Articles by Nick Sato, Page 16
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Wed, September 11th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel partners MMI Holdings to offer access to insurance and micro savings
Airtel has announced a strategic partnership with MMI Holdings Limited in Africa, an insurance-based financial services company, that will see its mobile money customers access insurance and micro savings services. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government in plea to mobile operators to lower roaming charges
Fred Matiangi, Kenya’s ICT cabinet secretary, has called on African mobile networks to lower their roaming charges for international calls, arguing the current rates are prohibitive. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 08:30 · Nick Sato
Google invites developers to Cloud Platform Developer Challenge
Google Africa has invited developers to the first Google Cloud Platform Developer Challenge, a competition to build locally relevant web applications that “solve world problems”. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
New AccessKenya data centre in Mombasa goes live
IT solutions provider AccessKenya has announced the commissioning of a new data centre in Mombasa which will bolster the company’s expansion of its fibre optic network across the country. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s M-Shwari service wins emerging technology award
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom’s mobile credit loan service M-Shwari has won Computerworld’s 21st Century Achievement Award in emerging technology. → Read more
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Mon, September 9th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Cameroon government shuts down 11 media outlets ahead of elections
The National Communications Council of Cameroon has closed down 11 media outlets in the country over what it describes as disrespect of ethics and professionalism by the outlets ahead of elections at the end of the month. → Read more
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Mon, September 9th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
AMN in $550m African network upgrade
Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has announced it is to invest US$550 million in building mobile network infrastructure for operators throughout Sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years. → Read more
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Mon, September 9th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Tanzania SMS-based tax remittance system adds $618k to collection
The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has announced its new tax payment system has enabled it to bring more people into the tax bracket, recording TZN1 billion (US$618,000) more in collections over a three week period. → Read more
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Mon, September 9th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya makes tariff related to Airtel Money permanent
Airtel Kenya has made permanent its initial tariff offer that allowed subscribers who use mobile money to call all networks for KSh2. → Read more
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Fri, September 6th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Google celebrates 15th birthday
Google celebrated its 15th birthday this week, and now generates more than three billion searches every month. → Read more
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Fri, September 6th, 15:40 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta’s lawyer in suit against “secret” Safaricom and Airtel proceedings
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legal representative at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Steven Kay has successfully applied to participate in a case asking for information about a court cases filed by Kenyatta against Safaricom and Airtel to be released publicly. → Read more
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Fri, September 6th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Paynet invests $3m in ATM chip tech, targets contract supply for Kenyan banks
Payment solutions firm Paynet Group has announced an upgrade of its systems for issuing EMV chip cards, as Kenya moves towards the March 2014 deadline for switching to the new technology. → Read more
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Thu, September 5th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Samsung reveals Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition
Samsung has unveiled a brand new version of its 10-inch Galaxy Note tablet, boasting a 10.1-inch WQXGA (2560X1600) LCD display and running on Android’s 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system. → Read more
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Thu, September 5th, 15:40 · Nick Sato
Worldwide sale of smartphones to hit one billion in 2013
Low-cost devices and gains in emerging markets are expected to propel the global sale of smartphones to one billion in 2013. → Read more
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Thu, September 5th, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Nokia announces platinum sponsorship of DEMO Africa
Nokia has confirmed its support for DEMO Africa by announcing platinum sponsorship for the event, which aims to connect African startups to the global ecosystem. → Read more
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Thu, September 5th, 11:40 · Nick Sato
Call charges on Airtel Kenya now most expensive in country
Airtel Kenya has announced a review of its calling rates, making it the most expensive operator in Kenya in terms of call charges. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 20:00 · Nick Sato
MultiChoice unveils $5.7m Nairobi studio, targets Kenyan local production
MultiChoice Kenya has unveiled a new KSh500 million (US$5.7 million) state of the art film studio in Nairobi, targeting local content production ahead of Kenya’s digital migration in December. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 13:40 · Nick Sato
Teachers declare support for Kenyan laptop project, with procurement underway
Kenya’s primary school headteachers have declared support for the government’s one laptop per child initiative, saying the issue is “not if, but when will it commence”. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 10:20 · Nick Sato
MultiChoice Africa offers subsidised set-top boxes ahead of Kenya’s digital migration
MultiChoice Africa has offered to supply 1.5 million set-top boxes at subsidised rates to Kenyans to facilitate a smooth migration from analogue to digital television broadcasting, which is to take place in Nairobi first on December 13, 2013. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s County ICT summit to kick off
Kenya’s Quarterly County ICT Summit, bringing together over 45 county ICT executives, will be held from September 4-6 in Nanyuki. → Read more
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