Mobile network operators in Cameroon are scrutinising The TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to capitalise on business opportunities linked to digital infrastructure and communication. Prior to start of the tournament, Judith Yah Sunday, General Manager of state-owned Camtel confirmed via a message posted on Twitter, that the company had upgraded the quality of...
State-owned fixed and mobile operator CamTel is gearing up for the commercial launch of its new nationwide GSM mobile service, after unveiling the Blue brand for its operations in August last year. Business in Cameroon reports that SIM cards are in limited circulation ahead of an official launch of the 3G and 4G network in the first quarter of...
MTN Cameroon has been awarded recognition by global rating agencies Rohde & Schwarz and Umlaut (a subsidiary of Accenture) as the telco with the best network in 2021. The agencies evaluated networks based on performance, specifically pertaining to latency and download speed. Their assessment placed MTN Cameroon ahead of competitors Orange Cameroun, Nexttel and Camtel....
Mobile telephony service users in Cameroon have been warned to treat claims of 5G services and trial success made by NGOs with caution. This follows a statement released by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Minette Libom Li Likeng which refuted claims by a local NGO Likalo Li Sanaga that it has demonstrated the provision...
The Cameroonian government intends to roll out digital centres and smart campuses nationally as part of efforts to digitise service delivery. The country plans to leverage its economic ties with South Korea to help with rollout. Speaking during the Korea-Cameroon Digital Forum under the theme ‘Digital Governance for Administrative Transformation’, Minister of Public Service and Administrative...
Cameroon and Chad have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on fibre optic interconnection between the two countries. The MoU was signed recently in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde by Cameroon’s Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minette Libom Li Likeng and Chad’s Minister of Posts and Digital Economy,Idriss Saleh Bachar. The new agreement covers several legal, economic...
Cameroon’s National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) has rolled out Doc Authentic, a comprehensive software package that will be incorporated in the information management systems of public and private institutions in the country. The software features a digital signature component to maintain the integrity and security of official documents as fraud continues to...
Cameroon’s ISP and mobile virtual network operator YooMee has launched its new mobile money service in direct competition with MTN MoMo and Orange Money. In June 2021, the Central African Banking Commission (COBAC), via United Bank for Africa (UBA), authorised the telco to offer electronic money services. As MNOs and MVNOs are not financial institutions,...
From 2019 to 2020, the Internet penetration rate in Cameroon did not exceed 40%. The government, aware of the importance of digital technology in its post-Covid economic recovery, has decided to invest to further develop this sector at the heart of several development issues. Through the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank granted a loan...
Canadian mobile and broadband wireless infrastructure solutions provider NuRAN Wireless has connected 48 telecommunications sites in Cameroon in a deal it projects will yield better-than-expected return. The tower and related equipment went live recently and “has already begun to generate significant traffic,” according to NuRAN officials. NuRAN plans to deliver 242 sits as part of...
