in North Africa

Egypt’s Nilesat 201 satellite was successfully launched last week, boosting broadband services in North Africa and the Middle East. → Read more
Fri, June 21st, 10:38 · Richard Cutcher

Egypt price comparison site receives investment

Egypt’s first price comparison site, BKAM.com, has received investment from United Arab Emirates-based Jabbar Internet Group, and is planning further expansion in the Middle East. → Read more
Tue, May 28th, 09:29 · Richard Cutcher

Internet will be open to all – Egypt’s ICT minister

Egypt’s minister of communications and information technology has reiterated the North African country’s commitment to opening up the internet to its citizens. → Read more
Thu, May 16th, 13:53 · Nanine Steenkamp

Live AndroidTv hopes to bring family together

Live AndroidTv aims to bring families together with its imminent launch after its recent selection as a finalist in the Africa 2.0 startup competition in South Africa. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 14:31 · Richard Cutcher

Egypt outlines five year plan for ICT sector

Egypt has launched its national strategy for the next five years for its ICT sector with a focus on attracting foreign investment and creating new jobs. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher

Egypt’s Etisalat Misr network to be boosted by Chinese technology

Huawei and Etisalat Misr have signed a deal which will give the Egyptian operator access to the latest BTS3900 radio base station technology and improve network quality. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 14:05 · Kamau Mbote

Vodafone Egypt to adopt Ericsson’s energy saving solution

Ericsson have successfully tested their Psi Coverage energy saving solution on the Vodafone Egypt network, which will see the operator reduce on energy costs associated with 3G. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 15:35 · Gabriella Mulligan

Egyptian presidency reprimands US Embassy for Stewart retweet

The Egyptian presidency has reprimanded the United States (US) Embassy in Cairo over Twitter for retweeting a show by a comedian mocking President Morsi. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 10:16 · Tom Jackson

SEACOM to conduct full post-mortem after cable cuts

SEACOM has confirmed it will conduct a full post-mortem after two cable cuts in consecutive weeks caused disruption to customers’ service. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:54 · Richard Cutcher

Africa’s Seacom connection restored

Undersea cable giant Seacom has said services have been restored to Africa after a cable cut between Egypt and Europe, with connection for the majority of customers should return to “normal”. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 08:35 · Tefo Mohapi

ICANN announces African expansion plans

Fadi Chehadé, president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has announced plans to have six new ICANN representatives on the African continent. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 13:30 · Vincent Matinde

Telecom Egypt contemplates launching mobile network

Egypt’s sole fixed line operator Telecom Egypt is contemplating launching a mobile network in the third quarter of this year, along with a 4G network. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 13:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

“Harlem Shake” causes stir in Tunisia

Extreme Muslim “Salafi” activists and the Tunisian government have reacted strongly to a video of Tunisian secondary school students performing the infamous “Harlem Shake”, prompting student protests. → Read more
Mon, February 25th, 16:01 · Babongile Matyila

Egyptians first Africans to get Facebook Messenger data discount

Facebook is offering discounted or free data to users of its Messenger application, but Egyptians are the only Africans able to take advantage of the deal. → Read more