Telecommunication Sector Reform: The Controversial Key To Ethiopia’s Economic Recovery?

By Behailu Shiferaw Mihirete (12 May 2022) Efforts to liberalise and digitalise Ethiopia’s economy have picked up an unprecedented pace since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in April 2018. Reforms to the telecommunications sector, hitherto dominated by the state-owned Ethio Telecom, have been identified by Abiy’s government as the foundation of economic and digital

Google Translate added Afan Oromo & Tigrigna to its service

Technology giants Google has added a list of 24 new languages ​​to its Google Translate service. The languages are spoken by more than 300 million people, including  Tigringna and Afan Oromo. Of these, 10 are spoken in Africa, including Afan Oromo, Tigrinya, Twi, Bambara, Creo, Luganda. Afan Oromo is spoken in Ethiopia and Kenya, and

Things You Should Know About 5G

5G is the 5th generation mobile network. It is a new global wireless standard after 4G networks. 5G enables a new kind of network that is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices. 5G wireless technology is meant to deliver higher multi-Gbps peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, more reliability, massive network

Dr. Rediet Abebe becomes a member of the 2022 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows and receives $200,000

Dr. Rediet Abebe becomes a member of the 2022 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows and receives $200,000. She is one of the 28 scholars, journalists, and authors selected for the fellowship who received funding to support their work ranging from climate change to political polarization. Dr. Rediet is the first black female Computer Scientist in

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Ethio Telecom to launch fifth generation mobile network (5G) on Monday

Ethio Telecom has announced that it will launch the world’s fifth generation mobile network (5G) service. He said that he has completed the necessary preparations for this. The company said in a letter to Fana Broadcasting Corporation that it will launch the world’s fifth-generation mobile network (5G) service on Monday, May 9, 2022 at the

Ethio Telecom Launches Telegebeya Online Sales Platform

Ethio telecom, since the recent past years has been on visible and multifaceted strategic reforms, stemming from telecom infrastructures expansion and latest technologies deployment to massive tariff reduction and emerging new telecom services and products in order to provide reliable and quality services, thereby meeting the ever increasing demands of its customers. As part of

EthioTelecom launched a Wireless to The Home (Home 4G/WTTx) service

EthioTelecom launched a Wireless to The Home (Home 4G/WTTx) service which enables the company to provide alternative high speed broadband internet service in the areas where wired broadband service is not accessible. Also the company inaugurated the renovation of 24 premium business centers aimed at providing fast and convenient services to  customers and designed with

The decision to privatize Ethio-Telecom’s 40% stake has been postponed

The government has decided to extend the idea of ​​privatizing Ethio-Telecom’s 40 percent stake indefinitely. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said in a statement that the government’s decision to partially privatize the institution was extended due to the changing macro-economic situation at the national and international levels. In particular, the country’s macroeconomic situation and the

“If a 4-year-old can operate it, anyone can” – HaHu Scripts

The art of speaking, writing, and reading are integral to everyday life, where language is the primary tool for expression and communication. It can reflect sophistication by expressing society, lifestyle, phenomena, and culture. One of the oldest languages in Ethiopia is Geez,  a language spoken by Agazians, where their origin is obscured in time. Ge’ez