Telecoms & IT

24-04-2012
Libya's Ministry of Communication and Informatics says it will establish branches in the cities of Benghazi and Sebha as part of an effort to decentralise its administrative structure.
15-04-2012
LAP Green, the Africa-focussed telecoms investment arm of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has lost an appeal to reclaim its 75% ownership of Zambian fixed-line operator Zamtel.
01-11-2011
Japanese IT company NEC has signed a contract with the National Oil Corporation (NOC) to provide communications systems and consulting for oil and gas projects, Al Fajar Al Jadeed has reported.
20-02-2011
The Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC) is in the trial phase for a service called Mobile Payment Solutions (MPS), according to Cards International, an industry news site. 
20-02-2011
The General Telecommunications Authority has announced a reduction in tariffs on local and international line leases starting at the end of March, Al Jamahiriya reported.
13-02-2011
The National Commission for Voluntary Youth Work began distributing its first batch of laptops under a plan to give 150,000 laptops to young people, Al Jamahiriya reported.
06-02-2011
Green Network Sierra Leone, a subsidiary of Libyan telecommunications firm LAP Green Network, will begin its commercial operations for the public in April, Sierra Leonean news site Awoko reported.
06-02-2011
The Libya Telecom & Technology Company (LTT) has announced that will launch a new service, called LibyaPhone Mobile, on 31 January.
16-01-2011
France-based cable supplier Nexans has been awarded a contract for 440km of fibre optic cable to be used in the Libya Silphium submarine cable, according to a press release from the company.
21-11-2010
China’s Huawei Marine and the Libyan International Telecom Company (LITC, a subsidiary of the Libyan Post,  Telecommunications and Information Technology Company) have signed an agreement for Huawei to lay a 420km submarine fibre-optic cable.
14-11-2010
Abu Dhabi-based mobile satellite telecommunications operator Thuraya has signed a commercial agreement to begin offering post-paid services in Libya, according to a company press release on 8 November.
14-11-2010
Pano Logic Middle East, the regional arm of the US-based cloud computing vendor Pano Logic, has signed a partnership deal with Libyan firm Altaqnya for Data and Communication to distribute Pano Logic’s products to local resellers.
14-11-2010
Hewlett Packard (HP) is finalising legal arrangements for its first Libyan office, the general manager for HP Africa’s imaging and printing group, Amr Hassan, told the Tripoli Post.
01-11-2010
Africa-focused Libyan investment company, LAP Green Networks, has purchased a $90m majority state in Chad’s Sotel (Société des Télécommunications du Tchad), a state-owned telecoms firm.
01-11-2010
The two Libyan mobile providers, Libyana and Al Madar, are set to list 30% stakes on the Libyan Stock Market (LSM) in early 2011, Reuters has reported.