#ethio telecom

The Ethiopan government has announced a proposal bid for the privatization of government-owned telecommunications company known as ‘Ethio Telecom’. The authorities of the East African country had part of the bidding process invited private investors to acquire a 40 percent stake in the country’s official Telcom service provider. Ethiopia Finance Ministry, in the fore front of the bidding process…

エチオピアの国営通信会社であるEthio telecom（エチオ・テレコム）は、今週、首都アディスアベバのゴラ・セフェル地区にファーウェイ製のモジュラー型データセンターを開設したと発表しました。 既存データセンターのリプレースとして開設されたこの施設は、 Tier III規格に準拠し、最大800台のサーバーが収容可能です。 施設は当初、モバイルマネーやビジネスサポートシステムなどの既存サービスを提供し、将来的にはコロケーションやクラウドサービスなどの新規事業にも対応できるキャパシティを確保していきます。 ファーウェイとZTEは、Ethio…

Internet Shutdown In Western Ethiopia

Several western Ethiopian towns are reported to have been experiencing an internet shutdown since Monday. The state-run and only service provider in the country, Ethio-telecom, has not explained the cause of the shutdown. In some areas, mobile call services are also not working.

It is not clear if this is related to a surge in violence in the past two years, which has included killings of…

Internet Restored In Ethiopia After Week-Long Shutdown #ANNnews

Ethiopia’s state-run monopoly telecoms provider-Ethio telecom- has restored internet access and apologized for the internet shutdown in many parts of the country that lasted for more than a week. But no explanation was given for the shutdown. Ethio says customers would not be charged for the week they spent without online access.

It is widely believed the internet was blocked to prevent cheating…

Institutional Reforms Must Precede Ethiopia’s Privatization Schemes

Yohannes Gedamu (Ph.D Ethiopia’s young reformist Premier, Abiy Ahmed, has outlined his administration’s vision for the country in a well-received speech as well as the question and answer session, that was conducted at the request of Ethiopia’s House of Representatives on Monday, June 18th, 2018. After the inaugural speech he delivered on April 2, 2018, the Prime Minister’s latest public…