Orange Money is ready to challenge MTN Cameroun’s dominance in the mobile money space after opening its mobile money service to non-Orange subscribers. The company announced yesterday, its platform now allow potential users to join the Orange Money ecosystem without changing their numbers, even if they are subscribed to rival mobile network operators. “After reducing...
MNOs in Cameroon have pledged to share network infrastructure and invest 156-billion francs CFA worth of additional equipment and infrastructure. This announcement comes after the Telecommunications Regulatory Board warned telecoms companies to accelerate efforts to improve electronic communication service quality and network performance. The regulator stated that it received numerous complaints from users regarding extended...
The demand for telecom services continues to accelerate in Cameroon, as does telecom traffic. Orange wants to invest in its network to better meet demand and support growing traffic. Patrick Benon, managing director of Orange Cameroon, said the company will invest 30 billion CFA francs (49 million USD) in the modernization of its telecoms infrastructure in...
Orange Cameroon plans to invest 150-billion francs CFA (US$249-million) over the next five years to secure, upgrade and expand its network infrastructure. So claims the company’s CEO Patrick Benon who made the declaration at a recent meeting with officials of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board in Yaounde. Benon said the company will initiate its plan with...
Physical interconnections between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea have also been planned since September 2020. The two countries must nevertheless sign memorandums of understanding to define the regulations. In a recent report on the digital economy, the World Bank informs that Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea are building a 500 km submarine...
State-owned Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) has launched a national tender to recruit local service providers to bolster its fixed network services via its broadband network architecture. Through the outsourcing deal, the service providers will work towards growing Camtel’s customer base by engaging with potential new subscribers and generating interest in the telco’s fixed network open to...
State-run telecommunications firm Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) has cited vandalism as the reason for a recent fibre optic outage on the terrestrial section of the South Atlantic Telecommunications cable no.3 (SAT-3). The incident disrupted Camtel’s network and also impacted service delivery from third party MNOs. A statement released by Camtel reads: “Our teams immediately mobilised, and...
Three mobile operators have committed to invest XAF156 billion (USD255 million) in their operations across Cameroon this year, ITWeb quotes Justine Diffo Tchunkam, Chair of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board (ART), as saying. MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroon and Viettel (Nexttel) will spend the funds on extending network coverage and improving the quality of services throughout the national territory....
MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroun and Nexttel (Viettel) have committed to a cumulative investment of 156-billion francs CFA in 2023, according to Justine Diffo née Tchunkam, Chair of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board (TRB). Diffo said the funds will be used to extend network coverage and improve the quality of electronic communication services throughout the national territory....
MTN Cameroon and state-owned CamTel (Blue) have announced the commercial launch of national roaming in Nkoteng, after a strategic agreement was signed between the two telecoms operators earlier this year. The move will allow CamTel to expand 2G, 3G and 4G coverage in areas of the country that are not already covered by its network. In...
