Telecom Egypt, Huawei complete Africa’s first DWDM 1.2Tbps single channel trial

Telecom Egypt, a leading telecommunications company in Africa, has announced that it has successfully collaborated with Huawei to complete the trial of Africa’s first DWDM 1.2Tbps single channel, using concentrated wavelength division optical fiber technology, which is being used to increase the bandwidth of existing fiber networks. This technology is to be utilized in Telecom...

SEACOM suffers outage between Kenya, Egypt

Telecoms provider SEACOM suffered an outage on its subsea cable system over the weekend. The disruption is affecting the segment of the cable that runs from Mombasa (Kenya) to Zafarana (Egypt), SEACOM said in a statement. According to the company, although the outage has impacted some of its clients’ businesses across East and Southern Africa,...

Vodacom Group sees its revenues increase by 26.8% in the 3rd quarter of 2023/2024, notably thanks to its Egyptian unit

South African telecoms company Vodacom Group announced that it generated 38.9 billion rand (2.05 billion USD) at the end of the third quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year ending December 31, 2023. This figure represents an increase of 26.8% compared to the 30.7 billion generated in the 3rd quarter of 2022/2023. The company attributes this...

Telecom Egypt and NaiTel Join Forces to Build Coral Bridge between Egypt and Jordan

In a ground-breaking move to enhance regional connectivity, Telecom Egypt, the first integrated telecommunications operator in Egypt and one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region, has joined forces with NaiTel, a licensed telecommunications service provider in Jordan, and the telecom arm of Aqaba Digital Hub. Together, they announce the signing of a...

Zain Omantel International (ZOI) and Telecom Egypt forge new digital corridor

Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region, and Zain Omantel International (ZOI), the Middle East’s premier international wholesale powerhouse with access to more than 20 international subsea cables in the region, are joining forces to establish a unique digital corridor. This corridor will seamlessly connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Arabian Sea...

Egypt, US mull boosting ICT cooperation

Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat met with Ambassador of the US to Cairo Herro Mustafa Garg and her accompanying delegation to discuss enhancing bilateral relations in the field of communications and information technology, the Egyptian ministry stated on January 3rd. Talaat reviewed the most prominent developments witnessed by the Egyptian communications...

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