ADDIS ABABA, May 9 (Reuters) - State-owned operator Ethio Telecom launched a 5G mobile phone service on Monday in a key step ahead of competition from new entrants in an industry that has been closed ...

Addis Ababa, February 12, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethio telecom announced that it has generated 61.9 billion birr in the first half of the 2016/17 Ethiopian Fiscal Year. Ethio telecom's CEO, Frehiwot Tamiru, ...

The telco, which serves over 70 million subscribers, confirmed it is initially offering 5G via 145 sites that have been deployed in the capital. This follows the pre-commercial 5G mobile broadband ...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Ethiopian state-owned telecoms company Ethio Telecom on Tuesday posted a 14% rise in half-year profit helped by growth in its mobile phone-based financial service ...

Last December, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched a “homegrown” economic reform blueprint to further the ambitious initiative of making Ethiopia a middle-income country by 2025 and an “African Icon of ...

JOHANNESBURG, June 30 (Reuters) - Ethio Telecom has signed up 4 million Ethiopians for a mobile money service that it launched in May, a document published by the Finance Ministry said, as the ...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's state-owned Ethio Telecom on Thursday reported a 20% rise in half-year revenue to 33.8 billion birr ($633 million). Subscribers to its mobile phone-based ...

Opening up Ethiopia’s economy to private investment and competition has been a key part of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s reform agenda. With a population of 110 million served by a single state provider ...

Addis Ababa, December 20, 2025 (ENA)—Ethiopia’s digital transformation is gaining momentum, driven by telecom expansion, strengthened cybersecurity, and a growing push for artificial intelligence, ...

Ethiopia has pledged to allow prospective owners of new telecom licenses to offer mobile-banking services at some point after entering the market, according to people familiar with the matter. The ...