Telecom Egypt and Orange Egypt sign roaming deal
13 October 2022
Telecom Egypt and Orange Egypt have signed a five-year local roaming agreement to augment mobile coverage, particularly for voice and data.
“Signing this agreement confirms the depth of strategic relationship between Telecom Egypt and Orange Egypt and the two companies’ keenness to develop the system of services provided in the Egyptian telecom market,” said Telecom Egypt Managing Director and CEO Adel Hamed. “The new agreement contributes to strengthening the capacity of the company’s competitiveness with its technical, commercial and financial advantages most notably the realisation of financial savings in the provision of mobile phone services starting in 2023 and the consequent improvement in the profit margins for those services. At the same time, Telecom Egypt continues to implement its plan to expand in building its own mobile stations throughout the republic (Egypt) in order to eventually ensure that its customers receive the best level of communication services.”
Find out more Liquid to offer SMEs new connectivity via satellite
13 October 2022
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Eutelsat Communications have signed a multi-year, multi-beam agreement for capacity on EUTELSAT KONNECT to meet the connectivity needs of SMEs and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) customers in Uganda, South Sudan and eastern parts of the DRC.
The agreement will see Liquid use the EUTELSAT KONNECT capacity to deliver affordable internet services in locations underserved by terrestrial networks. Liquid already uses connectivity from EUTELSAT 7B for VSAT services in sub-Saharan Africa.
“We offer satellite services in over 27 African countries, impacting the lives of over 1.3 billion people. With this agreement, we will expand our service portfolio to include Ka-band services for the first time,” said Scott Mumford, CEO of Liquid Satellite Services. “We have always been early innovators and investors towards initiatives and technology that will help us realise our vision of creating a digitally connected future that leaves no African behind.”
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Three UK and Freshwave to combat poor mobile 4G indoor connectivity
13 October 2022
Three UK has partnered with Freshwave on the operator’s first deployments of the Neutral Host In-Building mobile specification. Following two successful pilot tests at offices in London, the approach has been selected by Three UK to augment its 4G indoor connectivity.
Some 80% of mobile phone calls originate from indoors, but modern building materials make it more difficult for the outdoor macro signal to penetrate inside. As a result, many buildings harbour mobile signal dead zones which can reduce productivity and increase frustration. Accordingly, in-building small cell systems bring network indoors with guaranteed quality of service, without placing extra pressure on the outdoor macro.
Find out more PLDT begins work on Asia Direct Cable system
13 October 2022
PLDT Group is set to inaugurate the construction of its fourth cable landing station and the initial construction phase of the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) system by the end of 2022. These two new projects follow the completion of the Philippines largest hyperscale data centre and the activation of Jupiter, the fastest international cable direct to the US and Japan.
“After the successful launch and activation of Jupiter, PLDT hopes to lead the country to become the best transpacific cable hub in Asia, as we work on delivering additional subsea cables and new cable landing stations in 2024,” said former PLDT VP and technology advisor for enterprise, Victor Aliwalas.
The ADC cable is expected to be completed by the end of next year, while the cable landing station in Baler, Aurora, will be completed by 2024, and will supplement PLDT’s international gateway on the northern and eastern borders.
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