Latest in Tag: Telecom Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Telecom Egypt

Telecom Egypt is preparing to offer its services via Etisalat network
An official at Telecom Egypt said that the company signed local roaming agreement with a single company in Egypt, Etisalat, next to a memorandum of understanding in principle with Orange. He pointed out that it is possible for TE to offer its services through one network. The source added that the company is currently building …

Telecom Egypt uses cars to promote its new brand
Company is negotiating with mobile manufacturers to offer bundle services

TE revenues reach EGP 4.2bn in Q1 2017
Profits grow by 5% y-o-y

EGP 14bn total TE revenues for FY 2016Â
EGP 2.7bn total profits with 10.9% decline compared to last year

Mobile operators offer their voice services to TEÂ
Mobile phone companies offered their voice services to be used by Telecom Egypt (TE) in phases that are being agreed upon. TE is to offer mobile services this year. Sources told Daily News Egypt that mobile operators are currently negotiating with TE on the schedule necessary to cover the services to be provided by the …

Orange appeals verdict compelling it to pay EGP 49m compensation to TE
Orange Egypt announced that it appealed the verdict issued against it on Saturday to pay a financial compensation worth EGP 49m to Telecom Egypt (TE) for the losses resulting from rerouting international calls. In its press release, Orange said that it is certain of the integrity of its legal situation and will take all necessary …

TE displays its potential as 1st integrated operator for telecommunications services
The company conducted an experiment using 4G services at Cairo ICT

Redistribution of 4G frequencies deprives Vodafone from obtaining best frequency band
The 900 MHz frequency band is better than 2,100 MHz

TE’s Q3 profits surpass investment banks’ expectations by 11.9%
Even though net profits of the company during Q3 exceeded expectations, they declined by 27.85% compared to profits during the same period in 2015

Communication experts demand market be reorganised before providing 4G services
Law No. 10/2013 must be amended to prevent the government’s control over NTRA, says Sherif

TE starts local roaming negotiations with mobile companies
Negotiations began since the announcement of the 4G licence launch, but were suspended

TE increases short numbers subscription’s price to EGP 68,800 annually
EGP 46,300 increase in prices compared to last year’s contracts

TE is now a mobile carrier, what’s next?
The telecommunication market in Egypt has its eyes set on the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) meeting on 1 October. It all looks complicated now that the three mobile operators—Vodafone, Etisalat, and Orange—have declined the 4G licence; but Telecom Egypt (TE) has decided to go through with the purchase, making it an integrated telecommunication operator. …

Would Telecom Egypt repeat mistakes of MSAN in 4G?
An official in Telecom Egypt said that he was worried his company would repeat the mistakes it had made while installing the multi-service access node (MSAN) during the past two years, as it did not lead to improvement in any landline or internet network. Many customers had been outraged because their phone numbers were changed …

United Bank intends to participate in the loan arranged for TE: bank’s chairperson
Volume of bank’s syndicated loans portfolio amounts to EGP 500m, with most of the funds going to electricity and petroleum projects, says Elkady

TE signs 4G licensing contracts and becomes integrated operator
The licence is worth EGP 7.08bn, part of which will be paid in dollars and part in instalments over four years

Establishing companies through IPO takes over amid government trend of financing through EGX
Government demands that it benefit from the exceptions made by the EGX in 2014 regarding launching companies established through IPO, especially in the infrastructure and agricultural sectors

Telecom Egypt revenues increase by 10% during first half of 2016
TE’s retail activity grew by 20%; the company controls 76% of the ADSL market

Egyptian Competition Authority accepts reconciliation with Telecom Egypt
The company partly suspended internet services from September 2013 until October 2015

Internet acquires 300,000 more users in April
Slight growth in mobile internet users and 190,000 new landline clients

Why mobile operators do not want Telecom Egypt playing their game
Telecom Egypt has acquired nearly 60% of telecommunications profits without a mobile licence

NTRA advises TE with terms and conditions for 4G licence
50% of licence’s value will be collected in US dollars

International gateway revenues to TE will drop in 2017: Beltone
The launch of international gateway licences to Vodafone and Orange will threaten TE’s revenues

SICIT calls for general assembly objecting to TE Data’s actions
The official also said that SICIT is preparing to hold a general assembly preparation, but it has not yet been scheduled.

Telecom Egypt launches Meraki in corporation with Cisco
Meraki reduces expenses by relying on cloud computing solutions, says TE CEO

Telecom Egypt reshapes its board of directors, chooses its executives
Maged Osman resigned from Orange, possibility he will be appointed as chairman of board of directors at TE

TE cooperates with NUCA to modernise telecom infrastructure
 Eitesal holds conference to look into application of technological solutions for infrastructure of smart cities

Telecom Egypt posts 111.2% profit margin in 2015
TE data’s fourth quarter profit surge was due to the enforcement of the new income tax law, says telecommunications analyst

TE looks forward to unified licence with 4G frequencies: CEO
Dollar crisis raised costs for developing infrastructure, increased revenues from marine cables

NTRA,TE negotiate to install Internet quality measurement devices: NTRA Executive President
Acting Executive President Mustafa Abdul Wahid speaks to Daily News Egypt about the NTRA’s plans