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The first phase of the expansion work on the taxiway of the Bole International Airport, Ethiopia was completed said the Ethiopian Airports Enterprise. The project was completed at a total cost of 1.1 billion birr.

The expansion project was intended to enhance the airport’s capacity to meet air traffic flow said Wondim Teklu, Head of Public Relations and Communications Service with the EAE.

Bole International Airport is able to offer service to 34 aircraft simultaneously following the completion of the first phase of expansion. The airport currently services up to 110 aircraft a day making it one of the busiest airports in East Africa according to sources.

The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has agreed to assist Ethiopia in technology transfer, restructuring its railways system and to give training to its personnel.

Ethiopia has asked for assistance from TCDD via the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) in order to reactivate its railways between the capital Addis Ababa and Djibouti, which has been stopped since 1997.

Tecno Mobile Ethiopia is set to release the first domestically assembled smart phone next month for an estimated price of 6000-8000 birr.

The new smart phone branded Tecno T3 supports the Google Android 2.3 smart phone operating system. Android is a Linux-based operating system used in mobile devices including smart phones and tablet computers.

Tecno is studying the market to decide on the market price for the new product according to Henry Yu, General Manager of Techno Ethiopia.

Techno Brain has become the first Ethiopian IT company to be awarded the ISO 9001:2008 certificate by the International Certification Network- IQNET- and Namko.

The award was issued in recognition of the top IT solutions Techno Brain has rolled out into a software market as well as the solutions it offers under IT Systems Integration, Consultancy, IT Software Services, IT Education and Training.

The certificate is a major endorsement for Techno Brain and its products and services to its clients.

IT Solutions and IT training service provider Techno Brain achieved Cisco Certified Status in Ethiopia and four other East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda.

The certification allows the IT firm the opportunity to develop stronger relations with Cisco in the field of sales which directly interacts with customers.

The certification is testament to a strengthened credibility among customers and Cisco sales team have access to a wealth of program and support services from the company according to Ricardo Moreno, Senior Director for Strategy Planning and Programs for Cisco Worldwide Partner Organization.