Featured Egypt’s digital exports reach $7.4bn in 2025 Aya Anwar Sep 14, 2026 0 Egypt’s digital exports rose to $7.4 billion in 2025 from $6.9 billion in 2024, while outsourcing services exports…
Egypt News El-Khatib: Egypt backs Etisalat Misr’s growth plans Nada Ali May 27, 2025 0 Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib held an extensive meeting with a delegation from…
Industry & Trade India mulls easing restrictions on Chinese investments Nada Ali Jul 24, 2024 0 India is considering a relaxation of its stringent investment rules for Chinese companies, focusing on…
Featured Vodafone rejects merging proposal – Iliad Aya Anwar Jan 31, 2024 0 French Iliad announced that Vodafone had rejected the proposal of merging their Italian units on Wednesday.
Tech news Ericsson to slash 8,500 jobs globally Yassmine Elbehnaihy Feb 26, 2023 0 Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson announced that it will lay off about 8,500 employees globally to cut…
Tech news Orange Egypt OGM to discuss financing deal with MT Telecom 6 July Yomna Yasser Jun 15, 2017 0 Orange Egypt for Telecommunications said Wednesday that its ordinary general meeting (OGM) will discuss on 6…
Industry & Trade Jordan’s ongoing investments worth $512 mln in Egypt: ambassador Yomna Yasser Mar 14, 2017 0 Jordanian investments in the Egyptian market reached $512 million in 1,527 companies, the ambassador of Jordan’s…
Tech news China’s ZTE to slash about 3,000 jobs-Reuters Noha Gad Jan 7, 2017 0 Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE (000063.SZ), which is facing U.S. trade sanctions that could severely disrupt…
Tech news Egypt’s Sawiris to invest $250m in ailing Brazilian telecom operator Ghada Ismail Dec 18, 2016 0 Egyptian billionaire, Naguib Sawiris, is set to invest $250 million to bolster troubled Brazilian telecom company,…
Tech news Ericsson says Swedish staff cuts running ahead of plan Ghada Ismail Dec 8, 2016 0 Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Thursday sweeping staff cuts in its Nordic home market were…
Tech news Cairo ICT 2016 to kick off on November 27 at CICC Ghada Ismail Nov 22, 2016 0 Cairo ICT 2016 will take place on November 27-30 at Cairo International Convention and Exhibition Center (CICC)…
Tech news Egypt’s NTRA, mobile operators establish mobile towers worth 750 mln pounds Ghada Ismail Nov 16, 2016 0 Egypt’s telecom regulator, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has set a strategic plan to…
Tech news EU plans to extend some telecom rules to web-based providers Ghada Ismail Aug 16, 2016 0 The European Union is planning to extend telecom rules covering security and confidentiality of communications to…
Tech news China’s ZTE to invest $180 million in tech start-ups Ghada Ismail Jul 2, 2016 0 Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp will set up a 1.2 billion yuan ($180.38 million) fund to invest in private…
Tech news Egypt’s Global Telecom posts $87.5 mln Q1 net profit aya salah May 12, 2016 0 Egypt's Global Telecom swung to a first-quarter net profit of $87.5 million from a loss of $82.3 million a year…
Tech news Telecom Egypt teams up with 4 teleco firms to build Africa-1 submarine cable Ghada Ismail Apr 19, 2016 0 Telecom Egypt signed Monday a memorandum of understanding with international telecom firms to construct a new…
Tech news Crown Castle acquires Tower Development Corp for $461 million Ghada Ismail Apr 9, 2016 0 Telecom tower operator Crown Castle International Corp said it bought Berkshire Partners-owned Tower…
Tech news French telecom shares fall following €10 billion Orange-Bouygues deal fail Ghada Ismail Apr 4, 2016 0 Shares of French telecom companies moved sharply lower on Monday after merger talks between two of the sector’s…
Tech news ZTE to name new management team on Tuesday Ghada Ismail Apr 4, 2016 0 Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker ZTE Corp will announce a new management team on Tuesday, a spokesman…
Tech news ICT sector contributes 5.7% to Egypt’s GDP by 2020: study Ghada Ismail Mar 28, 2016 0 Egypt’s telecommunication and information technology market is expected to enormously grow by 2020 contributing…
Tech news Nokia posts strong network result, warns over China slowdown Noha Gad Feb 11, 2016 0 Finland's Nokia reported better-than-expected profits for its mainstay telecom network equipment business but…
Tech news Telecom Italia profit plummets as sales decline aya salah Aug 8, 2015 0 Italy's telecommunications operator Telecom Italia Friday reported a steep decline in its first-half net profit,…
Tech news Egypt’s Global Telecom reports $28 mln Q2 net profit aya salah Aug 6, 2015 0 Aug 6 Egypt's Global Telecom Holding , formerly Orascom Telecom, reported a second-quarter net profit of $28…
Tech news Telecom Egypt, Mobinil to reach Interconnect Deal this September aya salah Jul 15, 2015 0 State-owned landline monopoly, Telecom Egypt is likely to conclude negotiations with mobile operator Mobinil over…
Industry & Trade Orascom TMT: Waste-to-Energy can save Egypt US$500 million annually aya salah May 25, 2015 0 Generating electricity from recycling agricultural and environmental wastes can save up to US$500 million dedicated…
Financial Institutions Telecom Egypt Organizes Tender To Insure Its Employees Medically Administrator Feb 19, 2013 0 Telecom Egypt is organizing a tender for insurance companies to offer medical insurance policies to insure the…
Tech news Saudi Arabia’s Telecom Investment To Reach SR 37 Billion This Year Amwal Al Ghad English Jan 13, 2013 0 Saudi Arabia is by-far the largest telecom market in the GCC, accounting for 66% of total mobile subscribers, 59%…
Tech news MENA Telecom Revenue To Hit $96 Billion In 2017 Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 2, 2012 0 Telecoms revenue in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow by 27 percent, at a compound…
Tech news Telecom Mobile Towers Meet Safe Standards, Says Du Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 1, 2012 0 Following concerns by some residents that mobile phone towers in Bur Dubai and JLT are too close to their homes for…
Tech news Mobile Phones Challenge Credit Cards in Canada Administrator Apr 25, 2012 0 Thousands of Canadian retailers already have equipment in place to let customers pay for purchases with a swipe of…
Tech news Global Operations Make Profits for Etisalat Administrator Apr 24, 2012 0 Etisalat reported a flat quarterly profit yesterday as rising international revenues offset declines in its home…
Tech news Qtel Seeks $2bln Loan Administrator Apr 23, 2012 0 Qatar Telecom has sent requests for proposals to international lenders for a $2bn refinancing loan that will mark…
Tech news China’s ZTE to Sell 100 million Smart Phones Annually by 2015 Administrator Apr 23, 2012 0 China's ZTE Corp, which launched its first basic mobile phone in Africa little more than 10 years ago, said it…
Tech news HP Presents private cloud solution to VIVA’s Customers Administrator Apr 22, 2012 0 HP announced that VIVA -Kuwait's advanced mobile telecoms provider- will transform its customers' communication,…
Tech news Qtel Fights Hacking Attempts in Qatar Administrator Apr 22, 2012 0 Qtel has said it is working with ictQATAR to combat a wave of recent hacking and phishing attempts impacting…
Tech news Mobiserve Expects Continuous Growth in Egypt’s Telecom Sector Administrator Apr 21, 2012 0 Mobiserve Holding, the solutions provider for telecommunication infrastructure and engineering services in the…
Tech news Mobily to Sell Surplus Capacity to Foreign MVNOs Administrator Apr 18, 2012 0 Saudi Arabia Telecom Company “Mobily” is in talks to sell surplus network capacity to a number of foreign…
Tech news Zain Nears Financial Deal of SR 9.75bln Administrator Apr 18, 2012 0 Indebted telecoms operator Zain Saudi said it was finalizing the refinancing of a SR9.75 billion facility due in…
Tech news Mobily’s Net Income Increases by 21% Administrator Apr 18, 2012 0 Saudi-based telecom operator, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has said its first-quarter net income rose 21% to SR1.21bn,…
Tech news Nokia’s Revival Bid Fails to Convince Mobile Operators Administrator Apr 17, 2012 0 Nokia's bid to challenge the dominance of Apple's iPhone and Google's Android has failed to convince telecom…