Articles by Elly Okutoyi

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Mon, January 7th, 13:09 · Elly Okutoyi

Huawei to take lucky customers from Africa to Dubai

Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, has officially launched the second phase of the ‘Ascend to New Heights’ campaign that will see winners from Kenya and other countries globally win an all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai, UAE. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 08:32 · Elly Okutoyi

Rwanda to join other African countries in SIM-card registration

Rwanda is set to join other African countries in a nationwide SIM-card registration, a process set to be carried out from February 4 to July 31, 2013, targeting more than five million subscribers in the country. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 14:08 · Elly Okutoyi

OPINION: Kenya’s CCK is not as powerful as it thinks it is

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has for a long time portrayed itself as the ultimate authority when it comes to matters of communication in the East African nation. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 10:29 · Elly Okutoyi

Nokia says African factory would not make economic sense

Nokia will not be setting up a phone manufacturing plant in Africa just yet, despite the huge market that it has on the continent, as it would not make economical sense. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 12:55 · Elly Okutoyi

“First ever” African-designed smartphone launched in Congo

Technology firm VMK have launched what it claims is the first ever smartphone fully designed and engineered in Africa into the Congolese market. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 09:42 · Elly Okutoyi

CCK threatens unregistered SIM cardholders with hefty fines

Kenya’s communications industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has threatened mobile phone users with hefty fines or jail terms of up to three years if they fail register their SIM cards by tomorrow. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 09:10 · Elly Okutoyi

Tanzania begins analogue switch-off ahead of other East African countries

Tanzania became East Africa’s first country to begin analogue TV signal switch-off after the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology announced that Dar es Salaam would be the first city in the nation to enter into the digital broadcasting system. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 08:54 · Elly Okutoyi

Nokia Nigeria promises better e-waste management

Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia has admitted that its e-waste management initiative in Nigeria, dubbed the ‘Take Back Initiative’, has not done as well as expected and promised to come up with better methods to curb the amount of electronic waste in the West African country. → Read more
Mon, December 24th, 07:43 · Elly Okutoyi

2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Tech/Incubation hubs

This year has seen a number of ICT incubation hubs and international investors set up base in Kenya, with Nairobi in particular catching the eye of the likes of IBM and private seed fund 88mph, just the latest entrants into the rapidly growing Kenyan tech scene. → Read more
Mon, December 24th, 07:24 · Elly Okutoyi

2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Social Media

Increased activity on social networking sites coupled with the dramatic rise in the number of blogs in 2012 made the year an interesting experience for Kenyans and the social media platform a force to reckon with. → Read more
Mon, December 24th, 06:22 · Elly Okutoyi

2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Major Tech Events

2012 has seen Kenya buzz with activities in the technology scene, with some of the most important technology events held in the country. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 11:05 · Elly Okutoyi

Facebook to introduce TV-like commercials on News Feed in 2013

Facebook will early next year introduce a new advertising feature in the form of TV-like commercials on the News Feed section of its social networking site, as the company looks to reap profits from advertising. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 14:11 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigeria reports two million more mobile subscribers in two months

Nigeria’s mobile market received an additional two million subscribers between September and October this year, to 109.4 million from the previous 107.3 million, a report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 08:56 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigerian telcos owe each other US$129 million in interconnection fees

Telecoms operators in Nigeria owe each other over N20 billion (US$129 million), according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), an amount that could jeopardise the gains made in the industry over the past decade. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 13:57 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom and Airtel ranked worst performers in network quality

Kenya’s telecommunications industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has rated Safaricom and Airtel’s mobile networks as the poorest in the country. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 11:46 · Elly Okutoyi

Bharti Airtel releases US$95M for 3G network expansion in Kenya

Global telecommunications group Bharti Airtel is releasing KSh8 billion (US$95 million) to Airtel Kenya to finance the expansion of 3G network sites to 550 from the current 360. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 08:17 · Elly Okutoyi

Telkom Kenya in trouble over ‘deceptive’ advertising

Telecoms operator Telkom Kenya is in trouble over what the Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) terms “deceptive advertising of its unlimited Internet package”, with the latter threatening to take the telco to court over the matter. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 10:42 · Elly Okutoyi

Opera Apps Store announces best apps 2012

Opera Mobile Store, the world’s fifth largest mobile app store, has announced the 2012 Top Awards winners, following user nomination of the best apps on the mobile apps store. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 10:24 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN Uganda acquitted of tax evasion charges

A tax evasion case filed against MTN Uganda’s senior management and its board of directors has been declared “null and void” and thrown out of court. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 11:53 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom sued by Faulu Kenya over M-Shwari

Barely one month after launching its M-Shwari service, Safaricom has been taken to court by microfinance company Faulu Kenya for allegedly breaching a non-disclosure agreement they had reached and purporting that the new service is its idea and product. → Read more