Ethio Telecom begins 10% IPO

21 October 2024

The 10% initial public offering (IPO) of Ethio Telecom officially started on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange, the local stock exchange, on 16 October.

A total of 100 million ordinary shares are being made available to Ethiopians only. The share price is set at 300 birr. The minimum number of shares sold has been set at 33 for 9,900 birr while the maximum is 3,333 shares for 999,000 birr.

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Vertiv boosts data centre performance with Kenyan National Transport and Safety Authority

18 October 2024

Vertiv, Encapsulated East Africa Limited, and the Kenyan National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), recently deployed a new integrated modular data centre infrastructure solution to boost data centre performance and service delivery.

As part of its digital transformation strategy, the NTSA embarked on the modernisation of its Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS) to allow citizens to experience maximum service efficiencies when registering their motor vehicles, and to promote a positive economic impact within the country.

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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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