Whisper it: We may finally be getting faster internet — and better-sounding voice calls that don’t randomly terminate. Vodafone Egypt, We and Etisalat have received the new cellular spectrum they were awarded in an auction last year after the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) gave them the greenlight, according to a statement. The three mobile network operators have signed a formal agreement with the NTRA late last year to pay a collective USD 1.2 bn for the new bandwidth. These new spectrum will result in a major improvement in audio and data transmission services, Communications Minister Amr Talaat said.

Four years later: Mobile network operators have been asking for more spectrum since 2017, when the NTRA first said it would make so-called 4G frequencies available.

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