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By George KamauJune 19, 2026

Seacom Nairobi-Kampala Route Adds 30Tbps Growth Capacity

Seacom has launched a new Nairobi-Kampala route, adding a high-capacity terrestrial connection between Kenya and Uganda as demand for digital…

News

By Staff WriterNovember 22, 2024

SEACOM Partners With Cloudflare to Deliver Cybersecurity Solutions in Africa

SEACOM, a leading African connectivity and cloud services provider, together with Forefront, a cybersecurity managed services firm, have announced a…

CLOUD

By Nixon KanaliOctober 28, 2024

SEACOM Offers Colocation and IP Transit Services Via New Johannesburg Data Centre

SEACOM now offers colocation and IP transit services via the JN1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre owned and operated…

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By Nixon KanaliJune 3, 2024

SEACOM restores service to customers following repairs to East Africa cable

SEACOM says it has restored services to its customers following the completion of subsea repair operations on its East Africa…

News

By Nixon KanaliFebruary 27, 2024

SEACOM suffers subsea cable outage between Kenya, Egypt

Telecoms provider SEACOM encountered a service-affecting outage on its subsea cable system last weekend. According to a statement from the…

News

By Nixon KanaliMarch 9, 2023

SEACOM Group CEO Oliver Fortuin Resigns

SEACOM Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Oliver Fortuin, has resigned from the company. According to a statement from the telecommunications…

BUSINESS

By Reginah WamboiMarch 10, 2022

Jubilee Holdings acquires 10% additional stake in SEACOM

Insurance group Jubilee Holdings Limited has purchased an additional 10% stake in submarine fibre optic cable service provider SEACOM. The…

News

By Nixon KanaliFebruary 10, 2022

SEACOM acquires now-obsolete Africell Uganda assets

Subsea cable company SEACOM has announced that it will acquire selected infrastructure assets from now-defunct Africell in Uganda. The acquisition SEACOM…

New Appointments

Editorial DeskNovember 11, 2021

SEACOM appoints Tejpal Bedi Managing Director for ENEA region

SEACOM has announced the appointment of Tejpal Bedi to the role of Managing Director and Regional Head of Sales for the ENEA…

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By Nixon KanaliOctober 27, 2021

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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By Nixon KanaliSeptember 30, 2021

SEACOM MD for East North East Africa Tonny Tugee resigns

SEACOM on Thursday announced that its Regional Managing Director for East North East Africa, Tonny Tugee, is leaving the company. …

News

The New Business Debate - Cloud Vs Security

Editorial DeskAugust 26, 2021

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FRANCIS WAINAINA: How cloud technology could transform manufacturing in Africa

Globally, the manufacturing sector plays a significant role in driving economic growth, job creation, and lifting people out of poverty.…

COLUMNS

Tonny Tugee, SEACOM East and North-East Africa Managing Director.

Editorial DeskJuly 22, 2021

Tonny Tugee: Connectivity, collaboration, competition – The 3 essential Cs for Africa’s growth

Africa’s population is rapidly expanding. In fact, forecasters predict that the continent’s population will nearly triple by 2050. This could…

CLOUD

Editorial DeskJuly 8, 2021

Francis Wainaina: The role of cloud in Kenya’s growing tech start-up scene

Despite a global pandemic with many business-related hurdles, the resilient African tech start-up ecosystem thrived during 2020, securing a record-breaking…

CLOUD

Patrick Ndegwa is the SEACOM Business Sales Lead for SEACOM East Africa.

Editorial DeskJune 14, 2021

[Column] Patrick Ndegwa: The future of connectivity in Africa – and how to prepare your business

Connectivity has transformed traditional business models in Africa and given consumers new platforms, products, and services that they can access…

News

Editorial DeskMay 12, 2021

[Column] Patrick Ndegwa: How connectivity is transforming Kenyan agriculture

The agricultural sector makes up roughly 31.5% of Kenya’s GDP and employs 38% of Kenya’s total population. For 70% of…

New Appointments

By Nixon KanaliDecember 10, 2020

Oliver Fortuin takes over from Byron Clatterbuck as new SEACOM Group CEO

SEACOM today announced that it has appointed Oliver Fortuin, who is currently the Group Chief Enterprise Officer at MTN as…

COLUMNS

Editorial DeskSeptember 21, 2020

[Column] Tonny Tugee: Education and cloud technology in Kenya – the key to a competitive edge

A fundamental building block in ensuring the success of not only a country, but each citizen, is education. Our journey…

CLOUD

Editorial DeskSeptember 9, 2020

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[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…

CLOUD

Editorial DeskAugust 19, 2020

[Column] Francis Wainaina: The New Business Debate – Cloud Vs Security

2020 has been a year that will forever mark a dramatic spike in global corporate cloud adoption. Connecting employees to…

COLUMNS

Editorial DeskJune 1, 2020

[Column] The Role of Emerging Technologies in the World of Work

The future of work has been a topic on the minds of business owners across the world for years. Terms…

COLUMNS

Editorial DeskMay 6, 2020

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[Column] Coping with COVID-19: The Role of the ICT Industry During a Pandemic

As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, the toll on human life is growing exponentially. The impact…

News

By Nixon KanaliMarch 5, 2020

SEACOM is patnering with Tata Communications to offer high-speed pathways between Africa, Europe and Asia

Pan-African telecommunications service provider, SEACOM has joined forces with digital infrastructure provider Tata Communications to offer high-speed, reliable pathways between Africa, Europe…

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Editorial DeskOctober 28, 2019