communication
Company unveils world’s first anti-bacterial smartphone
Life & Style
November 24, 2020
Company unveils world’s first anti-bacterial smartphone
Aimed at stopping the spread of germs, mobile phone and electronics company Bullitt has unveiled the world’s first anti-bacterial phone.…
Egypt’s first satellite for communication purposes to launch on November 22
Science
November 12, 2019
Egypt’s first satellite for communication purposes to launch on November 22
Egypt is planning to launch its first satellite for communication purposes, TIBA-1, on November 22. The satellite will be launched…
Prosecutors investigate oil spill in Red Sea
Egypt
April 27, 2019
Prosecutors investigate oil spill in Red Sea
Red Sea prosecutors on Sunday are investigating an oil spill in the Jebel al-Zayt coast, north of the Red Sea,…
Egypt announces new strategy to double number of e-commerce businesses by 2020
Business
April 21, 2018
Egypt announces new strategy to double number of e-commerce businesses by 2020
In further aims to expand the country’s e-commerce sector, Egypt revealed a plan to double the number of businesses selling products…
Vodafone resumes services following one-hour disruption
Technology
January 4, 2018
Vodafone resumes services following one-hour disruption
Vodafone 3G resumed normal service after the network experienced an hour-long disruption due to technical problems affecting the company’s mobile network.…
Internet ADSL prices will increase this September
Egypt
July 3, 2017
Internet ADSL prices will increase this September
Prices for internet ADSL services are scheduled to increase by 4 percent starting from September, a source from the communications…
Egypt drops 2 places to rank 100th in UN’s ICT development index
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Egypt drops 2 places to rank 100th in UN’s ICT development index
Egypt has fallen two ranks to be positioned in 100th place in a United Nations index measuring 167 countries' development…
Cable glitch cuts communications with south Sinai resort city
Egypt
May 13, 2015
Cable glitch cuts communications with south Sinai resort city
The South Sinai resort city of Taba was disconnected from the world early Wednesday morning after a major phone central…
Interior Ministry to launch own satellite channel
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Interior Ministry to launch own satellite channel
The Interior Ministry is preparing to launch a satellite channel to communicate with citizens, the interior minister said Sunday. “It…
Building resilient communication networks
Opinion
August 1, 2011
Building resilient communication networks
On 27 January, the Egyptian government shocked the world by cutting off Internet and mobile service to repress political activism.…