Articles by Nick Sato, Page 2
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Fri, January 10th, 12:40 · Nick Sato
Mobile transactions in Kenya hit $19.6bn in 2013
Kenyans transacted KSh1.7 trillion (US$19.6 billion) through their mobile phones in the first 11 months of 2013, underscoring the increasing significance of handsets in the financial services sector. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
OPINION: Is the CCK bluffing over denying Safaricom its operating licence?
Ever since the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) adopted the Quality of Service (QoS) rating in 2008/09, Kenya’s biggest operator Safaricom has failed to meet its minimum requirements. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 09:00 · Nick Sato
Orange Kenya launches advertising campaign targeting Safaricom
Orange Kenya has launched a fresh mode of comparative advertising campaign against Kenya’s biggest mobile subscriber Safaricom as it looks to reignite competition among telecoms. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 17:40 · Nick Sato
Law Society of Kenya asks to be enjoined in suit to challenge media bill
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has announced it wants to be enjoined in the suit challenging the legality of the controversial Kenya Information And Communication (Amendment) (KICA) Bill. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
AccessKenya Group installs fibre monitoring system
Corporate internet and IT solutions provider AccessKenya Group has acquired a fibre monitoring system for its 450 kilometre carrier ethernet fibre-optic network. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 13:05 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s insurance regulator launches online platform
Kenya’s Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has gone digital with the launch of an online portal that will streamline and manage transactions and businesses in the sector. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 11:40 · Nick Sato
dotAfrica to protect African intellectual property on web
African, Middle Eastern and South Asian trademark and intellectual property law firms have given positive support for the Mark Validation System (MVS) that is designed to protect African brands following the imminent commercial launch of the new dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD). → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 10:20 · Nick Sato
“Comply or go out of business” – Kenyan government tells Safaricom
The Kenyan government has issued a hardline stance against the country’s biggest mobile operator Safaricom, saying it will not negotiate after the telecom failed to meet the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) rating by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya overhauling online cargo clearing system
The Kenyan government has started the process of overhauling the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) customs clearing system - the Simba system - by floating a tender for a consultancy firm that will steer the process. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 16:20 · Nick Sato
Uganda telecoms industry braces for tough competition in 2014
Competition in Uganda’s communication industry is set to increase in 2014 following a surge in demographics and a rise in disposable incomes. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 15:40 · Nick Sato
All Kenyan operators fail to meet minimum quality of service
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has released a Quality of Service (Qos) report showing Kenya’s four mobile operators all failed to meet their compliance target for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for 2012-13. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C now available in Kenya
Orange Kenya has officially launched Apple’s latest flagship smartphones - the iPhone 5s and 5c - in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s free laptops to be delivered in 90 days, officials to visit shortlisted firms
Kenya’s flagship one laptop per child programme will commence in the next three months as government officials from the Ministry of Education are set to travel abroad to assess shortlisted firms for the procurement of the 1.3 million laptops. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Safaricom takes on CCK over licence renewal terms
Kenya’s largest mobile service provider Safaricom has aired its displeasure at the terms laid down by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ahead of its licence renewal in June 2014. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 16:40 · Nick Sato
CCK set to be overhauled in next 3 months
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is set to be rebranded and overhauled following the successfully passing and assenting into law of the Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill 2013. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 14:40 · Nick Sato
Kenyan analogue switch-off postponed pending appeal
The Kenyan Court of Appeal has ordered the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) to switch back on analogue broadcasting signal pending an appeal by media houses, with the transition to digital broadcasting in and around Nairobi now postponed until February 6. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 12:40 · Nick Sato
Nailab rebrands, targets expansion
Kenyan startup incubator Nailab has rebranded to incorporate a new logo and vision, in a move that will see the hub expand its reach by targeting more entrepreneurs from other urban centres. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 09:50 · Nick Sato
dotAfrica receives boost from African governments
African governments through the African Union Commission (AUC) have endorsed the plan to create the dotAfrica initiative through issuing an official statement by African ICT ministers announcing their support. → Read more
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Mon, December 23rd, 21:06 · Nick Sato
Kenya digital migration effective from today
The Kenyan High Court has dismissed a petition by three media houses - the Standard Group, Nation Media Group and Royal Media Services - against the immediate digital migration. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan journalists to challenge constitutionality of media bill
Kenyan journalists have announced they will go to court in a bid to challenge the new media bill signed into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta, which they insist will undermine the freedom of the press in the country. → Read more
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