For the moment, the Cameroonian public telecoms operator Camtel is allied with its competitors MTN and Orange to make payments for its bills and packages via mobile money. Camtel (Cameroon Telecommunications), historic telecoms operator in Cameroon, is moving towards the launch of ”Blue Money”, its mobile money service. The public company has launched an international call...
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...
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...
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...
Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) has partnered with MTN Cameroon in a network infrastructure sharing deal. Judith Yah Sunday, General Manager of Camtel, and Stephen Blewett, CEO of MTN Cameroon signed a MoU on 28 September. As a result of the deal, Camtel subscribers can remain connected to telecommunications services by switching to MTN’s network in areas...
Cameroon’s national telecommunications company Camtel has reached a strategic partnership agreement with MTN GlobalConnect, the digital wholesale and infrastructure services company of MTN Group. The protocol agreement, signed recently by the General Manager of Camtel Judith Yah Sunday Achidi and MTN GlobalConnect CEO Frédéric Schepens, paves the way for MTN GlobalConnect to commercialise Camtel’s four...
State-owned telecommunications company Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) has announced a plan to emerge as the national and sub-regional leader in broadband services and digital transformation. Although Camtel enjoys just 3% share of Cameroon’s telecommunications market – overtaken by rivals MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroun and Viettel (Nexttel), its management is determined to gain lost ground. Following a...
The launch of Blue, Camtel’s mobile network, seems to crystallize the tensions between the boss of the Cameroonian incumbent telecoms operator and her minister. In a memo signed on January 13, 2021 and addressed to the staff of Camtel, the incumbent telecoms operator in Cameroon, Judith Yah Sunday, the CEO of this public company, denounces...
State-owned Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) has entered into an agreement with the country’s Ministry of Higher Education to increase internet speed at public universities, establish digital development centres and cement a communications network to link up the Ministry with academic institutions as part of a XAF1.05-billion project. According to the agreement, signed between Judith Yah Sunday,...
