Telecom Egypt introduced VoLTE service in Egypt

July 23, 2021
Telecom Egypt Total Mobile Subscriptions
July 23rd, 2021
Telecom Egypt has rolled out its 4G voice calls service with VoLTE technology in the Egyptian telecom market. The launch was possible with the collaboration of Ericsson, as well as Nokia and Huawei on other networks. This provides customers with a high quality of voice calls and allow them to make calls and use data services via 4G technology at the same time. Voice call connections over 4G powered by Ericsson takes less than two seconds compared to 10 seconds on non-VoLTE networks. The Managing Director and CEO of Telecom Egypt, Adel Hamed, said that the company is the only telecom company in Egypt that has frequencies in the 700 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2600 MHz bands. VoLTE is considered a highly-efficient wireless technology providing high-quality audio calls for subscribers in terms of voice purity and clarity. Furthermore,...
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Saudi Sports Company rolls out SSC channels and partners with MBC to broadcast sports competitions
July 23, 2021
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July 23rd, 2021
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castLabs collaborates with OSN to launch new streaming platform
July 23, 2021
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July 23rd, 2021
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Zamtel partners with Mastercard for online transactions and transfers
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July 22nd, 2021
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Telkom rolls out new music streaming app ‘Telkom Music’ in South Africa
July 22, 2021
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July 22nd, 2021
Telkom has introduced its new music streaming platform ‘’Telkom Music’’ in South Africa. Introduced in collaboration with Tencent-owned JOOX, the platform is available on the Huawei AppGallery ...

Orange launched 5G pilot test in Mali
July 21, 2021
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July 21st, 2021
Mobile operator Orange Mali has launched a 5G pilot in Mali's capital Bamako, inviting subscribers to be the first to test the new network. According to local media reports, this pilot phase ha...

OSN selects Comcast Technology Solutions for its streaming service in MENA
July 20, 2021
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beIN Sports draws over 1billion viewers during UEFA Euro 2020 and COPA America 2021
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July 19th, 2021
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