Vodafone, Safaricom beat MTN to Ethiopia licence - Mobile World Live 24 MAY 2021
Ethiopia awarded a consortium including Vodafone Group, Vodacom and Safaricom a licence to become the country’s first private mobile operator, though a bid led by MTN Group to become a second new entrant was rejected.
In a statement concluding the lengthy process of opening up the country’s telecoms market, the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) and The Ministry of Finance confirmed Global Partnership for Ethiopia consortium had been successful in its bid.
Global Partnership for Ethiopia comprises Vodafone and its affiliates alongside finance partners CDC Group, Sumitomo Corporation and the US Development Finance Corporation.
Lawmakers reintroduce bill to finance 5G projects in 22 European countries tech (Getty Images) May 21, 2021 | FEDSCOOP
House lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would let the federal agency responsible for financing private development projects abroad fund 5G infrastructure development in 22 countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
Under the Transatlantic Telecommunications Security Act, the U.S. Development Finance Corporation would work with relevant agencies improve the resilience of vulnerable telecommunications networks by providing early- and late-stage project support and replacing potentially compromised equipment.
The bill was first proposed towards the end of the last legislation session in December 2020, when it was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee but never taken up. It is co-sponsored by Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.
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