Ethiopia

5 Feb 2013 Ethio Telecom to replace infrastructure in parts of the capital
15 Jan 2013 FT-Orange determined to enter additional African countries
9 Jan 2013 Ethio Telecom to create new operating regions to improve network management
4 Jan 2013 Ethio Telecom confirms conclusion of FT-Orange’s management contract
17 Dec 2012 Ethio Telecom includes LTE in expansion contract
15 Oct 2012 ZTE and Huawei set to bag contracts for Ethiopian mobile expansion project?
20 Sep 2012 Ethio Telecom mobile base tops 17.26m at end-June
26 Jun 2012 Ethiopia denies barring VoIP services, explains reasoning behind draft legislation
18 Jun 2012 Ethiopia makes internet telephony services illegal
23 May 2012 Vodacom targets acquisitions in the USD100m range; Angola, Ethiopia, Uganda all pinpointed
9 Mar 2012 MTN Group targets ‘bolt-on’ deals inside ‘comfort zone’; Angola and Ethiopia pinpointed
29 Feb 2012 East Africa loses broadband as four submarine cables are severed in quick succession
31 Jan 2012 Verizon extends ‘Private IP’ service to Africa, Middle East
18 Jan 2012 Ethio Telecom drops fixed call rates to boost traffic, subscriber numbers
15 Sep 2011 Ethio Telecom reveals financial results, subscriber data for most recent financial year
5 Apr 2011 Ethio-Telecom unveils wide-ranging tariff changes across all services
3 Dec 2010 ETC rebrands and will be managed by France Telecom
14 Apr 2010 ETC and Gilat ink satellite network upgrade contract
31 Mar 2010 France Telecom inks management deal with ETC
19 Mar 2010 ETC and SEACOM ink undersea cable deal
2 Feb 2010 ETC selects unnamed French company to act as management partner
16 Oct 2009 BSNL considering network and operations management options with ETC
24 Jul 2009 ETC launches GPRS
6 Jul 2009 ETC unveils mobile network expansion, upgrade
30 Jan 2009 ETC details expansion and upgrade projects
7 Jan 2009 ETC launches 3G network
20 Nov 2008 ETC reiterates subscriber growth targets; ZTE to fund bulk of expansion
24 Oct 2008 ZTE signs USD400m Ethiopian contract
29 Jul 2008 ETC completes initial CDMA installation
2 Jul 2008 ZTE wins ETC deal
5 Dec 2007 ETC looks to 3G
11 Sep 2007 ETC starts issuing 1.2 million SIM cards
14 Aug 2007 Ethiopia-Sudan cable lit
9 Aug 2007 Ethiopia to provide 1.2 million phones for millennium guests
30 Apr 2007 ZTE wins USD200 million order from Ethiopia
10 Apr 2007 ETC reveals five-year plan
13 Mar 2007 ZTE agrees to loan ETC USD1.5 billion
12 Mar 2007 Ethiopia installs fibre-optic network
12 Oct 2006 ETC expands and upgrades fixed line services in eastern Ethiopia
11 Sep 2006 ETC contracts Chinese trio for fixed and mobile expansion
16 Aug 2006 ETC begins switchboard upgrade
5 Apr 2006 ETC rural connectivity project nears completion
13 Feb 2006 ETC launches first wholesale internet service
2 Dec 2005 ETC to increase capacity for 2.4 million users
21 Sep 2005 ETC to expand to rural areas
31 Aug 2005 ETB270 million ICT project set for launch
30 Aug 2005 ETC to launch ADSL in October
11 Aug 2005 ETC implements number changes
18 Jul 2005 ETC to spend ETB5.4 billion on expansion
23 Jun 2005 Thuraya launches in Ethiopia
9 May 2005 ETC launches broadband
7 Apr 2005 Ethiopia rolls out fibre-optic network
6 Apr 2005 Ethiopia to boost internet coverage
5 Apr 2005 ETC contracts Alcatel for network expansion
1 Apr 2005 ETC contracts Alcatel for expansion
24 Mar 2005 Mobile stampede strikes ETC
17 Mar 2005 ETC contracts Ericsson for GSM development
18 Feb 2005 ETC to be partially privatised in 2005
27 Jan 2005 ETC contracts Nokia for network upgrade
7 Dec 2004 ETC rolls out WiLL
22 Oct 2004 Minister calls for network development
25 Aug 2004 Nokia to upgrade ETC GSM
5 Jul 2004 ETC launches broadband network
26 Mar 2004 ETC orders WiLL network from Huawei