Newly entering telecom operators in Ethiopia can now request to provide mobile financial services in the country after six months of acquiring license. Talking to The Reporter following the request for proposal the government issued for a second telecom operator license, Balcha Reba (Eng.), Director General for the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) said that the new license...
September 28th, 2021, Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) published today a Request For Proposals (RFP) for its second new full‐service telecommunications license in Ethiopia, inviting both international and national telecommunications companies to take part in the sealed bidding process. Marking the next phase of the widely heralded liberalization of Ethiopia’s telecoms market, the...
The amount of money transacted through Telebirr, ethio telecom’s mobile money transaction platform, surpassed one billion birr on September 23, 2021. The mobile money transaction app has only been operation for five months. Even though the company disclosed at an LTE advanced mobile internet service launch in Nekemte town on September 18, 2021 that the transaction...
The Ethiopian government has finally released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the partial privatisation of state-owned operator Ethio Telecom. The government wants to sell a 40% stake in the company in a move that is widely considered an effort to make the telco more competitive. The aim of the RFP is to invite proposals...
The Government of Ethiopia has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Partial Privatization of Ethio-Telecom to invite proposals from interested parties who can add value to the Company by bringing in best practices in terms of operations, infrastructure management and next generation technological capabilities. According to Ministry of Finance, as part of its...
Vodacom Group on Monday fleshed out some of the details of the consortium that recently secured an operating licence in Ethiopia, disclosing the exact stake each shareholder has in the new venture. The international consortium, which is called the Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE), was awarded the mobile telecommunications licence in June. MTN Group, which was...
The European Commission (EC) has cleared a joint venture between Safaricom and its parent firm Vodafone for Ethiopia entry after initially announcing plans to scrutinise it over competition concerns. In a letter seen by the Business Daily, the commission said the consortium did not pose any threat to fair competition. The clearance now paves the...
Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC ( Safaricom Ethiopia) has announced last week a countrywide staff recruitment drive and introduced its leadership team as it affirmed its commitment to investing in Ethiopia’s digital future ahead of its commercial launch. Below are the members of the Safaricom Ethiopia Executive Committee (EXCO) and they will be reporting directly to Anwar Soussa,...
Safaricom Ethiopia PLC will start operating in 2022 as per the business license agreement, said Ministry of Finance. Discussing the progress and the next steps with regard to Safaricom Ethiopia PLC investments in Ethiopia, Peter Ndegwa,Safaricom PLCChief Executive Officer said that his company is committed to operate as per the license for commercial launch in...
Ethio Telecom announced that it is finalizing preparations to launch an international remittance service system shortly via its mobile money service – telebirr. The company made the announcement while it launched 4G LTE advanced service in the southwest region on Thursday, August 2, 2021 in Gambella city. During the launch ceremony, CEO of ethio telecom,...
