telecommunications

Latest Telecommunications News in Africa: ICT Sector’s Impact on Nigeria’s GDP, MTN’s Investment in Cameroon, Vodacom’s Expansion in South Africa, and More

2023-09-03 10:18:00 (Agence Ecofin) – Every weekend, the editorial staff of the Agence Ecofin offers you the main news that has marked the telecommunications sector in Africa over the past week. ICT contributed 19.54% to Nigeria’s real GDP in Q2 2023 According to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the ICT … Read more

Telecommunications News in Africa: Airtel Fined, 5G Launches, and Infrastructure Sharing

2023-08-27 11:54:00 (Agence Ecofin) – Every weekend, the editorial staff of the Agence Ecofin offers you the main news that has marked the telecommunications sector in Africa over the past week. 21/08/2023 — Chad: Airtel fined 8 million USD for poor quality of service The telecoms operator Airtel Tchad will have to pay around 8.3 … Read more

Developing Egypt’s Telecommunications Sector: President El-Sisi’s Vision for Growth and Expansion

2023-08-21 13:48:00 Muhammad Al-Jali wrote on Monday, August 21, 2023 04:48 PM President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed the continuation of intensive work to develop the telecommunications sector in Egypt, especially by supporting emerging Egyptian companies operating in this field and encouraging their expansion, in addition to supporting the outsourcing industry and independent professionals, by promoting … Read more

Solid second quarter 2023 for A1 Group: 7.5% revenue growth

2023-07-11 19:04:15 Vienna (OTS) – EBITDA +6% Higher investments in fiber optic expansion in Austria Best Fitch rating (A-) of a European telecommunications company IPO of the radio tower company “EuroTeleSites AG” planned for autumn Thomas Arnoldner, CEO of the A1 Group on the highlights of the second quarter of 2023: “There was solid development … Read more

Togo Becomes a Full Member of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) for Enhanced Connectivity and Development

2023-07-03 10:51:00 (Agence Ecofin) – Created in 1999, the ATU aims to promote the rapid development of ICTs in Africa in order to achieve universal access and total connectivity between the countries of the continent. The organization has 51 member states and 61 associate members, including telecom operators. Togo will become a full member of … Read more

10 million euros fine required against Lycamobile for VAT fraud and money laundering

2023-06-29 18:02:11 «Two delinquent systems that meet“: the prosecution demanded a fine of 10 million euros in Paris on Thursday against the two French companies of the operator Lycamobile for VAT fraud and money laundering between 2014 and 2016, as well as imprisonment and heavy fines against three leaders. The representative of the National Financial … Read more

WhatsApp will automatically silence unknown calls

2023-06-20 16:01:37 Shutterstock WhatsApp has introduced a new feature to automatically silence calls from unknown numbers. On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg announced the call mute feature along with a new privacy check option. “You can now automatically mute incoming calls from unknown contacts on WhatsApp for even more privacy and control,” he said. Why is it … Read more

“Al-Marsad Newspaper: Minister of Communications & Princess Rima Witness Saudi Astronauts’ Successful Launch to Space”

2023-05-21 22:41:15 Al-Marsad Newspaper: A video clip documented the reaction of the Minister of Communications, Engineer Abdullah Al-Sawaha, and Princess Rima bint Bandar, the moment the “Falcon 9” missile launched into space. The video clip showed the joy of the Saudi delegation, after the launch of the “Falcon 9” rocket, with the Saudi astronauts Ali … Read more