The Algerian government has announced plans to hold a 4G licence tender next year, according to local newspaper El Khabar.
Currently there are three mobile service providers in the North African nation – state-owned Algerié Telecom, Egypt’s Orascom and…
The Algerian government has announced plans to hold a 4G licence tender next year, according to local newspaper El Khabar.
Currently there are three mobile service providers in the North African nation – state-owned Algerié Telecom, Egypt’s Orascom and Wataniya Telecom, a subsidiary of Qatar’s Qtel.
Once the licence is awarded, the successful operator will be eligible to migrate to 4G services.
Earlier in June, Orascom decided to terminate its discussions with South Africa’s MTN over the sale of some or all of its operations, including its most lucrative operation ‘Djezzy’ in Algeria, for which MTN had offered US$7.8bn.
