Ethiopia’s sole telecommunication provider, Ethio Telecom has announced the launch of payment services for prepaid mobile recharging. The service allows customers to recharge their mobile airtime online. The new system has been made available to...
Long-known but relatively obscure vulnerabilities in global mobile telecommunications systems are reaching a wider audience, including cybercriminals, who are always looking for new ways to intercept sensitive data and co-opt user authentication sessions...
April 15, 2011 •
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Shareholders of Egypt’s telecom group Orascom Telecom (OT) approved on Thursday a split of the company and a capital increase. Analysts said the move was expected and should not hurt the company’s standing in the country and across the region. OT would...
April 15, 2011 •
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Egyptian telecommunications giant Orascom Telecom (OT) said on Thursday that it had little hope that Russia’s Vimpelcom would succeed in negotiations over a dispute with the Algerian government over the company’s Djezzy unit. According to CEO Naguib...
April 7, 2011 •
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Egypt’s leading telecommunications company Orascom Telecom (OT) said in a press statement on Wednesday that it is looking to increase its investment in local enterprises, including content providers. Local Egyptian financial newspaper al-Mal reported that...
Uganda has ended any visions MTN’s local unit had of blocking calls to competitor Uganda Telecom – owned by Libya – after the company last week had threatened to bar customers from phoning people with the other network. It comes as the row between MTN...
Egypt’s broadband development could be key to revenue generation of the the country’s telecommunications sector, a new report published by Pyramid Research stated. It said that with the post-revolution atmosphere possibly bringing about a more stable...
