Benin hits 8.5 million unique mobile subscribers
24 April 2024
The number of unique subscribers to mobile telephone services in Benin was 8.5 million hit on 31 December 2023, while the country had 16.3 million SIM cards.
The Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services’ (ARCEP) 2023 annual activity report showed an average of two SIM cards per person and a penetration rate mobile of 67.3%.
Find out more ARCEP and Benin set conditions for NTN
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18 April 2024
The Benin Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) has set the conditions governing the provision of electronic communications services from non-terrestrial networks such as satellites within the national territory. Players already in operation have been granted a six-month deadline to comply.
The new decision is part of ARCEP's mission to ensure market regulation.
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Telecom Egypt taps Tejas Networks for local capacity
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26 March 2024
Tejas Networks has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telecom Egypt, NTI (National Telecom Institute) and ITIDA (Information Technology Industry Development Agency) to replicate its experience implementing the BharatNet project in rural India and NKN (National Knowledge Network) projects in Egypt.
Tejas Networks said that other broad areas of cooperation will include building local manufacturing and R&D facilities for Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) products, capacity building of Egyptian engineers and technicians on state-of-the-art telecom and networking technologies, and setting up technical support services in Egypt, both for customers in the country as well as for the broader African and Middle East region.
Find out more Airtel Madagascar launches Airtel Satellite
15 March 2024
Airtel Madagascar launched a new satellite connectivity solution called ‘Airtel Satellite,’ which should allow its local subsidiary to improve the coverage of its services in Madagascar and to be more competitive in the face of competition.
“With maximum service availability and a guarantee of uninterrupted connectivity, Airtel Madagascar is part of the future and brings to the market a very high speed, low latency and highly resilient connectivity service,” said Anne Catherine Tchokonté, general manager of Airtel Madagascar.
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