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CSR project with a long-term view
200 Kenyan students have pioneered the new Samsung Engineering Academy in Nairobi. Read More
May 17, 2012, 12:56 p.m.
Spotlight on innovation in Kenya
The Open Innovation Summit, to be staged in Nairobi this month, will focus on leadership in ...
May 13, 2012, 8:44 a.m.
The politics of mobile termination rates reduction in Kenya
The mobile termination rate debate is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg of ...
May 12, 2012, 6:54 a.m.
Mobile advertising opportunities grow in Kenya
InMobi says mobile advertising is continuing to grow as a key marketing channel within the increasingly ...
May 11, 2012, 1:24 p.m.
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Friday 11 May
Smart solutions to Nairobi traffic
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A team of IBM experts assigned to Nairobi has provided a plan to improve the flow of road traffic and increase revenues from the transportation sector.»Thursday 10 May
Safaricom suffers data outage
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Kenyan telco Safaricom reports that it experienced a major enterprise data service outage this week.»Thursday 10 May
Telcos talk quality
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Kenyan telecoms industry stakeholders will meet in Nairobi today to focus on quality issues.»Wednesday 9 May
East Africa business shows promise
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With the future looking bright for East African business, the East African Outsourcing Summit will act as a platform for outsourcing players to network and gain insight from the major outsourcing regions. »Wednesday 9 May
Safaricom vs Airtel over fees
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Kenyan telcos Safaricom and Airtel are at loggerheads over telecoms interconnect fees.»Tuesday 8 May
Last chance: EAO summit offers delegates a discounted offer
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The organisers of the East Africa Outsourcing Summit to be held in Nairobi next month are offering attendance discounts.»Monday 7 May
Kenya among most prepared for mobile payments
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Kenya features on MasterCard Worldwide’s list as one of the world’s countries most prepared to adopt mobile payments.»Sunday 6 May
Half of Zeitgeist winners from Africa
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Five of the ten global Google Zeitgeist Young Minds contest winners are from Africa.»Friday 4 May
Faulu Kenya, Airtel in mobile microfinance deal
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Faulu Kenya has partnered with Airtel to offer micro loans via mobile phones.»Friday 4 May
Makerere University Students Win 2012 Microsoft East and Southern Africa Imagine Cup
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Team WinSenga from Makere University has won the 2012 Microsoft East and Southern Africa Imagine Cup student competition.»Thursday 3 May
Samsung, Strathmore U deliver digital learning in Kenya
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Samsung Electronics East Africa has sealed a joint partnership with Strathmore University to roll out a digital learning solution in Kenya.»Thursday 3 May
Pivot East apps finalists named
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Pivot East has announced the 25 final finalists in the Pivot East regional mobile apps competition.»Thursday 3 May
Inaugural Soliton Expo in Nairobi next week
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New technology and solutions will be showcased at the inaugural Soliton Expo in Nairobi on 10 May.»Wednesday 2 May
No fresh interconnect study
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Kenya’s CCK will not reassess the interconnect rate and will go ahead with a 35% cut.»Tuesday 1 May
No more unlimited data from Safaricom
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Safaricom has discontinued the sale of unlimited internet data bundles from midnight last night.»Monday 30 Apr
Airtel, Safaricom plan fibre JV
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Airtel Kenya and Safaricom may enter a partnership to jointly deploy a fibre optic network in Kenya.»Sunday 29 Apr
Orange makes Holla bundle permanent
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Orange Kenya has made its Holla bundle a permanent offering for its youth market.»Saturday 28 Apr
Innovations wanted
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Nokia is seeking the best innovation ideas ahead of the Open Innovation Summit in Kenya next month.»Friday 27 Apr
Piracy stifles innovation, harms economy
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Microsoft cautions East and Southern Africa about the impact of piracy during the global celebration of World Intellectual Property Day.»Thursday 26 Apr
Kenya to get ICT for education showcase
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KIE, Intel and Microsoft are partnering to establish a state of the art centre to showcase the best ways to use ICTs to transform education in Kenya.»Wednesday 25 Apr
CCK denies approving price fixing
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Kenya’s regulator has set the record straight on reports that it gave tacit approval to mobile price fixing.»Wednesday 25 Apr
Countdown to counterfeit switch-off
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Services to users of counterfeit handsets may be terminated from next month, the CCK has warned.»Tuesday 24 Apr
Software pirates in Kenya given amnesty
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Autodesk Africa is offering users of pirated software a week to purchase legal versions of AutoCAD and related software products without fear of retroactive prosecution.»Tuesday 24 Apr
Aviat at NGT Africa
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Microwave networking solutions firm Aviat Networks will present at the Next Generation Telecoms Africa (NGT Africa) Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, tomorrow. »Tuesday 24 Apr
Mini base stations by year-end
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Alcatel-Lucent expects its miniature base stations to be commercially available by the end of the year.»Monday 23 Apr
AccessKenya revamps website
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AccessKenya Group has relaunched its website in a bid to scale up online interactivity with its customers and internet users.»Sunday 22 Apr
Kenya benchmarked as outsourcing destination of choice
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Kenya could become the ICT and BPO hub of choice for Africa by 2030, say the organisers of the upcoming East Africa Outsourcing Summit.»Friday 20 Apr
Huawei names new Kenya head
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Huawei has appointed Wind Li as the new Chief Executive Officer for its Kenya representative office.»Thursday 19 Apr
Safaricom prepares to ride data wave
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Kenya’s Safaricom is preparing its infrastructure in anticipation of a coming ‘data tsunami’, says CEO Bob Collymore.»Thursday 19 Apr
Cloud computing to transform African IT industry
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The inaugural Cloud Summit East Africa will be held in Nairobi from 5 to 6 June 2012.»Thursday 19 Apr
IXPs a boon for emerging markets
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A new study proves that there are significant economic benefits to establishing internet exchange points in emerging markets.»Wednesday 18 Apr
Kenya internet users up, broadband growth slow
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While the number of Kenyan internet users has grown by 21%, broadband use is up by only 4.14%.»Wednesday 18 Apr
Safaricom slams Sh4 call plan
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Safaricom has criticized a proposed Sh4 rate for calls.»Monday 16 Apr
The life of an ICT entrepreneur in Kenya
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The ICT sector in Kenya is currently the most vibrant in the region. Carole Kimutai spoke to businesswoman Rose Maghas about the challenges and opportunities in the ICT sector. »Friday 13 Apr
LION2 submarine cable goes live
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LION2, the undersea cable laid at a cost of over KSh 5.7 billion, is now operational and expected to significantly boost Kenya’s bandwidth capacity.»Friday 13 Apr
DVB T2 signal now on air in Nairobi area
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Kenya is moving forward in its digital migration plan, with DVB2 now live.»Wednesday 11 Apr
Safaricom, Qualcomm in 3G roadshow
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Safaricom and Qualcomm will take to the road across Kenya with a 3G roadshow to allow consumers to experience mobile broadband.»Tuesday 10 Apr
Cloud Computing EA in June
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The inaugural Cloud Summit East Africa, supported by the Kenya ICT Board, will be held in Nairobi in June. »Tuesday 10 Apr
KNH digitising 40m records
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Kenya’s Kenyatta National Hospital expects to save millions and become more efficient through a digitisation initiative.»Monday 9 Apr
Medical tool wins Kenya Innovation Award
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A distance radiology solution has won this year’s Kenya Vision 2030 ICT Innovation Award.»Monday 9 Apr
Kenya aims to be top 10 ICT hub
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Kenya aims to dramatically grow its ICT sector and become one of the top ICT hubs in the world.»Monday 9 Apr
USD350,000 to boost Kenyan internet
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Google has donated USD350,000 to assist the work of Nairobi’s Innovation Hub and the Kenya Education Network.»Friday 6 Apr
EAC integration challenges growing
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The East African Community integration process is deepening, but the challenges facing the integration units and people are intensifying, says a new report. »Wednesday 4 Apr
Safaricom offers twice the speed
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Safaricom subscribers in Nairobi will access the internet at much faster speeds – up to 42 Mbps.»Tuesday 3 Apr
Kenya scales up transformative ICTs
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Kenya will expand technology-based platforms for transparency, accountabilityand transformation. »Monday 2 Apr
Orange downtime for upgrade
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Telkom Kenya has warned that its services will be disrupted for a network upgrade tonight.»FEATURED STORY
NCC fine ‘not enough’Pained by long years of poor telecoms service, Nigerian phone subscribers say the N1.17 billion fine for local GSM operators is just a ‘slap on the wrist’.
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