internet
Ministry: Mobile subscriptions down 4.40%, Internet up by 24.75%
Business
March 24, 2015
Ministry: Mobile subscriptions down 4.40%, Internet up by 24.75%
Mobile subscriptions have seen a decline in their annual growth rate from 99.70 million users in December 2013, to 95.32…
GSMA: Mobile phone users to increase by one billion in next 5 years
Egypt
March 3, 2015
GSMA: Mobile phone users to increase by one billion in next 5 years
Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) has announced that by 2020 the number of mobile phone users will increase by one…
Experts: Winning the Internet war is key in IS fight
Egypt
February 20, 2015
Experts: Winning the Internet war is key in IS fight
The Internet has become a crucial battleground in the fight against jihadist propaganda and Western nations need to step up…
PM forms committee to amend Internet laws
Egypt
February 17, 2015
PM forms committee to amend Internet laws
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb decided to form a committee to amend Internet laws on Tuesday. The aim is to empower the…
Jihadists increasingly wary of Internet, experts say
Egypt
January 31, 2015
Jihadists increasingly wary of Internet, experts say
After having used the Internet profusely for propaganda and recruitment, jihadist organisations have realised that investigators are gleaning crucial information…
Freedom House: Egypt down in freedom ranking for 2013-2014
Egypt
December 7, 2014
Freedom House: Egypt down in freedom ranking for 2013-2014
Egypt’s declined in the 2014 freedom ranking conducted by Freedom House, a US-based observer of world human rights statuses, designated…
Communications minister not satisfied with Internet service
Egypt
October 31, 2014
Communications minister not satisfied with Internet service
Minister of Communications Atef Helmy said he was not completely satisfied with the Internet services. “We must improve the service,”…
Egypt Internet users reach 44.5 million in May
Business
August 8, 2014
Egypt Internet users reach 44.5 million in May
The number of Internet users in Egypt reached 44.5 million in June 2014, up 33.82 percent from a year ago,…
Telecom Egypt: Fire cut off communications and Internet
Egypt
June 3, 2014
Telecom Egypt: Fire cut off communications and Internet
Telecom Egypt said certain communication services, such as voice and data transfers, were partially cut off in different areas as…
New report says mobile users in Egypt increased to 99.7 million by end of 2013
Business
February 23, 2014
New report says mobile users in Egypt increased to 99.7 million by end of 2013
Egypt's mobile market gained 3.6 million subscribers and 240,000 internet users, while fixed-line services decreased by 150,000, according to a…