Articles by Nick Sato, Page 8
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Mon, November 18th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
UK government wants Kenyatta & Ruto trials be held through video link
The United Kingdom (UK) is supporting changes to the International Criminal Court (ICC) rules to enable Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and deputy president William Ruto to attend their trials through video link. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
M-Pesa bags Global Money Transfer Service Award in Dubai
Safaricom’s M-Pesa has been awarded the best operator-led mobile money service at the sixth Mobile Money Global Awards held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 10:04 · Nick Sato
Chris Wood named in 100 most powerful people in global ICT and telecoms industry
Chris Wood, chief executive officer (CEO) of Nairobi-based African carrier WIOCC, has been named among the 100 most powerful people in the global telecommunications industry. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
StarTimes slashes set top box prices
StarTimes has lowered its set-top box price in Kenya to KSh2,999 (US$35) from KSh3,499 (US$40), with one month enabled free viewing of the unique bouquet that costs KSh1,999 (US$23) a month. → Read more
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Sat, November 16th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
75% of Kenyan adults use mobile money
The proportion of Kenyan adults using mobile money services has increased to 75 per cent, according to a report by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Attorney general denies involvement in Telkom Kenya share dilution deal
Githu Muigai, Kenya’s attorney general (AG), has disowned the controversial sale of Telkom Kenya to France Telecom, which saw government share in Kenya’s oldest telecommunications company diluted to 30 per cent. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta to send controversial media bill back to parliament
President Uhuru Kenyatta will return the contentious media bill back to parliament when he officially receives it, after a series of high-profile public criticisms and concern. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Developers can now build cognitive apps through IBM Watson Technology
IBM will make its Watson technology available as a development platform in the cloud, enabling a worldwide community of software application providers to build a new generation of apps infused with cognitive computing intelligence. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom to provide TV services
Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile operator, has announced plans to begin selling bundled internet and television services for on-demand viewing in the next year. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
Benin first to reserve dotAfrica name, more governments urged
The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged African governments to reserve their domains ahead of the the launch of dotAfrica (.Africa), with Benin the only country to have done so as yet. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Lipa na M-Pesa now available at Shell stations
Safaricom and Vivo Energy Kenya have partnered to allow Shell petrol station customers to pay for fuel using the new cashless payments platform Lipa na M-Pesa. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 20:00 · Nick Sato
Teraco increases investment in Cape Town infrastructure
Vendor-neutral data provider Teraco has announced it has has started construction on a third dedicated colocation data centre within Great Westerford, Cape Town, in a bid to counter strong demand for “collocation” services. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 18:00 · Nick Sato
MTN Mobile Money to withdraw and pay at Visa points
MTN Group has partnered with Visa to offer customers a new mobile payment solution which allows MTN Mobile Money subscribers make face-to-face and online transactions wherever Visa is accepted. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan operators must begin contributing to USF – CCK
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has begun collecting the Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions from the country’s network operators, in a bid support widespread access to ICT services and promote capacity building and innovations. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 12:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya sign $13.9m deal with Spain for digital migration support
Kenya’s switch to digital broadcasting has received a major boost after the government signed a KSh1.2 billion (US$13.9 million) loan agreement with the Spanish government ahead of its Nairobi deadline in one month’s time. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
MTN selects Etisalat SmartHub to extend network’s regional reach
Telecommunications company Etisalat has partnered with MTN Group to extend its regional network reach through Etisalat SmartHub, expanding its advanced data network capabilities. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
OnMobile, Airtel Africa partner to offer subscribers Live match alerts of EPL
OnMobile, a global telecom value-added services (VAS) company, has partnered with Airtel Africa to offer subscribers live match alerts and updates on games of their favourite English Premier League teams. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 19:30 · Nick Sato
NSE upgrading automated trading systems
The upgrade of the automated trading systems at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and the Central Depository and Settlement Corporation (CDSC) is underway as it seeks a more robust platform to support planned diversification of new securities. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Gilat Satcom unveils new satellite and fibre services
Communication solutions provider Gilat Satcom unveiled a host of new fibre and satellite services for Africa today, which will increase broadband availability, speeds and capacity for enterprises as well as fixed and mobile operators. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s digital migration deadline triples sales of Samsung Smart TVs
The demand in Kenya for television sets that are digital compliant has more than tripled as customers rush to beat the digital migration deadline, slated for December 13. → Read more
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