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More Africa NewsEthiopia: News – Russia to Increase Cooperation With Ethiopia in Info. Network Security, Digital Skills

December 5, 2022by myles0

Russia has announced its desires to increase cooperation with Ethiopia in the fields of digitalization, information network security and digital skills, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology said. Minister of Innovation and Technology Belete Molla (PhD) held a discussion with a delegation led by Maxim Parshin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media...

More Africa NewsEthiopia: Innovation – Raxio in Ethiopia Becomes A Tier III Certified Data Center After Receiving Certification From Uptime Institute

November 23, 2022by myles0

Raxio Data Center in Ethiopia (“ET1”) officially became A Tier III certified independent data center in Ethiopia after receiving the Uptime Institute Tier III Certification on 21 October 2022. “This certification was achieved after a diligent assessment and evaluation by the Uptime Institute’s expert international teams to ensure Raxio ET1 meets the stringent requirements of...

More Africa NewsEthiopia: Resuming the issuance process for the Second new Full-Service Telecommunications License & Privatisation of Ethio Telecom (Documents)

November 22, 2022by myles0

The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) published a call for stakeholder consultation in connection with resuming the issuance process for the second new full-service nationwide telecommunications license (License B). This process is part of the Government’s reform agenda for the liberalization of Ethiopia’s telecom market through the introduction of competition and private sector participation. Ethiopia’s first-ever telecommunications...

More Africa NewsEthiopia: Authority envisages four telecom operators in Ethiopia

November 21, 2022by myles0

It anticipates several years of grace period between License B & License C The Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA) foresees at least four unified telecom operators are needed for Ethiopia, given the population growth and diversifying digital service demands. An operator is estimated to serve 30 to 40 million people in the country. The authority disclosed...

More Africa NewsStakeholder Consultation in connection with resuming the issuance process for the Second new Full-Service Telecommunications License.

November 18, 2022by myles0

The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) published today a call for stakeholder consultation in connection with resuming the issuance process for the second new full-service nationwide telecommunications license (License B). This process is part of the Government’s reform agenda for the liberalization of Ethiopia’s telecom market through the introduction of competition and private sector participation. Ethiopia’s first-ever...

More Africa NewsSafaricom has already passed the one million subscriber mark in Ethiopia

November 18, 2022by myles0

In the midst of liberalisation, the Ethiopian telecoms market has a lot of leeway for operators. The country has more than 120 million inhabitants with a mobile phone penetration of 34% according to the GSMA. The telecommunications operator Safaricom Ethiopia has already crossed the threshold of one million active subscribers in Ethiopia, just over a month...

More Africa NewsEthiopia: Innovation – Digitruck Ethiopia Launched, Aims to Enable Rural, Remote Students Benefit From Digital Technology

November 18, 2022by myles0

The DigiTruck Ethiopia project, which enables the provision of digital skills training to Ethiopian students, is launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Huawei, and ICOG Anyone Can Code. Among Huawei’s flagship projects, DigiTruck, has officially launched in Ethiopia in collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education and iCOG Anyone Can Code (iCOG ACC),...

More Africa NewsEthiopia relaunches the process of partial privatization of Ethio Telecom and award of the 2nd mobile license

November 17, 2022by myles0

The Ethiopian government began the process of liberalizing the national telecom market in 2020. However, Addis Ababa’s plans were slowed down by the local socio-political context marked in particular by the Tigray war. The Ethiopian government has relaunched the process of privatizing 40% of the incumbent operator Ethio Telecom and that of awarding the country’s second...

More Africa NewsStakeholders unite on service to boost Ethiopia’s e-payments ecosystem

November 17, 2022by myles0

Electronic payments are increasing in Ethiopia and this has triggered a new industry alliance between Oromia Bank, EthSwitch and Mastercard to facilitate local currency transactions from ATMs and Point of Sale (PoS) using international debit and credit cards. According to the tripartite agreement Oromia Bank ATMs will now accept Mastercard debit, credit, and prepaid cards....

More Africa NewsKenya: Safaricom Ethiopia Generates Sh98.3 Million in First Month

November 15, 2022by myles0

Safaricom Ethiopia generated a Sh98.3 million in first month of operation, coming just one month after it officially launched its telecommunication services in the horn of African country.Safaricom Ethiopia Service Revenue for the period ended September 30th 2022 was Sh9.1 million while total revenue, including handsets sales was Sh98.3 million. Last month, Safaricom’s Ethiopia unit...

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