Eurobites: Ethiopia to re-open bidding on second operator licence

Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: MTN warns of H1 earnings fall; Orange combines with SSE Networks for improved maritime connectivity; Brussels looks into latest Facebook acquisition.Ethiopia is to re-open bidding on its second operator licence later this month, according to a Reuters report citing two government officials. This follows an earlier auction in May that resulted in the sale of only one licence, to a consortium led by Safaricom, for $850 million. The potential second lic