Camtel Officially Opens Shareholding By IT Web Africa May 31, 2019 State-owned telco Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) is poised to generate more revenue by selling shares to public and private investors after officially opening up its capital. This follows a decree issued by the country's President Paul Biya on 28 May 2019. "Camtel's shareholding may be [...]
South Atlantic Inter Link Connecting Cameroon to Brazil Fully Connected Huawei Marine Press Release September 5, 2018 Fortaleza, Brazil - The South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) consortium announced the completion of the close to 6000km marine installation of its 25-year life- span transatlantic fiber optic subsea cable on September 4th. This marks a significant milestone: for [...]
By James Barton, Developing Telecoms October 12, 2017 The ICT sector in Cameroon contributes only about 3.5% of GDP, which is low for the region. The sector requires considerable development for the country to make better use of the digital economy, according to Research & Markets. To this end the government has in train its [...]
By GBTIMES Beijing June 28, 2017 Huawei Marine Networks and China Unicom on Tuesday signed an agreement with Cameroon Telecommunications to build the South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL). According to the contract with Cameroon's national telecommunications and Internet service provider Camtel, China Unicom will be responsible for the construction and maintenance of the 6,000-kilometre-long submarine cable system. Huawei Marine [...]
