Ethio telecom, formerly known as the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC), is a state-owned telecommunications company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Established in 1952 as the Imperial Board of Telecommunications of Ethiopia (IBTE), the company has gone through several reorganisations, becoming the Ethiopian Telecommunications Service in 1975, the Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority in 1981, and finally ETC in 1996. It is the primary internet and telephone service provider in Ethiopia and holds a monopoly over all telecommunications services in the country. The Ethiopian government owns Ethio telecom, and the company is part of the "Big-5" group of state-owned corporations in Ethiopia. From 2010 to 2013, Ethio telecom was managed by France Télécom under a management contract arrangement. The company generates significant revenue for the Ethiopian government. Its international traffic links and communication services primarily utilise its earth station at Sululta, which transmits and receives to both the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean satellites.
3G Network
The company launched 3G UMTS services over B1 (2100 MHz) in January 2009.
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4G Network
In March 2015 Ethio Telecom launched 4G LTE services over the B3 (1800 MHz) band, providing peak DL data rates up to 150 Mbps.
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5G Network
Using mid-band spectrum the company launched its commercial 5G network in September 2023, after more than a year in testing.
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