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The Egyptian Ministry of Finance, the main shareholder of Telecom Egypt, has confirmed that the government is considering selling more of its stake in the telecom operator. 

Telecom Egypt signed an agreement with Grid Telecom, a subsidiary of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) in Greece, to build a submarine cable connecting Egypt and Greece across the Mediterranean.

Ookla, a global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence, testing applications and technology, presented Telecom Egypt with the Speedtest Awards for “Fastest Fixed Network and Best Mobile Video Experience” in Egypt, among several awards given by Ookla. Egypt also provides the Fastest Fixed Network Speeds of any country in Africa. Telecom Egypt has played a pivotal role in driving growth within the local ICT market, capitalizing on its vast infrastructure, one of the largest in the region.

MTN South Africa and MTN GlobalConnect, in partnership with the 2Africa consortium, which includes China Mobile International, Meta, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, center3, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, are pleased to land the 45,000 km 2Africa cable in Yzerfontein and Duynefontein, South Africa.

e& international signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tunisie Telecom to join the “e& partner networks” business program developed to collaborate with telecom-operating companies in regional markets.

As companies across Africa accelerate their digital transformation, China Mobile International (CMI) works with partners to build infrastructure and services to advance connectivity and help shape a brighter digital future. 

Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region, announced that the company newly acquired the first Tier III Certification of operational sustainability GOLD in Africa, a designation that ensures Telecom Egypt’s customers will receive the highest levels of availability, technical resiliency and effective and efficient operations.

The Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, inaugurated “Red2Med,” a new submarine cable of Telecom Egypt, accompanied by the Red Sea Governor, Amr Hanafi, and Adel Hamed, Telecom Egypt CEO and managing director.