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Ethiopias Liberalisation: Two bidders revealed
2021-04-26 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
As one of the final telecoms monopolies in the world and with a population of over 110 million, Ethiopia is seen as a huge opportunity for numerous enterprising telecoms operators around the world. It was over a year ago that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed moved to implement economic reforms including the liberalisation of the country’s telecoms sector, promising two new entrants to the market…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Ethiopias new telco licences are not guaranteed
2021-03-04 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The liberalisation of Ethiopia’s telecoms market has been much anticipated for almost three years now. As one of the world’s last telecoms monopolies, as well as a country with a huge population, the opportunity for new telcos would be enormous, attracting potential entrants from around the world. But with only two licences to be made available, the competition is set to be fierce. This is just as well, since the government is expecting a significant payday…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Not liberal enough: World Bank critical of Ethiopias liberalisation plans
2021-02-22 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The liberalisation of Ethiopia’s telecoms sector later this year is highly anticipated by many players all over the world, with the cessation of one of the world’s last telecoms monopolies in the form of Ethio Telecom offering a wealth of opportunities in an enormous market. Two new licences are up for grabs for foreign bidders, which has attracted the interest of numerous major firms from across the African continent and beyond. Alongside a consortiumconsisting Kenya’s Safaricom, Vodafone and Vodacom, named Global Partnership for Ethiopia…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Ethiopia's new telecoms entrants soon to be named
2020-11-04 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Ethiopia’s telecoms monopoly is finally coming to its end, with the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed targetting February 2021 for the final steps of opening the national telecoms market to the world Ahmed, who became PM in 2018, has long been driving for market liberalisation…read more on TotalTele.com »
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CANAL+ to launch Ethiopia's first pay DTH platform
2020-07-28 08:00:18| Digital TV News
Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) and CANAL+ have signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for Ku capacity on EUTELSAT 7C to support the launch by CANAL+ of a premium DTH platform in Ethiopia at the beginning of 2021.
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