TE to receive 4G spectrum by mid-year, will sign domestic roaming agreement within days -Gadalla

Telecom Egypt (TE) expects to receive its 4G spectrum from the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) by the end of 2Q17, CEO Tamer Gadalla told Al Shorouk. Once TE receives the spectrum, he says, the company will begin testing its 4G services. Gadalla added that TE is in “advanced stages” of negotiations with one of the MNOs, which he refused to name, over an agreement for domestic roaming. He says an agreement could be signed “within days” and says a similar agreement could be signed with the other two “without having to resort to NTRA.