Africa’s most active ICT regions
Based on information being supplied to media, Africa’s ICT industry is growing – boosted by the advent of mobile product and services, but sustaining this momentum is dependent on the identification and implementation More...
Mobile Internet Survey reveals heavy usage, high expectations
Analysys Mason recently conducted primary research with mobile Internet users in six countries in the Middle East and Africa (MEA): Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the UAE. They were asked More...
Seacom’s Egypt to Europe segment restored
In a follow up statement regarding the restoration of service outages between Africa and Europe as a result of damage to Seacom’s undersea cable infrastructure, the company has said that service to customers More...
Seacom outage could last till April
International internet connectivity between Africa and Europe has been affected by damage to Seacom undersea cable infrastructure. Seacom CEO Mark Simpson (image: Seacom) The company has issued several statements More...
Seacom suffers internet outage off African coast
Undersea cable provider Seacom has experienced a number of cable cuts off the northern coast of Egypt, which is affecting internet connectivity in Africa, Middle East and Asia, the company said in a statement on More...
Egypt sees massive telco fiber deployment
Responding to increasing rate of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments by telecommunications companies in Egypt, Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) Middle East, Turkey and Africa, the Swiss structured cabling specialist, More...
Egypt: mobile app directs developers to first prize
A popular mobile phone application that assists Egyptian drivers with road assistance and car maintenance has received $3,000 at the first ever Cairo Transport App Challenge. A mobile phone application that assists More...
Etisalat, Huawei unite to boost Egypt’s telecommunications
United Arab Emirates-based telecom operator, Etisalat, has announced a partnership between its subsidiary, Etisalat Misr, and China’s mobile company, Huawei, to boost telecommunications in Egypt. Etisalat More...
Egypt’s telecom regulator to fight YouTube ban
Egypt’s telecommunications regulator has announced it will appeal against a court order to ban the video-sharing website YouTube for one month over an anti-Islam video that appeared on the site last Autumn, More...
Vodafone Egypt launches new data packages
Amid ongoing political tension in Egypt and frustration over the recent hikes in Vodafone’s recharge tariffs, Vodafone Egypt has announced a new mobile Internet data bundle for USB modems, tablets and Mifi More...