Zain plans to invest USD 800 million in its Sudan business over the next five years

Consumer needs for telecom services have changed a lot since the Covid-19 pandemic. Operators are stepping up investments to meet current and future challenges in the sector and remain competitive over the coming years. The Kuwaiti telecommunications group Zain announced on Wednesday, November 30, that it will invest 800 million USD in its activities in Sudan...

MTN and Ericsson deploy mobile financial services in Sudan

Ericsson has announced the signing of a contract with MTN Group for the deployment of mobile financial services in Sudan. The Swedish vendor says it is providing MTN Sudan with a ‘flexible, reliable and efficient m-commerce solution’ that includes the Ericsson Wallet Platform, systems integration, operational support, and solution development. The solution will provide a more agile and compliant...

Sudan’s Alsoug cautiously optimistic as country emerges from tech isolation

Sudan’s largest digital classifieds and marketplace, Alsoug, has raised US$5-million to launch a national payments network, but the company remains concerned about low internet penetration and its impact on growth opportunity. Alsoug’s CEO Tarneem (Nina) Saeed said:“We have some workarounds to this, but ultimately digital economies and Fintech require really solid internet access.” “We hope...

Sudan: Manis Addresses Workshop On Cyber Security Strategy

Minister of Cabinet Affairs Ambassador Omer Manis has expressed his optimism about the informatics government that will lead Sudan into the twenty-first century. The minister was addressing today at the premises of the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization here a preparatory workshop for building and drafting the national strategy for cyber security, organized by the...

Sudatel Telecom Group Board of Directors has appointed Sami Yousif Mohamed as chief executive officer and Group President with immediate effect. The appointment comes as Sudatel prepares to invest heavily in its operations inside Sudan and across countries in West Africa. Established in 1993, Sudatel provides both mobile and fixed (voice and data) services to...

Al-Sadiq Jamal Al-Deen, the director-general of the Telecommunications and Postal Regulatory Authority of Sudan, summoned the bosses of the various telecom companies operating in the country on 3 September 2019. During from this meeting, he summoned each telecom operator representative to take the necessary measures to improve the quality of service whose impact is now...

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