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Satellite Today
August 24, 2017
In this interview with Amirzai Sangin, Afghanistan's communications minister in 2007, we look back 10 years at his plans to improve satellite connectivity in the country. This article was ... “Five years ago, there was no telecoms infrastructure,” says Amirzai Sangin, Afghanistan's communications minister.
The Indian Express
May 6, 2017
In 2014, when Kabul acquired the satellite the then Communication and Information Technology Minister Amirzai Sangin said the satellite “is a new milestone in the development of the ICT [Information and Communications Technologies] in Afghanistan, which in the last 12 years has already seen mobileÃâà...
OZY
August 5, 2014
It already contributes 10 percent — $200 million — of the treasury's annual revenue through taxes and fees, and has created 140,000 jobs, Amirzai Sangin, Afghanistan's Minister of IT and Telecommunication, tells OZY. These are rough figures. But the industry's growth amounts to an important experiment:Ãâà...
Khaama Press
May 18, 2014
4G internet Officials in the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology of Afghanistan said 4G internet services will be launched in the near future. The officials further added that around 90 percent of the Afghans are currently having access to mobile phone services while 50 percent haveÃâà...
Khaama Press
May 10, 2014
The satellite was deployed into the orbit by Eutelsat Communication under a multi-year agreement signed by Afghan Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Amirzai Sangin. Eutelsat 1 will deliver full national coverage and extensive reach of Central Asia and the Middle East, under theÃâà...
Space News
January 29, 2014
AmirzaiSangin_DOD4X3.jpg “Afghanistan ... in the last 12 years has already seen mobile telephony coverage of 88 percent and penetration grow from zero to 75 percent through the licensing of six operators,” Afghan Communication and Information Technology Minister Amirzai Sangin said. Credit: U.S.Ãâà...
Khaama Press
June 20, 2012
Afghan Ministry of Communication and Information Technology awarded 3G license to MTN on Wednesday. MTN is the second GSM provider in Afghanistan which launches 3G technology after paying $25 million to Ministry of Information and Technology to receive license. Afghan Minister, Amirzai SanginÃâà...
