To end the prolonged established Libyan state monopoly on the telecom sector, Libya’s Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba said his government will aim to open the country’s telecoms sector up to competition. Aldabaiba said that his government will seek to increase competition by privatizing the sector during the rest of the time his government has […]
Karim Husami
Journalist for 8 years in print media, with a bachelor degree in Political Science and International Affairs. Masters in Media communications.
Kenyan operator Safaricom announced, late last week, plans to invest an initial $600 million in Ethiopia, as the telecom company looks to begin moving in its operations within the country following the liberalization of its telecoms sector. Safaricom’s chief executive Peter Ndegwa has suggested an expense of between $1.5 billion and $2 billion will be […]
The global chip shortage had a spectacular effect on the tech industry for over a year, with many telecom and tech companies delaying the launch of their products due to material shortages or to the effects of the global semiconductor shortage or other factors. As such, a series of news regarding the gaming hardware over […]
Smart Communications has revealed that its in-deployment 5G network now extends to 6,400 base transceiver stations (BTS), surpassing its own target of 3,800 for 2021. Alfredo S. Panlilio, PLDT Inc and Smart Communications President and CEO said, “Off the back of the huge number of 5G base stations that we built this year will be […]
Spotify will acquire audiobook distribution company Findaway, in an attempt to balance its catalog and creator tools in a similar fashion to its podcast offerings, the company said on Thursday. The company, based in Ohio, boasts a catalog of more than 325,000 titles, according to its website, having partnerships with Apple, Amazon, and other retail […]
After conducting a poll on Twitter last Saturday asking users whether he should sell 10 percent of his stocks, Elon Musk sold on Wednesday 900,000 shares of Tela’s stock, earning over $1.1 billion. This move was done to pay tax obligations for stock options. The company that is managing his businesses sold earlier in the […]
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings anticipates leniency from Beijing in allowing the use of ‘metaverse’ virtual environment services throughout the country under the condition that it is in line with Chinese rules and regulations, the company said in its first public comments on the metaverse. According to a post-earnings call done on Wednesday, Tencent would […]
Uber has been sued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday over “wait time” fees charged to passengers with physical disabilities. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that Uber went against Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ride hailing app […]
The ongoing armed conflict in Ethiopia has led Safaricom, whose license-winning consortium in the country gives permissions for operations to begin next year, has reportedly evacuated its employees. Safaricom plans were expanding to the point where it had seconded staff to run Ethiopian operations for products and network development, that were in readiness to begin […]
The growth in 5G and equity gains led SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, to announce on Wednesday, that its third-quarter net income rose 88 percent on-year. It also recorded 5 trillion won in revenue and 400 billion won in operating income during the third quarter, an increase of 5 percent and 11.7 […]