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BREAKING: Communications Authority Director General Ezra Chiloba suspended
Ezra Chiloba, the Director General of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has been suspended. According to a statement by…
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New Appointments
Businesswoman Mary Wambui appointed as Communications Authority chair
Mary Wambui Mungai has been appointed the new board chair of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CK) effective December 2,…
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Communications Authority connects 14 sub-locations to mobile network services in West Pokot
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has connected 14 sub-locations to mobile network services in West Pokot County. The project…
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Communications Authority Launches New Child Online Safety Campaign
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has unveiled a three-month awareness campaign to protect children and their digital footprint, as…
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Communications Authority approves Loon and Telkom Kenya’s balloon-powered Internet project
Loon has announced that it has received the necessary regulatory approvals from The Communications Authority to launch balloon-powered Internet on…
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Wangusi re-appointed Director General of Communications Authority
The Board of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has appointed Mr. Francis W. Wangusi as the Director General for…
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Huawei and Communication Authority Conduct a Cyber Security Boot Camp
The Communications Authority (CA) has partnered with Chinese technology firm Huawei to train young people in institutions of higher learning…
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Kenya Eyeing top African Telecommunications Union seat, seeks to be re-elected to ITU council
Kenya is fronting the current Director of Legal Services at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK), Mr. John Omo to…
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Safaricom, CA dismiss NASA claims that the telecommunications operator helped rig August polls.
Telecommunications operator Safaricom has dismissed claims by Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga that it was complicit in manipulating the August…
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#AfricaCom2015: Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe signs deal with Eutelsat to accelerate digital TV transition
Eutelsat Communications has signed a three-year contract with the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) for Ku-band capacity on the EUTELSAT…
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Watu Simu reaches one-million device sales milestone
Asset finance solutions provider Watu has announced a significant milestone by selling over one million mobile devices in the Kenyan…
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How to Access Telegram in Kenya After Suspension by CA
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), the country’s communication regulatory body has ordered the suspension of Telegram in the country…
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CA Boss clarifies phone tax compliance, denies transaction tracking
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has defended its latest directive on mobile phone International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers…
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CYBER SECURITY
Safaricom Urges For Investment in Advanced Cybersecurity Tech
In recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom is hosting a two-day industry-wide Cybersecurity Summit in Nairobi Kenya.…
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Starlink Closes Loophole Which Allowed Its Use in Unlicensed Countries
Interest in low-earth-orbit satellite Internet service by StarLink has grown globally and across the continent, especially in Kenya. But in…
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Kenya Targets New Mobile Phones for Tax Compliance
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has directed mobile network operators, including Airtel, Safaricom, and Telkom, to connect devices to…
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Community networks in Kenya most effective in fostering inclusion for people with disabilities
Community networks are the best driving force in bridging the digital divide, particularly achieving digital inclusion, especially for Persons With…
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Kenyans Urged To Embrace Innovation For Safer Online Spaces
Kenyans are now being urged to embrace innovation and technology as a vital tool in strengthening online safety. The call…
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5G mobile subscriptions in Kenya nearing the one million mark
Kenya has continued to experience increased 5G subscriptions since the country’s leading telco Safaricom first rolled out the service in…
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Mobile Money Subscriptions in Kenya Rise to 38.7 Million
Mobile money subscriptions in Kenya have grown to 38.7 million, translating to a penetration rate of 75%. This is according…
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Kenya’s Active Mobile Subscriptions Reach 68 million
The number of active mobile (SIM) subscriptions in Kenya increased to 68 million as of the end of March, representing…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kenya’s Digital Security Lags Amid High Online Activity: Report
Kenya is digitally an insecure environment despite having a highly engaged online population. This is according to the Navigating Kenya’s…
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Lobby group sues Safaricom and CA over Starlink
A Kenyan lobby group has filed a lawsuit against Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom, the regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya…
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CA addresses Safaricom’s call for Starlink regulation
Kenya’s communications regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), has responded to Safaricom’s calls for the regulation of Elon Musk’s…
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COLUMNS
Paul Colmer: The folly of allocating 6GHz spectrum for 5G in South Africa
Wireless spectrum is the lifeblood of communication, and one of the most important legislative decisions in any country is deciding…
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#RejectFinanceBill2024: Foreign and Local organisations raise concerns about possible internet shutdown in Kenya
Amidst massive protests planned in Kenya on Tuesday over the controversial Finance Bill 2024, several international and local organisations are…
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CA kicks off preparations for the Transform Africa Summit 2024
Kenya will host the Transform Africa Summit 2024 in August this year. The country won the bid to host the…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya Welcomes CA’s Move To Review Interconnection Rates
Airtel Kenya has welcomed the decision by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to further reduce Mobile Termination Rates (MTR)…
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Dimension Data is rebranding to NTT DATA
Dimension Data is rebranding. The company announced on Wednesday that it will be changing its name to NTT Data effective this…
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Starlink’s entry into Kenya doubles number of satellite internet users
Latest data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) reveal that the number of satellite internet users in Kenya more…
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[South Africa] Convergence Partners fully acquires Datacentrix Group
Convergence Partners today announced that its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) has entered into a definitive agreement with Alviva…
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ITU and CA to set up a Global Innovation Centre in Nairobi
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has committed to support Kenya in setting up a Global Innovation Centre in Nairobi. The…
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CA seeking for Chiloba’s replacement
Following the resignation of Ezra Chiloba as the Director General (DG) of the Communications Authority (CA), the authority has now…
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CA boss Ezra Chiloba resigns
Ezra Chiloba has resigned as the Director General of the Communications Authority (CA). According to a statement from the Authority,…
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App to prevent phone theft launched in Kenya
Xecure, a mobile app meant to prevent the alarming surge in phone theft cases has been launched in Kenya. According…
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Cybersecurity Firm TigerLogic Africa Launches New Office In Kenya
Cybersecurity and service assurance company, TigerLogic Africa, on Thursday launched its East African office in Nairobi. The office will serve clients…
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Kenya sets up IPV6 council to drive growth of new Internet addressing
A body to oversee and speed up the rollout of the adoption of a new internet addressing has been set…
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Chafic Traboulsi: Meeting Capacity Challenges in African Mobile Networks with E-band and Long-Haul Solutions
In recent years, there has been a massive uptick in the data consumption among mobile broadband subscribers in many major…
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CA advocates for child online protection and safety at 2023 National Music Festival
Access to the internet could expose children to risk unless they are empowered with information to protect themselves, the Communications…
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Paradigm Initiative Joins the National Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Content Moderation in Kenya
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading pan-African Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) working to advance digital rights and digital inclusion, has joined the…
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CA, Huawei and KCSFA train young techies on cybersecurity skills in Nyanza
Over 200 young techies from different learning institutions across the Nyanza region have benefitted from the Communications Authority of Kenya…
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CA launches cybersecurity hackathon and Bootcamp
Over 6,000 students have signed up for an online bootcamp and hackathon organized by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA),…
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[Ghana] Citizens have up to 31 May to register their SIM Cards
The last couple of years have seen a number of African countries pushing citizens to register their sim cards. In…
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CA Pushes for Child Online Protection
The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) has emphasized the need to protect children in the wake of massive technological advancements…
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Government sets aside KSh. 5 billion for last mile fibre connectivity to 19 counties
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the ICT Authority (ICTA) have signed an agreement to expand last mile fibre…
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Oppo Kenya announces winners of the Reno8T photography challenge
Oppo Kenya has announced the winners of its Reno8 T photography challenge which kicked off on 13th March 2023. Winners…
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Huawei urges government to allocate more spectrum to local telcos for 5G expansion
Additional investment in spectrum for future mobile network usage is important in anticipation of the exponential growth of 5G connectivity…
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Former CA Director General Francis Wangusi passes on
Francis Wangusi, the former Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Director General has passed on. According to a statement posted on…
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Zuku to give credit to customers affected by internet outages
Internet service provider Zuku now says it will give credit to its customers affected by outages. The company has been…
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Zuku faces angry customers as network glitches mar the weekend
You’ve probably seen the tweets or Facebook posts from Zuku internet customers already complaining about an outage that has left…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Ethiopia goes live in five more cities
Safaricom Ethiopia has switched on its network and services in five more cities. The cities include Hawassa, Assela, Jigjiga, Sodo…
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Safaricom achieved 93% customer SIM Card registration by the 15th October deadline
When the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) sought to have all SIM Cards registered earlier this year, it was forced…
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Liquid launches cyber security centre to help fight cyber crime in the country
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has launched a Cyber Security Fusion Centre (CSFC) in an effort to respond better to cyber threats.…
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New Mobile Termination Rates affected Safaricom’s half-year results
In August this year, the Communication Authority (CA) introduced new Fixed and Mobile Termination Rates (FTR and MTR). These are…
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Register your sim card before October 15th to avoid getting disconnected
At the beginning of the year, the Communications Authority (CA) reinforced its push to have mobile users register their sim…
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CLOUD
RICHARD MUTHUA: Kenya and Africa are ready to join the future of Cloud
It is sometimes too easy for the world to wrongfully assume that Africa lags too far behind the global cloud…
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Safaricom Ethiopia pilots its services in Dire Dawa ahead of national launch
After announcing plans to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia within the year, Safaricom has now started large-scale customer pilot of…
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List of LG products that can be controlled and monitored via a mobile App
As of May 2022, the total app downloads globally reached 36.9 billion in Q1 2022, a 1.4% increase compared to Q1…
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Telcos to refund airtime to users in case of network outages
The Communications Authority (CA) has issued new guidelines requiring telecommunication companies to give credit rebates to customers in case of…
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Kenyans to pay cheaper for calls across mobile networks starting this month
Mobile operators in Kenya have agreed to cut the cost of calls between them from Sh0.99 per minute to Sh0.58…
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BUSINESS
Local telcos settle for Ksh.0.58 Mobile and Fixed Termination Rates
The Communications Authority has announced new Mobile and Fixed Termination Rates for local telcos. In December last year, CA cut…
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Featured
List of betting Companies Cleared by Government to get Licenses
The Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) has cleared 11 betting companies to get licences for the financial year 2022/2023.…
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Kenya Power to officially start offering home internet from 2023
Kenya Power will officially start offering internet services from next year, in a move expected to sparkle fresh price wars…
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Nairobi Hosts 15th Edition Kenya Internet Governance Forum
The Kenya Internet Governance Forum is set to take place on Thursday, 30th June 2022. The event is an open…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia this year
Safaricom is set to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia within the year. Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa confirmed this while releasing…
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Safaricom’s Chief of Special Projects Retires After 17 Years
Safaricom’s long-serving Chief of Special Projects Joe Ogutu is set to retire after serving the company for 17 years. Ogutu,…
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Kenya Pipeline diversifies into fibre optic cable business
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), the parastatal mandated to transport petroleum products from the Mombasa port to all parts of…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom expands its enterprise business to offer cloud, cyber security and IoT solutions
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom is expanding its enterprise business unit to offer cloud computing, cyber security and internet of things…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom opposes CA’s move to slash mobile call rates
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has filed a case with the Communications and Multi-media appeals tribunal opposing the recent move by…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya welcomes CA’s move to slash mobile call rates
Telkom Kenya has welcomed the Communications Authority’s review of mobile calling rates for local telcos. The telco said in a…
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CA cancels radio frequencies for CAPITAL FM, NRG among 60 other stations
The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) has cancelled frequencies of 60 local radio stations among them Capital FM and NRG…
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COLUMNS
LEON KIPTUM: Kenya’s economy could benefit from fintech growth and innovation
Financial technology (Fintech) has been a key driver of growth in the financial services sector in the face of the…
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MTN Starts 5G Trials in Côte d’Ivoire
According to the Ericsson Mobility Report released recently, Saharan Africa will reach 70 million 5G subscriptions by 2026. The report…
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Stakeholders champion for the unity of e-commerce enablers in Kenya
The Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, The Communications Authority of Kenya, The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and…
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Google partners with Kenyan women MPs to improve digital skills
Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion within…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom To Offer Customers Free Data Every Day For the Next 90 Days
Safaricom has today unveiled a new data campaign that will see customers enjoy free data every day for the next…
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CA closer to finalizing review of children and local content programming guidelines
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has announced that it is making final touches on the review of children and…
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Nigeria Sets Aside 5G Spectrum to Pave Way for Deployment
Nigeria ’s communications authority has set aside a spectrum that the country’s telcos will use to launch 5G. The Nigerian…
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Airtel Kenya refutes claims it’s exiting the market
Airtel has refuted claims that it plans to exit the Kenyan market. Last week, reports emerged that the telco was…
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Mobile Subscriptions in Kenya Grow Past 60 Million for the First Time
Mobile subscriptions in Kenya have continued to grow quarter by quarter, majorly attributed to multi-SIM registration. In the three months…
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Kenya Prepares its 5G Mobile Policies Ahead of Launch
The worldwide hype around 5G still lives, but the rollout is still in nascent stages. The situation is even worse…
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BUSINESS
Court Clears Regulatory Hurdle for Stalled Telkom, Airtel Kenya Merger
Telkom and Airtel Kenya’s merger plan came to a halt in August last year following a series of regulatory hurdles.…
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Safaricom Wins Big in Sh1.6bn CA’s Network Upgrade Tender
Safaricom has won the lion’s share in a network upgrade tender awarded to a total of five companies. Safaricom and…
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CA, telcos launch portal to provide online safety tips for children
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has launched an interactive portal aimed at creating a safer online environment for children.…
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Safaricom Adds 22000 Customers on its Fixed Internet Service
Safaricom ’s fixed internet service added a total of 22,008 net subscribers in Q1 2020-2021, according to the latest data…
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Four Villages in Kitui County Get Mobile Coverage for The First Time
Thousands of residents in remote areas of Kitui County that were previously not linked to the basic mobile telephony have…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Revamps Pawa Voice Bundles with Data and SMS
Telkom Kenya has revamped its Pawa voice bundles. The telco has sweetened the deal by including SMS and data packs.…
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BUSINESS
Here’s How Much Kenyan Telcos Made from Mobile Services in 2019
The latest data from the ICT watchdog, the Communications Authority of Kenya(CA), shows how much revenue the telco sector made…
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BUSINESS
Airtel, Safaricom and Telkom Kenya will be fined for delaying Customer Care Calls
Kenyan telecommunications providers, like Safaricom and Airtel, will face fines for delaying customer care calls, according to a new draft…
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Zuku has launched a new 500Mbps package ‘ Fastest Internet Speed in Kenya’
Wanachi-owned Zuku has announced what it claims is the fastest internet speeds package in Kenya at 500Mbps. This new package…
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CLOUD
[Column] Francis Wainaina: Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing in Kenya
The topic of cloud computing has been doing the rounds for quite some time now, and businesses have been flooded…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya Calls on Market Regulator to Ensure Sector Fairness
Telkom Kenya is calling upon industry regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya, to ensure a level playing field in the…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Patrick Ndegwa: Unlocking the Value of Mobile Connectivity in Kenya
Advancing far more quickly than other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya has seen a rapid expansion of the adoption of…
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BUSINESS
CA Sets Aside Ksh 1.6bn for Development of Mobile Towers in Arid Areas
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has announced the allocation of Ksh 1.6 billion meant to cater for the development…
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TRENDING
Kenya raising the bar for digital transformation in East Africa
From rapid mobile penetration to better financial inclusion, Kenya has been at the heart of digital transformation in East Africa;…
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BUSINESS
Mobile Money Market Continues to Grow in Kenya, M-Pesa Nears 99 percent Market Share
The Kenya n mobile money market plays a fundamental role in the country’s mission to financial inclusion. The market has…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Africa Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Boasts Of Over 110Million Subscribers in the Region
Airtel Africa is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. The company which is under Bharti Airtel established its presence in…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Bids For Telco License in Ethiopia
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, has filed a fresh bid for a license to operate in Ethiopia. The company will battle…
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BUSINESS
Maintaining Enterprise Resilience during Systemic disruption
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the global economy hard. While it is hard to exactly tell the extent the damage…
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Internet Solutions Enters Home Internet Market in Kenya
Converged ICT Services Provider Internet Solutions (IS) has entered into the home internet market in Kenya. The company has unveiled…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya Is The Only Telco That Grew Its Mobile Subscriptions Market Share In Q2 2019/2020
The latest insight report into the mobile subscription industry reveals rather shocking details. The Communications Authority of Kenya in its…
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