Telecom Egypt board gives final 4G licence approval
The board of state-owned Telecom Egypt has given its final approval to buy a 4G licence. The country’s fixed-line monopoly holder will pay ...
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Telecom Egypt, Etisalat Egypt seek loans for 4G licence
State-owned Telecom Egypt is reportedly talking to lenders to get a E£5bn (US$563m) loan to pay for a 4G licence. Etisalat Egypt is also reaching out ...
Zain, China Telecom and Saudi Telecom interested in Egyptian market
Kuwait-based telco Zain wants to apply for one of the 4G licences the Egyptian government plans to sell, while China Telecom and Saudi ...
Méditel appoints Yves Gauthier as CEO
Yves Gauthier, the CEO of Orange Egypt, is stepping down from his position to head another Orange subsidiary, Morocco’s Méditel, TelecomFinance has learnt. At Orange ...
Orange Belgium CEO Jean Marc Harion to head Orange Egypt
The CEO of mobile operator Orange Belgium, Jean Marc Harion, will step down from his role on 31 August to head French ...
Telecom Egypt can keep Vodafone stake – report
State-owned Telecom Egypt will reportedly be allowed to hold on to its 45% stake in mobile operator Vodafone Egypt following the introduction of 4G ...
Bank of Khartoum to take Etisalat stake in Canar, blocks sale to Zain
The Bank of Khartoum has exercised its right as a shareholder in Sudanese fixed-line operator Canar to buy Etisalat’s 92.3% ...
Telecom Egypt hopes to provide mobile services soon
State-owned Telecom Egypt has said it hopes to launch mobile services in the “near future”, following reports that the Egyptian government plans ...
Zain to take control of Sudan’s fixed-line operator Canar
Kuwait’s Zain has agreed to buy a 92.3% stake in Sudanese fixed-line operator Canar for AED349.6m (US$95m) from UAE telecoms group Etisalat. By adding fixed-line services to its ...
Ivorian government reviews proposals for new operator
Côte d’Ivoire is examining three offers for a fourth telecoms licence, a few days after the country’s regulator withdrew the ...
