The long-awaited 3G launch in December 2013 kicked off a period of rapid expansion in infrastructure and upgrades to service quality that have created new avenues for growth in the increasingly competitive mobile telecoms sector. The Algerian market has shown rapid take-up of new technology in the last decade, with the mobile penetration rate jumping from 1.43% in 2002...
What impact will a unified licensing regime have on Egypt’s telecoms sector?
Fast-changing, competitive and an important magnet for foreign and private-sector investment, the Egyptian telecoms sector is one of the most dynamic parts of the country’s economy, having weathered the economic slowdown over the past few years.
With a large domestic market and a strong export-oriented sector, Egypt’s ICT industry is one of the economy’s leading magnets for investment. Internet use is growing rapidly but still has substantial scope to expand, while public and private sector bodies are increasingly using ICT to enhance their operations.
The turbulence Egypt has experienced since early 2011 have made attracting investments more difficult in several sectors, but thanks to strong domestic demand, ICT has been something of an exception and has weathered the volatility better than most.
On September 3, 2014, the Egyptian government approved the activation of unified fixed-line and mobile telecoms licences after years of discussion. The National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) hopes to have a telecoms sector with four players holding identical unified licences, allowing them to provide both mobile and fixed-line services in a market that will be...
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