Vodafone Egypt sees 160,000 broadband users in 2009 | Reuters

Vodafone Egypt sees 160,000 broadband users in 2009 | Reuters

By Alastair Sharp

CAIRO (Reuters) - Vodafone Egypt said on Tuesday it expected to add 100,000 mobile broadband customers in 2009, taking its total broadband client base to 160,000.

Chief Executive Officer Hatem Dowidar told Reuters this was "a very high rate of growth" in its broadband business, but that the pace of expansion would not impact service performance.

"We are expecting an increase of 100,000 mobile data users by the end of the year," Dowidar said in an interview on the sidelines of an economic conference in Cairo.

Vodafone officials said the firm had 60,000 mobile broadband users at the end of 2008.