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Kenya’s fixed internet market grows 32% as fibre, wireless and satellite expand
Kenya’s fixed internet market reached 2.84 million connections in the year to June 2026, giving the country a much larger…
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Kenya floats tender for national fibre backbone, cross-border links
Kenya’s ICT Authority (ICTA) has issued an international tender for the extension of the country’s national fibre backbone and cross-border…
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Vodacom, Fast Fibre push for wider East Africa digital reach
Vodacom Tanzania and Fast Fibre executives have called for closer regional coordination on regulation, tax and infrastructure investment to accelerate…
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Interview: Liquid bets on AI as next growth frontier for Africa’s fibre network
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Kenya is repositioning itself beyond its legacy as a connectivity provider, pushing to layer AI, cloud and…
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Starlink comes within 17 subscribers of Zimbabwe’s fibre market
Starlink has come remarkably close to catching fibre in Zimbabwe, less than two years after satellite broadband arrived in the…
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Two new undersea fibre optic cables will expand Kenya’s international internet capacity before 2027
Kenya undersea fibre optic cables are set to expand again before 2027, strengthening the country’s position as one of Africa’s…
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Zuku cuts fibre prices as Kenya’s broadband market heats up
Kenya’s fixed broadband market has for years been defined by expansion. Internet service providers competed to reach more estates, apartment…
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Safaricom Secures Affordable Housing Fibre Deal, Starting With Mukuru Project
Safaricom has secured a deal to provide fibre internet connectivity to Kenya’s Affordable Housing Programme, positioning the telco at the…
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Kenya’s Metered Internet Billing Bill Puts Unlimited Fibre Plans Under Scrutiny
A proposal before Parliament could change how many Kenyans pay for home internet. The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill,…
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The Fibre Revolution Bringing Full-Speed Internet Home
For many people using home Wi-Fi, internet access can fluctuate depending on their location in the house. The signal seems…
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EXCLUSIVE: Safaricom Takes Fibre Internet Into Every Room With New FTTR Service
Safaricom has introduced FTTR (fibre-to-the-room) home broadband in Kenya, expanding fibre connectivity beyond a single router setup to deliver wired-grade…
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Safaricom Increases Home Fibre Speeds by up to 2.5 Times
Safaricom has announced an upgrade to its Home Fibre offering, increasing internet speeds by up to 2.5 times at no…
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EXCLUSIVE: Airtel Kenya Begins Fibre Rollout As Fixed Internet Competition Tightens
Airtel Kenya has introduced fibre-based internet services for homes and businesses, adding fixed broadband to its existing mobile and payments…
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Fibre, Towers, and the Question Nobody Solved Yet
Kenya has spent years building the physical foundations of a connected economy. Fibre routes expanded alongside highways, mobile networks reached…
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Morocco’s Mobile Market Rebounds as Fibre Demand Accelerates
After a sluggish start, Morocco’s telecom sector is moving back into expansion. The second quarter brought a lift in mobile…
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From Fibre to 5G: Safaricom’s Big Push to Connect More Homes in Kenya
The demand for stable, high-speed home internet in Kenya continues to increase, driven by remote work, education, and digital entertainment.…
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The Stakes Behind the Isiolo Mandera Fibre and Its Northern Route
The government has reached a pivotal administrative step on a project that reads like a map of competing ambitions. An…
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Kenya’s Streaming Boom: How Safaricom Home Fibre Is Changing Everyday Entertainment
Not long ago, the Kenyan living room revolved around a single TV set, tuned to a handful of channels, often…
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Safaricom Home Fibre Gives Online Classes Stability as Kenya Embraces Digital Education
On any given weekday, you can find learners scattered across Nairobi estates, Kisumu suburbs, or rural Meru, sitting in front…
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Safaricom 25th Anniversary Sees CEO Outline Bold Plans for 5G, Fibre, and Ethiopia Expansion
Next month, Safaricom—the company that redefined Kenyan telecom—celebrates its 25th anniversary. It’s more than a quarter-century in business; it’s a…
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How Safaricom Home Fibre Is Powering Kenya’s Freelancers and Creators
Kenya’s digital economy is evolving, with homes in most urban areas now serving as dual-purpose spaces, functioning as offices, studios,…
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Safaricom Business Fibre Discount Aims to Power SME Growth Across Kenya
In a market where small businesses often wrestle with unreliable internet and limited capital, Safaricom’s latest offer on business fibre…
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New East Africa Fibre Link Connects Dar es Salaam and Mombasa in Push for Cross-Border Connectivity
Tanzania and Kenya have officially switched on a new terrestrial fibre optic link connecting Dar es Salaam and Mombasa—a move…
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Bayobab Launches New Uganda-Kenya Fibre Connectivity Route
Bayobab, MTN Group’s digital infrastructure company, has unveiled a new strategic fibre route connecting Uganda and Kenya. The company says…
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Kenya Fibre Optic Expansion: A Sh10 Billion Bet on Connectivity
Kenya’s fibre optic expansion is the most important project in Kenya’s ambitious Digital Superhighway plan. The purpose is to raise…
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Tatu Telecom Connects 1,000+ Customers to High-Speed Fibre Network
Tatu Telecom, Tatu City’s telecommunications company, announced today that it has connected over 1,000 customers to its high-speed fibre optic…
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Liquid upgrades its 1300km fibre route between Kenya and Uganda
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has upgraded its 1,300km fibre route connecting Kenya’s east coast city of Mombasa to Busia on the…
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Kenya Pipeline and Syokinet activate 1.6 Tbps capacity on new fibre line
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has partnered with Syokinet Solutions, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), to activate a data capacity…
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Major sub-sea fibre cut causes internet outage across East Africa
Several internet service providers across East and South Africa have suffered outages following a submarine cable cut on Sunday. According…
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Airtel Africa launches fibre bandwidth service
Airtel Africa today announces the launch of a new fibre bandwidth service to provide data connectivity across Africa. Known as…
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Liquid rolls out 1000km of fibre network connecting Kenya and Ethiopia
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) is rolling two new terrestrial routes connecting Kenya to Ethiopia and Zambia to Malawi. Spanning over…
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[24Bit Podcast] Discussing Safaricom’s Home Fibre Offer Over The Years
In this episode, we discuss Safaricom Home Fibre with Stephen Maina from Safaricom. He answers our questions on the service,…
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Police arrest two suspects for vandalising Safaricom fibre cables
Two suspects have been arrested for vandalizing overhead Safaricom fibre cables running along Kenya Power lines. The suspects were arrested…
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Liquid Dataport to expand its new fibre routes connecting Angola and Zambia
Liquid Dataport, a business of Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced plans to expand its fibre backbone to connect Luanda, Angola…
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Liquid’s first terrestrial fibre cable connecting Mombasa to Jo’burg launched
Liquid Dataport has launched the first terrestrial fibre connecting Mombasa to Johannesburg. This new route, including a breakthrough and unique…
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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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Liquid Intelligent Technologies partners with Nokia to improve fibre network across Africa
Pan-African tech firm Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced a new partnership with telecommunications company Nokia, teaming up to build a…
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Epson partners with Dry Fibre Technologies to create designer recycled clothes
Epson has unveiled the production of sustainable textile creations, made possible through the utilization of its digital textile printing technology.…
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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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South African fibre provider Vumatel acquires non-controlling stake in ISP Herotel
South African fibre provider, Vumatel has acquired a 45% non-controlling stake in Herotel, a significant fixed wireless internet service provider and…
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SEACOM acquires Kenya’s Metro Fibre Network Hirani Telecom
Pan-African telecommunications services provider SEACOM has announced that it has completed the 100% acquisition of Hirani Telecom’s metro fibre network.…
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Adrian Kenya Launches its Fibre Infrastructure Relocation project
Adrian Kenya yesterday officially launched its Fibre Infrastructure Relocation project along the Nairobi – Mau Summit Road. Adrian Kenya which…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Facebook Partner to Build a Fibre Network in DRC
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Facebook have announced a partnership to build an extensive long haul and metro fibre network in…
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Safaricom Home Fibre now available in more parts of the country
When the pandemic started, the demand for home internet and wireless connectivity in Kenya went high as more Kenyans started…
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METISS 3,200km Sub-sea fibre cable lands in Mauritius
Mauritius Telecom Network Operator Emtel has provided the only landing point for the METISS (Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System) fibre optic cable in the country. The…
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24Bit Podcast: Dissecting Safaricom’s new fair usage policy for its Home Fibre service
Safaricom’s new Fair Usage Policy (FUP) for its Home Fibre service has gone into effect. According to the FUP, Safaricom Home…
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Safaricom Adds Data Caps to Home Fibre: Here’s what you need to know
Last week, Safaricom announced they were doubling Home Fibre Speeds. Safaricom Home Fibre customers would enjoy increased speeds without an…
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Safaricom Increases Home Fibre Speeds
Safaricom has announced changes to its Fibre to the Home customers increasing speeds, but retaining prices as they currently are.…
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Kenya’s Fifth and Fastest Undersea Fibre Optic Cable Lands in Mombasa
Kenya has received its fifth undersea fibre optic cable which landed at the coast of Mombasa last week. Djibouti Africa…
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Safaricom Home Fibre Now Available at a 50% Discount for New Customers
Safaricom has unveiled plans to capture more Home fibre subscribers by offering a 50% discount for new customers. The offer…
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Internet Solutions completes Ksh.280 million fibre access network upgrade
Internet Solutions has completed the upgrading its fiber access network at a cost of over Shs280million. The upgrade which began…
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Safaricom Partners With Showmax on One-Month free Streaming Offer for Home Fibre Customers
Safaricom Home Fibre customers will be able to enjoy one-month unlimited access to Showmax at no cost starting this April.…
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Telkom sets up fibre loop for Mombasa in network expansion
Telkom Kenya has begun setting up a fibre loop for the city of Mombasa to meet growing demand for faster…
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Safaricom Deploys 400G Network Link To Support Increasing Demand For Mobile Data and Fibre On Its Network
Safaricom has today announced the deployment of a 400G network link to cater for the increasing demand for mobile data…
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Safaricom New Home Fibre Plus Package Now Combines Mobile Data, Calls and Home Insurance
Safaricom has unveiled new Home Fibre packages that will combine mobile voice, mobile data, SMS and Home Fibre as well…
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Airtel and Liquid Telecom Sign Pan-African Fibre Connectivity Deal
Bharti Airtel’s mobile broadband subscribers in Africa will soon be able to enjoy faster Internet access speeds on its 3G…
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Kiambu to benefit from Fibre optic expansion programme
Kiambu County will be among beneficiaries of the expansion of the National Optic Fibre Backbone Project (NOFBI II) to be…
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iWayAfrica Uganda launches high speed fibre access to SME customers
By Nixon Kanali Small and Medium Entreprises (SMEs) in Uganda are set to benefit massively after Pan African telecoms operator,…
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Pan-African ICT group XON and ADVA deploy Africa’s first 100Gbps enterprise fibre network
Pan-African ICT group XON and ADVA Optical Networking have implemented Africa’s first 100Gbps link between three data centres at a…
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Starlink’s subscriber growth accelerates in Kenya as network capacity limits new customers
Starlink’s subscriber base in Kenya jumped 58.5% in a year to hit 27,616 by June 2026—up from 17,425. But that…
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Africa’s investment case is expanding as digital infrastructure connects its people, businesses and resources
Africa investment opportunities are becoming closely tied to the technology infrastructure needed to connect people, businesses and markets. At Bullish…
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Kenya is edging toward a 2G and 3G shutdown as 4G becomes the country’s mobile backbone
Kenya’s 2G and 3G phase out is beginning to take shape as the country’s mobile market moves towards 4G and…
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KPC fellowship lands jobs for 30pc of first tech cohort
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) says 30 percent of the first cohort of its youth technology fellowship have secured jobs, as…
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Kenya’s data centre market is expanding, but the scale of its AI ambitions will depend on power, capital and demand
Kenya’s ambition to attract larger artificial intelligence workloads is increasingly being reflected in the infrastructure being planned around the country.…
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Nigeria links cloud governance with digital infrastructure investment
Nigeria is moving to accelerate cloud adoption and investment in digital infrastructure through a new policy package introduced by the…
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Kenya’s REIT market has evolved since 2015, but its regulatory framework may need to catch up
Kenya’s Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) market is facing calls for regulatory reform as industry participants argue that the framework…
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AMACO’s Mombasa AI data centre takes shape around dedicated LNG power and GE Vernova turbines
Greek energy company AMACO Energy Group has brought GE Vernova into its proposed $1.5 billion artificial intelligence data centre in…
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MTN Nigeria reaches 100 million subscribers, creating a huge base for data and financial services
MTN Nigeria has crossed 100 million subscribers, becoming the first Nigerian telecom operator to reach the milestone. The company ended…
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DStv is reshaping its packages in South Africa. What does it mean for Kenya?
DStv is about to make one of its biggest changes to its South African package structure in years, separating sports…
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Kenya reaffirms digital investment push at ITW Africa
Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating digital transformation through stronger public-private partnerships, infrastructure investment and supportive policy frameworks. The…
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Kenya coast gets first fully protected submarine cable system as LuLu launches
A coalition of infrastructure and investment firms has unveiled the LuLu Coastal Cable System, the first fully protected submarine cable…
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Paratus expands East Africa connectivity ahead of ITW Africa
Pan-African telecommunications provider Paratus Group is expanding its East Africa footprint through new fibre infrastructure, satellite services and cross-border network…
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NBO2 data centre launch deepens Kenya’s push to become East Africa’s digital gateway
Kenya’s digital infrastructure ambitions gained another major piece with the launch of the NBO2 data centre in Nairobi, a facility…
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Airtel Africa’s $1.1 billion investment signals a bigger bet on Africa’s digital infrastructure
Airtel Africa plans to invest approximately $1.1 billion across its 14 African markets as the telecommunications company expands network coverage,…
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WIOCC secures $300m from AFC, Vision Invest for Africa digital push
Africa’s carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform WIOCC Group has signed a Shareholder Subscription Agreement with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision…
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Kenya’s metered internet bill puts broadband costs and privacy under scrutiny
Kenya’s metered internet billing proposal is moving the broadband debate into territory that goes beyond how much households pay each…
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MTN’s new Africa Data Hub puts AI infrastructure at the centre of its Africa strategy
MTN is building a bigger infrastructure business around AI data centres in Africa, creating a new company that could become…
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Comsol enters SA wholesale 5G home broadband market with new backers
Comsol, a South African fixed wireless connectivity and private network operator, is entering the home broadband market as a wholesale…
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Parliament’s internet billing debate takes a turn as ISPs warn mandatory metered pricing could raise costs
A proposal that could change how Kenyans pay for home internet has entered a new stage in Parliament, and telecom…
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Western and Nyanza get bigger data bundles and M-PESA savings through Safaricom’s PATA MORE campaign
Fawzia Ali, Chief Consumer Business Officer at Safaricom, addresses customers during the PATA MORE campaign launch in Siaya County.Safaricom has…
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Airtel Kenya secures 25-year licence as long regulatory journey ends
Airtel Kenya has secured a 25-year operating licence from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), concluding a prolonged licensing process…
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Google-backed Taara expands wireless optical communication to speed up enterprise internet in Nigeria
Businesses in Nigeria are gaining faster access to high-speed internet as Taara, a graduate of X, Google’s Moonshot Factory, expands…
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Airtel Kenya has finally put a launch timeline on its Fuliza rival, but winning customers may take much longer
Airtel Kenya has finally put a timeline on one of its most anticipated financial products. The operator says its mobile…
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Bharti Airtel expands its Africa footprint after a strong start to FY27
Bharti Airtel revenue climbed 18.4% in the first quarter of FY27 as the telecom group continued to draw momentum from…
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Airtel nears satellite-to-phone launch in Kenya as it awaits regulatory approval
For decades, expanding mobile coverage has largely meant building more towers, laying more fibre and extending networks into areas where…
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Paratus Appoints Neill Nortje as Zambia Country Manager to Drive Enterprise Growth
Paratus has assigned Neill Nortje as its new Country Manager for Zambia, strengthening its leadership team as demand for enterprise…
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Airtel Africa Posts 31pc Revenue Growth to $1,853 Million
Airtel Africa Plc has reported a 31.0% jump in revenue to $1,853 million for the financial year ended 30 June…
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Reports of Slower Starlink Speeds Come as Kenya’s Subscriber Base Climbs
Starlink’s rapid rise in Kenya has reached a new phase. After spending much of the past three years expanding its…
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The Business Behind M-Pesa Africa Is Finally Profitable After Years of Expansion
M-Pesa Africa has reported its first profit from operations since Safaricom and Vodacom created the joint venture, marking an important…
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Amazon’s South Africa Move Shows There Is More Than One Way Into Africa’s Satellite Internet Market
Kenya has been one of the focal points of Africa’s satellite broadband race. Now another major market is showing that…
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Konza Technopolis Is Becoming Kenya’s Digital Infrastructure Hub
A decade ago, Konza Technopolis was largely judged by construction milestones. Questions centred on roads, utilities and whether Kenya’s flagship…
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EBRD Extends €270m Financing to Yas for Kenya, Senegal Network Expansion
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a senior loan of up to €270 million to pan-African…
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Safaricom’s Share Buyback Proposal Reveals a Different Capital Strategy
Safaricom’s proposal to prohibit the use of retained earnings for share buybacks may appear to be a technical amendment to…
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Kenya Could Be Preparing Yet Another Search for a Telkom Kenya Investor
The government may soon begin searching for a new Telkom Kenya strategic investor, according to people familiar with discussions around…
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Why Starlink Has Stopped Taking New Customers in Parts of Kenya
For anyone searching why Starlink has suspended new customer sign-ups in Kenya, the answer is straightforward: demand has exceeded the…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper Clears a Major Hurdle as It Prepares for Expansion Into Africa
Amazon’s Project Kuiper has reached one of its biggest milestones after deploying enough satellites to begin commercial broadband service, moving…
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Ashish Malhotra Exits Airtel Kenya as Djibril Tobe Takes Over as MD
Airtel Kenya has appointed Djibril Tobe as Managing Director of Airtel Kenya, succeeding Ashish Malhotra, who departs after four years…
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Why Wi-Fi Calling Is Appearing on Some Safaricom Smartphones
Safaricom has explained how Wi-Fi Calling works, offering customers a way to make and receive voice calls over a Wi-Fi…
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Safaricom Fixed Internet Share Hits 35.5%, Nears 1M Subscribers
Safaricom has strengthened its leadership in Kenya’s fixed internet market, growing its market share to 35.5 per cent and increasing…
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Starlink’s Mobile Ambitions Could Find Their Biggest Test in Africa
SpaceX’s reported plans to sell Starlink mobile service directly to consumers in the United States may look like another chapter…
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Starlink’s Namibia Setback Turns on a Familiar Question: Who Owns the Network?
Starlink’s effort to establish a formal presence in Namibia has suffered another setback after the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia…
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