الرئيس التنفيذي للمصرية للاتصالات لـ CNBC عربية: بدء التشغيل التجاري لخدمات الجيل الخامس خلال 3 إلى 6 أشهر
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00:00 We can say that in 3 months we will start with the end of the tests.
00:06 The service is available in the place where we are now,
00:10 the mobile phones that are connected to the network can be used for 5G.
00:15 There are 5 sites that we started to operate,
00:18 but it will not be available until after the tests are confirmed.
00:23 It will take 3 to 6 months to complete all the tests.
00:27 Then we will announce to the customers that the service is available in the 5G service.
00:33 The financial impact of 5G,
00:35 whether in terms of the cost that the company paid,
00:38 150 million dollars, or in terms of the expected return from the service,
00:41 when will it appear in the financial statements of the Egyptian market?
00:44 For us, 5G is the completion of the private portfolio with integrated services.
00:49 The idea of 5G does not have a single income,
00:52 or we can say that there is an income of 5G and 4G,
00:55 but it is the income of the services that are available.
00:58 The services that are available, especially in terms of data,
01:01 are growing exponentially,
01:03 as a result of the Egyptian market being a promising market for data services,
01:07 a relatively young market, we have many young people,
01:10 we are targeting this class, or the community.
01:13 The community, which is the target of data use,
01:16 is always looking for the latest and fastest technology.
01:20 This will appear with us in the results, God willing, by the end of 2024.
01:25 It will appear in its results, you will find it increasing in the growth of data,
01:29 or the data accounts that are included.
01:32 We will not be able to say that this is 5G or 4G,
01:35 because we are a complete operator, and the service will remain a complete service.
01:38 Perhaps in response to your previous interview with the Arabian BBC,
01:41 you said that the company is ready in terms of the infrastructure that is necessary to run 5G,
01:46 but are there specific investments,
01:48 which the Egyptian Telecommunications Agency aims to strengthen the infrastructure,
01:51 by building more bridges?
01:53 We have investments related to the returns, or the expected returns.
01:57 We are maintaining the investment ratio in a comprehensive way,
02:00 which is related to all investments, or the capital expenditure,
02:03 is related to the expected returns.
02:06 We are maintaining a specific ratio with the Board of Directors,
02:09 and this ratio, whenever there is growth in revenues,
02:12 and there is profit, it is accepted, of course, by the investment budget.
02:15 But the investments related to 5G,
02:18 the largest part of which is currently being invested in the license,
02:22 any investment will be a result of, or will be in line with the commercial situation.
02:27 I will not stop investing in it.
02:29 The bridges that we say we will provide,
02:31 this is for the service of the carrier, the 4G and 5G.
02:34 But all the bridges that will be added,
02:36 How many bridges do you have?
02:38 We are talking about a thousand, a thousand per year.
02:40 All the stations or devices that will be added will be 5G ready.