Vodafone Egypt reports commercial launch of 25Gbps microwave radio

17 October 2024

Vodafone Egypt has announced the successful commercial launch of a 25Gbps microwave radio link, operating in E-band spectrum.

This innovation in long-distance telecom transmissions is expected to significantly improve the quality of Internet service in the country. Vodafone Egypt’s successful qualitative leap was achieved with Huawei’s technological expertise.

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Algeria connects record numbers to FTTH

16 October 2024

The Algerian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications announced that the number of households connected to fibre optic home (FTTH) has reached 1.5 million, which represents a growth of 2,730% compared to the 53,000 FTTH subscribers recorded in November 2020.

This growth has been facilitated by the FTTH generalization program that the Algerian government is leading in conjunction with Algérie Télécom. 

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Burkina Faso’s MNOs to improve quality

15 October 2024

Moov Burkina, Orange Burkina and Telecel Faso have made commitments to improve the quality of telecom services in the country.

This commitment was formalized by the signing of an agreement after a conclave organized with the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) and the Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications. The objective is to meet the growing needs of consumers by improving services through the deployment of new sites and the acquisition of frequencies.

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Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire sign interconnect deal

14 October 2024

Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire will interconnect their respective fibre optic networks following an agreement signed between the Ivorian Minister of Digital Transition and Digitalization, Kalil Konaté, and the Guinean Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, Rose Pola Pricemou.

"Our digital infrastructures will be interconnected in order to make our countries a little more resilient in the event of disasters. We must pool our efforts and resources to carry out our digital projects because the investments are heavy, but if each country contributes, these costs will be reduced," said Ivorian Minister Kalil Konaté.

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