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NAPAfrica traffic surges to 4.5Tbps
NAPAfrica, Africa’s leading Internet Exchange Point (IXP), has reached a significant milestone, driving 4.5Tbps of traffic as its peering community…
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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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Rural ISP Mawingu expands network to Mandera County
Rural Internet Service Provider (ISP), Mawingu, has announced the expansion of its network to Mandera County in Kenya. This latest…
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Eric Muriuki: Change happens gradually, and then suddenly
If the goal of every business is to attract and retain an audience with whom you exchange value for some…
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Rural ISP Mawingu expands its network to Bondo
Rural Internet Service Provider (ISP), Mawingu, has expanded its network to Bondo, in Siaya County. This brings the number of…
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BREAKING: Internet disruptions reported in Kenya
Amidst massive protests in Kenya over the controversial Finance Bill 2024, users are reporting internet disruptions. The disruptions have further…
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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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ICANN opens for its $10 million global grant program, how to apply
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has opened applications for the first cycle of its Grant Program. 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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Kenyan innovators to benefit from $10 million grant from ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced a global Grant Program that will enable innovators in…
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Huawei, partners push for $100 billion internet connectivity investment across Africa
Additional investment of more than Ksh 10 trillion, (USD 100 billion) in internet infrastructure, policies and ecosystems is necessary to…
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NEC XON and Eutelsat OneWeb partner to bring Low Earth orbit connectivity to Sub-Saharan Africa
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) internet operator Eutelsat OneWeb has revealed plans to bring LEO connectivity to Sub-Saharan Africa. The company,…
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Undersea cable incidents highlight need for network resilience
In light of recent disruptions involving undersea Internet cables, the importance of these cables for South Africa and the entire…
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Huawei to connect special needs schools in Kenya with internet
Huawei Kenya is ramping up learners’ access to the Internet by extending the connectivity to children with special needs schools.…
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Starlink picks Karibu Connect as its authorized reseller in Kenya
Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by Elon Musk has gone live in Kenya. The company had hinted about this…
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BUSINESS
Kenya Power pilots smart poles for its home internet supply business
Kenya Power has been mooting the idea of providing fixed internet for some time now. As of last year, the…
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5 African countries pledged to uphold free internet in 2021 UN resolution, yet imposed 16 restrictions since
Five African countries Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Somalia, and Nigeria imposed restrictions despite supporting the free internet 2021 UN resolution.…
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Rural ISP Mawingu begins expansion to 25 additional counties
Mawingu, the Rural Internet Service Provider (ISP), has begun its network expansion to 25 additional counties across Kenya. This expansion…
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Liquid Dataport and Viasat to distribute satellite broadband in West Africa in new partnership
Liquid Dataport and Viasat have entered into a new partnership to commercialise and distribute satellite broadband for businesses and consumers…
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Kampala to install 400 Internet towers in quest to become a smart city
Uganda’s capital city, Kampala needs 400 network towers to facilitate network signals in its bid to become a smart city.…
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South Africa leads the world as the most internet-addicted country
A study by Atlas VPN, a Delaware-based virtual private network company has highlighted that South Africa leads in most hours…
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What Do Internet Service Providers Do? Definition And 3 Examples
Have you ever wondered what your Internet Service Provider does for you? You trust them with your data and internet…
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Ethiopia holds record for world’s longest internet shutdown, report
A report published by Access Now, a New York-based advocacy group has revealed that the ongoing internet shutdown in Ethiopia’s…
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Rwanda to connect 3,000 schools to the internet by 2024
Rwanda plans to connect 3,000 schools to the internet by 2024. This was revealed by Paula Ingabire, the country’s Minister…
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Starlink receives license to provide internet connectivity in Rwanda
Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink has been licensed to start operations in Rwanda, beginning April 2023. According to the…
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2Africa subsea cable makes another landing in South Africa
The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) has landed the world’s largest subsea cable, 2Africa, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.…
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Rural ISP Mawingu raises $9m to expand operations across Kenya
Rural Internet Service Provider (ISP), Mawingu has raised $9 million Series B funding to scale its operations across Kenya. The…
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[Christopher Mwangi] Connecting Africa’s potential metre by metre, country by country
In the early 1900s, the Ugandan Railway was built, connecting Mombasa to Lake Victoria, and facilitating trade within the region.…
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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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Elon Musk’s internet firm Starlink set to launch in Kenya by Mid-Year
Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by billionaire Elon Musk has indicated that it will be launching in Kenya by…
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Sub-Saharan Africa Lost $261 Million Last Year Due to Internet Shutdowns
As internet penetration across the world increases, internet shutdowns that hit various countries last year had a devastating effect on…
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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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Microsoft, Viasat team up to deliver internet access to 5 million people across Africa
Microsoft is teaming up with global telecommunications company Viasat to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the…
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Government launches free public Wi-Fi at Wakulima Market
The Government through the ICT Authority this week launched Free Public Wi-Fi at Wakulima Market in Nairobi County’s Muthurwa area.…
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CLOUD
iColo expects demand for colocation centres in Kenya to increase
As internet penetration in Kenya continues to increase, the demand for data centres is also booming. Customers in the country…
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Airtel Africa and OneWeb to provide satellite internet connectivity across Africa
OneWeb, a London-headquartered communications solutions company has partnered with Airtel Africa to provide satellite internet connectivity across the continent. The…
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Rural ISP Mawingu rebrands, announces plans to expand its coverage in Kenya
Rural Internet Service Provider (ISP), Mawingu has rebranded as it prepares to close a new investment round and capture a…
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Only 55% of the African population has access to the Internet, report
A report by online privacy and protection firm Sufshark has revealed huge discrepancies between internet access and speeds in developing…
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Liquid Dataport taps into Google’s Equiano sea cable to provide faster and affordable internet for consumers in SA
Liquid Dataport has acquired a pair of fibre cables on Equiano, the new West coast submarine cable as it seeks…
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Northern African Countries Have the Cheapest Data in the Continent, Report
A report analyzing mobile data costs across 233 countries has revealed that Israel has the cheapest data costs in the…
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Safaricom has the third fastest internet speeds in Africa, report
Speedtest Intelligence report by Ookla has ranked Safaricom 3rd among African countries with the fastest internet speeds, just behind South…
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Tanzania has installed high-speed internet on Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzanian officials held an unusual press conference from 12,000 feet above sea level at the top of Africa’s highest mountain,…
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Google’s Equiano undersea cable finally lands in South Africa
After successfully landing its Equiano undersea cable in Namibia last month, Google has announced that the cable has now landed in South Africa. The…
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8 out of 10 Africans have felt internet and social media shutdowns in the last 7 years, study
Africa has been one of the most affected by internet censorship by the proportion of the population in the past 7…
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DSA calls on policymakers in Kenya to allocate the entire 6 GHz bandwidth for Wi-Fi use
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has welcomed the Kenyan government’s decision to designate the lower 6 GHz radio spectrum (5925 –…
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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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Kenya Plans to Upgrade its Current Internet Protocol by 2023, Says CA
The Communications Authorities (CA) has announced that Kenya is preparing to upgrade from Internet Protocol Version 4 (iPv4) to Internet…
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[24Bit Podcast] A tribute to the now retired Internet Explorer browser
27 years after it went live, Microsoft announced that it is now officially shutting down Internet Explorer. Microsoft officially ended…
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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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Microsoft is finally shutting down Internet Explorer, its oldest browser
27 years after it went live, Microsoft has announced that is now officially shutting down its oldest browser, Internet Explorer.…
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South Africa’s edtech startup FoondaMate raises $2 million seed funding
South African edtech startup FoondaMate is helping high school students in emerging markets to access revision material through WhatsApp and…
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Kenya Receives $220 million From United Kingdom to Improve Internet Access
The United Kingdom has availed $220 million to be used in improving access to high-quality internet across Kenya. The money…
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High Cost of 5G Handsets Hinder Safaricom 5G Rollout
There has been so much talk and hype about 5G network but consumers are yet to feel its impact. Since…
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Google’s Equiano undersea cable lands Nigeria
Google, in partnership with West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), has laid a 12,000km subsea cable running from Portugal to…
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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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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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Elon Musk has bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter
Billionaire investor Elon Musk has put a significant part of his money on the platform where his mouth often rants-Twitter.…
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New submarine cable connecting Asia, Europe and Africa lands in Mombasa
A new 15,000km submarine cable connecting Asia, Europe and Africa has landed in Mombasa, Kenya. Telkom Kenya and PEACE Cable…
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Safaricom revamps its data plans, to offer 100% more data at no extra cost
Safaricom has today made some adjustments to its data plans. With the new changes, customers are set to enjoy up…
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Enabling an environment for internet penetration in Kenya
Kenya hosts a population of about 53M people out of which 27M have access to the internet. This represents about…
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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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Featured
Is Tech Key to Further Esports Revenue Growth?
The eSports industry has experienced dramatic growth recently compared to its initial days. When it started, many sports fans regarded…
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Zimbabwe becomes the 3rd country to restrict social media this year for political reasons
According to cybersecurity company Surfshark, Zimbabwe suffered its third internet disruption in the past 3 years, as internet service was…
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COLUMNS
BEN ROBERTS: At the cusp of change, the Internet Engineering Task Force adds an African voice to the institution
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has recently announced the appointment of Andrew Alston to the position of Routing Area…
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Safaricom to Pilot Smart Vehicle Tracking System
In October last year, we did an interesting podcast on The Internet of Things (IoT), a topic we believe affects…
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Safer Internet Day: 5 Safety Tips to promote a more empowering experience for youths online
Safer Internet Day: You will have a more empowering experience online, when you’re sharing with the people you care about…
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Apps
3 trends set to dominate African mobile apps in 2022
In 2021, the mobile industry in sub-saharan Africa continued to show incredible resilience against the impacts of Covid-19 and experienced…
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Startups
Kenyan low-cost ISP Poa Internet raises $28 million funding
Kenyan low-cost internet service provider Poa Internet has closed a $28 million round of funding led by Africa50. Poa Internet…
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Opera is celebrating 15 years of connecting Africa to the Internet with a massive data giveaway
To celebrate its 15th year on the continent Opera has announced that it will be running a massive data giveaway…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies announces Asia-USA global internet transit route via Africa
Pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the launch of its shortest terrestrial fibre route between the East to…
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Over Half World’s Population Now Using Mobile Internet, GSMA Report
GSMA has launched its global State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2021 showing that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of…
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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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How Kenya Stacks Against the World in terms of Internet Speed
Kenya has been ranked as number 122 in terms of internet speeds globally. The mean average download speed in the…
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COLUMNS
Drastic Measures Taken By The Internet To Avoid Breaking Down During Covid-19 Crisis
The coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is driving the world crazy. Due to the increased number of work from home individuals, internet…
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Kenya Has Been Ranked Among Countries With The Lowest Internet Costs in Africa
Internet costs in Africa are increasingly getting lower as time passes by. Kenya, as of now, is at a good…
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Lack of competition in broadband markets is keeping millions offline
Lack of competition in broadband markets is keeping millions of consumers offline. Markets with a single broadband provider, for example,…
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SEACOM launches its direct-to-corporate connectivity and cloud services in Uganda
Pan-African telecoms enabler SEACOM has extended its corporate market offering into the East African region, under its SEACOM Business brand.…
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rain and Nokia launch first commercial-ready 5G network in South Africa
South African operator rain and Nokia have announced the launch of the country’s first commercial-ready 5G network in Cape Town,…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Kenya’s ISP market ripe for usage-based bandwidth service
It’s is difficult to imagine a world without internet connectivity, let alone a business that is not connected. The internet…
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Loon sets up new Ground Stations in Nyeri ahead of commercial launch in Kenya
Loon has announced the installation of a new set of ground stations in Nyeri, marking another step on the road…
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Zimbabweans turn to VPNs following internet shutdown by government
Zimbabweans are turning to Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology to circumvent an apparent government internet shutdown according to leading VPN…
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COLUMNS
3 Things to Consider When Buying PoE Powered Ethernet Extension
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a relatively new technology that most people are still unfamiliar with. In simple terms, PoE…
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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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COLUMNS
[Column] IoT is as simple as ABC…D! Part 3 – Choosing Connectivity
There is no doubt that the Internet of Things (IoT) can solve everyday challenges using technology, and with IDC predicting…
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IT & Leadership: The opportunity of IoT
By: Sean Laval, Executive: Solutions and Innovations at SqwidNet The Internet of Things (IoT) is not the by-product of hype…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kaspersky Lab research: Internet users yet to master proper password habits
Internet users across the globe are yet to master how to use passwords effectively to protect themselves online. Research from…
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Startups
Mozambican startup develops a solar powered tablet to provide internet to rural African homes
Mozambican technology start-up Kamaleon has developed a solar-powered mobile tablet to connect more Africans to the internet. Launched in November…
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Mozilla launches contest to spark new ways to connect people to the Internet
Mozilla is calling on entrepreneurs, designers, researchers and innovators to propose creative and scalable ideas for connecting more people to…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: The security questions raised by IoT
In a world where devices are getting more powerful and smaller, IoT has become a common term even to the…
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After Nigeria, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now visiting Kenya
After visiting Nigeria, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to make a surprise visit to Kenya this week on his first…
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SimbaNET Launches SimbaSKY to enhance internet access in remote rural areas
SimbaNET has launched an SME-based product aimed at enhancing internet access in remote rural areas as it seeks to diversify…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: Are Attacks on Online Freedom Really Making Us Safer?
If you’ve ever tried to access a website and found that it was blocked, you may have been a victim…
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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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Airtel Kenya connects Kisumu and Nyeri Police County Headquarters with free internet
Kisumu and Nyeri Police County Headquarters will benefit from internet for free internet thanks to Airtel Kenya. The telecommunications company…
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COLUMNS
Guest Post: How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
I would like to thank techtrendske.co.ke for allowing this guest post on their exceptional and well-designed blog. I’ve found many…
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Microsoft working to provide Wi-Fi service for users everywhere
Microsoft is working on a new service called Microsoft WiFi, that will provide internet services to users everywhere. According to…
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Internet Society CEO Kathy Brown: Africa Primed to Take Advantage of the Internet Opportunity
There has been robust growth in Internet access and usage over the past few years and Africa is now primed…
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BUSINESS
How Airtel CSR is supporting education in Kenya
Internet for Schools: Since the inception of Airtel’s internet for schools project, thousands of students across the country have continued…
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BUSINESS
SimbaNET tailors products to fit the Kenyan SMEs market
For a while now Kenya’s SME market has grown to become more dynamic through huge amounts of innovation and entrepreneurial…
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Kenyan Government Sh225b plan to improve internet speeds across the country
Kenyans will soon be able to have access to fast internet speeds thanks to a new initiative by the Kenyan…
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LIQUID TELECOM CONNECTS SIAYA COUNTY TO THE WORLD WITH $2MILLION INTERNET CABLE PROJECT
Liquid Telecom Kenya (LTK) Africa’s leading data, voice and IP provider, is installing a $2 million (Ksh175 million) fiber optic…
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