Egyptian mobile operator Etisalat Misr has agreed to acquire a 2600MHz TDD mobile broadband spectrum licence with 20MHz bandwidth at a cost of USD325 million, it was confirmed by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA). Last week, two other Egyptian cellcos, Vodafone and Telecom Egypt, issued statements confirming their new allocations of 2600MHz TDD frequencies under ten-year licences, with...
The Egyptian telecoms regulator has awarded Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Egypt, Orange Egypt and Etisalat Misr new telecom frequencies. The resources, the total cost of which is estimated at $ 1.1 billion, will enable telephone operators to improve the quality of services. Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Egypt, Orange Egypt and Etisalat Misr have obtained new telecom frequency spectra...
Vodafone Group has announced that its Egyptian unit has been awarded a 40MHz block of 2.6GHz TTD spectrum by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA). In a press release regarding the matter, the British company confirmed that Vodafone Egypt has been awarded the new frequencies under a ten-year licence, valid through to 2030, for an initial payment...
Telecom Egypt has announced that is constructing what it claims will be the country’s largest international data centre. In a press release regarding the matter, the operator noted that with the new data centre expected to be commissioned in early 2021, ‘with access to all the global submarine cable systems that land in Egypt,’ it...
Following reports last month that Telecom Egypt and Vodafone Egypt had both made bids for new spectrum in the 2600MHz band, local press reports are now claiming that Orange Egypt and Etisalat Misr have officially requested additional frequencies being offered by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA). According to Masrawy, which cited an unnamed official...
The historic operator Telecom Egypt wants to improve its quality of service and strengthen its network. It requested additional frequency spectrum for this purpose from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Ntra) on September 20. Vodafone, its big competitor, did the same. Public company Telecom Egypt revealed on September 20, 2020 that it had submitted a financial and...
Telecom Egypt announced on its website on Saturday (19 September 2020) that it has submitted a financial and technical offer to the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to apply for additional mobile spectrum in the 2600MHz TDD band with ten-year usage rights. The operator stated that the move is aimed at improving service quality, modernising infrastructure and...
The agreement signed in January 2020 by Saudi Telecom Company to acquire Vodafone Group’s 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt has come to an end. The two sides, however, decided to maintain the dialogue. According to STC, the Covid-19 hampered its logistical capacities to finalize the operation. It is not excluded that the acquisition by Saudi Telecom Company...
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) is in discussions to reduce its non-binding USD 2.39 billion offer for a stake in Vodafone Egypt, Bloomberg reported, citing two people with direct knowledge of the talks. The discussions come as a deadline nears for STC to move ahead with the non-binding offer first made in January. In July, the...
Mobile telephone operator Etisalat Misr, a subsidiary of the Emirati telecoms group Etisalat, and major operator in Egypt , intends to spend 4.5 billion Egyptian pounds (US$283-million) in 2020 on the North African country’s telecommunications market. Hazem Metwally, CEO of Etisalat Misr said the company plans to modernise its network and invest in new high...
