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The next "India-Africa ICT Expo" set to take place in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia on August 9–10, 2023, was discussed during a meeting between the Director General of Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) and the Ethiopian Ambassador to India, Demeke Atnafu.

Ethio Telecom has revealed its three-year growth plan, which includes the annual business plan for the 2023/24 fiscal year. It plans to offer local and international products and services to the market, expand telebirr's access, service types, and partner network, enhance service delivery, and increase customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty.

Ethio telecom's Mobile Money business, Telebirr, had 34.3 million subscribers and a total transaction value of Birr 679.2 billion in the 2022/23 fiscal year. The company generated a total revenue of Birr 75.8 billion, achieving 101% of its target. The total number of subscribers reached 72 million, an increase of 8% from the previous year. Mobile voice subscribers were 69.5 million, data and internet users were 33.9 million, and fixed broadband subscribers were 618.3K.

Viditure Technology Solution PLC announced that it was set to launch its all-new digital/E-signature application, Weleta. Weleta, which will be the first digital signature technology in Ethiopia, is expected to replace wet signatures with electronic ones.

Ethio Telecom, Techno Mobile, and Transsion Manufacturing Company have entered into a strategic partnership to provide smartphones in Ethiopia. The partnership aims to increase smartphone penetration, promote affordability, and bridge the digital divide in the country.

Ethio Telecom and the Oromia Regional State’s Revenues Bureau have signed an agreement to implement a digital tax payment system through the Telebirr platform. This new system will replace the manual tax collection system, which has been causing unnecessary time and resource wastage for taxpayers.

BIO-key International, a provider of identity and access management (IAM) solutions, has partnered with Savvy Information Technology to offer its solutions to customers in Ethiopia.

The International Finance Cooperation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which are members of the World Bank Group, have announced an investment in Safaricom Ethiopia's greenfield telecommunications network across Ethiopia. The investment includes an equity investment, a loan, and guarantees to support the ongoing construction and operation of the network.

Prepay Nation and Safaricom Ethiopia have partnered to allow Ethiopians living abroad to send mobile airtime to their loved ones back home. The partnership is expected to benefit over 2.5 million Ethiopians who live outside of their country, particularly in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Netherlands.

TECNO Mobile, a leading mobile device manufacturer, held a high-profile exclusive event at the Addis Ababa Science Museum to unveil its latest and revolutionary cellphone mode, the Phantom V Fold ahead of its availability for Ethiopian cellphone consumers. The event marks a significant milestone for the company, as it brings its innovative new product to one of Africa's fastest-growing economies with a population of over 110 million people and home to a rapidly-growing consumer base, hungry for the latest mobile technology.