According to the communication services of the Cameroonian Post and Telecommunications Ministry, soccer star Samuel Eto'o is said to have opened up to the Minister about his desire to invest in his country's telecoms sector.

«During the audience, the soccer star said that he had come to inform the Minister about his intention to invest in the telecommunications sector, as virtual telephony operator. The Posts and Telecommunications Minister hailed this initiative which, in his view, will help reduce the digital divide in our country, on the one hand, and slash communications costs, on the other » the release stated.

According to the site www.camereco.com, « the procedures have quite advanced» and would serve to rekindle discussions about creating a mobile virtual telephony company or MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator).

It remains unclear whether Camtel, the operator with exclusive management rights over the Cameroonian fibre optic, has the capacity to provide all the required services to a MVNO.