The company said it would focus on its existing 14 African markets and would not bid for a licence in Ethiopia
Ever since the Ethiopian government announced in 2019 that it would be liberalising the country’s telecoms sector, there has been a flurry of interest from players all around the globe, looking to capitalise on this previously untapped market.
As well as selling a minority stake in state-owned Ethio Telecom, the national regulator also plans to make two licences available to international operators, with the tender process gaining interest from players such as Orange, STC, and MTN.
Butt not, it seems, from Airtel Africa.
Huawei Targets Ethiopia as Telecoms Industry Opens Up
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(Bloomberg)
Huawei Technologies Corp. is positioning itself to get more business in Ethiopia, as the East African economy opens up its telecommunications sector.
“Ethiopia is rising and becoming much more important for the future,” Loise Tamalgo, Huawei’s head of public relations for 22 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, said in an interview in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan.
“Our strategy is very simple,” Tamalgo said. The company plans to leverage its position as a vendor of the state-owned monopoly Ethio Telecom to bid for opportunities in the country, he said.
“Our strategy is very simple,” Mr Tamalgo said. The company plans to leverage its position as the main vendor of the state-owned monopoly Ethio Telecom to bid for opportunities in the country, he said.
Liberalisation of the telecom industry is at the forefront of what Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in 2018 would be a wide-ranging privatisation program. The plan was intended to bring in much needed foreign exchange and boost the economy, while improving connectivity across the Horn of Africa nation.
The country is seeking to double its mobile towers to about 14,000, which would require an investment of up to $1.1 billion, and build out its fibre-optic network from less than 30,000 km currently, according to the Ethiopian Communications Authority. It also plans to sell a 40 per cent stake in Ethio Telecom and issue two new telecom licenses next year.
Huawei Planning to Move Regional Office from DRC to Ethiopia
Huawei Technologies Corp. seeks to get more business in Ethiopia and is likely to move its regional office from the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) to Ethiopia, where it currently has a country office. Huawei s move is aimed at Ethiopia s economy opening up its telecommunications sector, Bloomberg reported.
“Ethiopia is rising and becoming much more important for the future,” Loise Tamalgo, Huawei’s head of public relations for 22 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, said in an interview in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan.
“Our strategy is very simple,” Tamalgo said. The company plans to leverage its position as the main vendor of the state-owned monopoly Ethio Telecom to bid for opportunities in the country, he said.
Huawei Targets Ethiopia as Telecoms Industry Opens Up
Bloomberg 1/12/2021
Huawei Technologies Corp. is positioning itself to get more business in Ethiopia, as the East African economy opens up its telecommunications sector.
“Ethiopia is rising and becoming much more important for the future,” Loise Tamalgo, Huawei’s head of public relations for 22 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, said in an interview in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan.
“Our strategy is very simple,” Tamalgo said. The company plans to leverage its position as a vendor of the state-owned monopoly Ethio Telecom to bid for opportunities in the country, he said.
Liberalization of the telecom industry is at the forefront of what Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in 2018 would be a wide-ranging privatization program. The plan was intended to bring in much-needed foreign exchange and boost the economy, while improving connectivity across the Horn of Africa nation.