Technology Archives - Page 7 of 12

12 Oct

Africa Mobile Broadband Summit kicks off in Dubai

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAfricamobilebroadbandsummit, Dubai, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Ethiopianews, GSMA, UAE

Huawei and GSMA Intelligence held the Africa Mobile Broadband Summit 2023 in Dubai. The event brought together African telecom regulators, industry organizations, carriers, think tanks, and industry partners to discuss a wide range of topics, including expanding mobile coverage, increasing 4G uptake, and managing the region's evolution towards 5G. Li Peng, Huawei's Corporate Senior Vice President and President of the company's Carrier BG said at the summit, "As the continent with the youngest population in the world, Africa is full of digital potential. Li Peng noted that quality mobile broadband networks are the cornerstone of digital infrastructure, and they need…

07 Oct

China commences to build a center of technological excellence in Ethiopia

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, COE, Ethiochina, EthioNegari, Ethiopia

The construction of this technological excellence center will cost nine billion birr The Ethiopian Electricity Service and the Chinese Civil Engineering Corporation have signed a contract document to build a technology excellence center. The construction of the center of excellence will be built on the premises of the institute located in Kotebe, Addis Ababa and 9.3 billion birr has been allocated for the project. The agreement was signed by the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Electricity Service, Shiferaw Telila and the Executive Managing Director of China Civil Engineering Corporation's Ethiopian branch, Wu Jui. Mr Shiferaw stated that when the center…

06 Oct

Itel Mobile donates 500,000 birr to Ethiopia’s charity organization

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Ethiopianews, itelmobile, Mudaycharitableorganization

Itel, a leading global mobile phone brand, announced its latest CSR initiative, Love Always in Ethiopia which today provided support and resources to locally based Muday charitable organization with more than 500 students under its care, the support included a range of school and hygiene material worth more than half a million birr. The ceremony took place at the premises of the Muday Charitable Association, attended by itel Ethiopia's brand manager, as well as the esteemed Muday Mitiku, founder and president of the Muday Charitable Association. The event marked a significant milestone in itel's commitment to giving back to society…

05 Oct

The CEO of Ethio Telecom won the Young African Leaders Award

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Ethiopianews, EthioTelecom, Firehiwottamiru, Youngafricaaward

Firehiwot Tamiru, the CEO of Ethio Telecom listed as among 100 young African leaders who play an important role in Africa's economic development by #Choiseul100Africa. "Choiseul 100 Africa" is a study conducted by the Choiseul Institute, a French institution that identifies and recognizes 200 young African leaders aged 40 and under to bring Africa to a higher level of economic, social, and cultural development. In a statement about the award, the company said, "…we are very proud to realize that it is an encouraging recognition for the work and efforts we have done and are doing to accelerate digital transformation…

16 Sep

EBG Unveils FAW Duty Trucks Imported For Ethiopian Market

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, Carmarketethiopia, Equatorialbusinessgroup, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, FAW

Equatorial Business Group (EBG) announces that duty trucks import Chinese-made small, medium, and heavy trucks to the Ethiopian market. In 2021 EBG acquired the distribution rights for FAW (First Automotive Works) brand for Ethiopia. EBG has sought to expand its product and brand offering in Ethiopia through theintroduction of FAW's wide automotive product range, which encompasses passenger vehicles to all sizes of trucks and heavy-duty trucks. EBG is launching the FAW Brand and truck range in Ethiopia, bringing the World'sglobal leading sales truck brand to Ethiopian customers. FAW is a global Brand with a richhistory in the automotive industry dating…

09 Sep

Ethio Telecom launches 5G network service throughout Addis Ababa

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, Technology5G, 5Gnetwork, AddisAbaba, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Ethiopianews, EthioTelecom, Telecomservices

Ethio Telecom has officially launched the fifth generation (5G) mobile service in Addis Ababa. The institute has previously launched the 5G mobile service in the selected parts of Addis Ababa and Adama at the pre-market test stage. The new service that launched today is in operations in 145 stations located in different areas of Addis Ababa. According to Ethio Telecom, the newly introduced 5G mobile network service have a speed of up to 10 gigabytes per second. It is also stated that 5G service is especially beneficial for sectors such as manufacturing plants, agriculture, and medicine that want to be…

29 Aug

Huawei launches ICT Competition for 2023–2024

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, China, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Huawei, Ictcompetion

Huawei Ethiopia organized the ICT competition winners award ceremony with the objectives of recognizing the 7th Huawei ICT Competition winner students and motivating others today in Addis Ababa. Huawei ICT Competition for 2023–2024 is also launched. Huawei Technologies has been running the 7th Huawei ICT Competition 2023 in collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education, which has attracted over 1500 university students. Dr. Solomon Abraha, ministry of Education, CEO governance and infrastructure awarded 18 students at the ceremony. Nine global final competition winners received Huawei tablets, while the rest of the regional competition winners received Huawei armbands. Dr. Solomon, stated during…

21 Aug

Ethiopia issues first private aircraft maintenance license

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, aircrafts, Aviation, Aviationnews, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Ethiopianews, onemro

The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has issued a private aircraft maintenance license for the first time. The authority gave its first aircraft maintenance license to One M.R.O. The private aircraft maintenance institution was established in 2013 and is in operation in other African countries. The authority gave the license to this organization based on five international standards set by the office. The maintenance license granted to the facility will enable it to repair Boeing 737 Classic and Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. One M.R.O. Quality Assurance and Safety Manager Mr. Andualem Selshi said that his company is currently providing services…

16 Aug

Ethiopia allocates $34 million to buy new vehicles

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, Automotivetender, Cartendersethiopia, China, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Newcar, Tenderethiopia, Vehicles

Three Chinese authomative companies agreed to sell 312 vehicles to Ethiopia The Chinese automotive companies named Zhongton Shanxi and Shanghai have won the international tenders issued by Ethiopia to purchase vehicles. Ethiopia has allocated a budget of $34 million for the purchase of the vehicles. The Government Procurement Service, at the request of the Ministry of Finance, issued a tender for the purchase of vehicles for the federal offices and universities. The number of vehicles to be purchased is 312 and they are powered by electricity and fuel. $34.1 million will be spent on the purchase of vehicles, of which…

16 Aug

Safaricom Ethiopia goes live wih M-PESA

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, TechnologyAddisAbaba, digitalfinance, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Mobilemoney, Mpesa, Safaricom, Safaricomethiopia

M-PESA, Safaricom Ethiopia’s Mobile Financial Services, goes live today three months after receiving the Payment Instrument Issuer License from the National Bank of Ethiopia. In preparation for launch, M-PESA has undergone a rigorous three-month pilot and testing, completed the technical readiness, secured key partnerships with Banks, recruited, trained, and onboarded M-PESA agents. All Safaricom Ethiopia customers are eligible for the services offered by M-PESA and can dial *733# on their Safaricom line both for android and IOS. The app is currently ready in 5 languages for android devices and available on play store; and will be available for IOS devices…