Articles by Robert K'Odingo

Articles by Robert K'Odingo, Page 2

Wed, October 17th, 06:16 · Robert K'Odingo

Liquid Telecom connects Zimbabwe to WACS

The first direct fibre connection between Zimbabwe and the West African Cable System (WACS) has been officially launched by Liquid Telecom, in a move expected to improve broadband services. → Read more
Tue, October 16th, 14:05 · Robert K'Odingo

Orange Kenya to offer varied data bundles to consumers

Mobile network operator Orange Kenya has announced a change in its data bundle service for its Internet users, offering a broad range of options. → Read more
Tue, October 16th, 11:43 · Robert K'Odingo

RIM move to increase Egyptian’s interest in the Communications industry

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has offered mobile users and developers in Egypt a glimpse of its newest device, the BlackBerry 10, in a move aimed at showcasing their latest product in a growth market. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 12:47 · Robert K'Odingo

Botswana telecoms cuts rates on Internet bandwidth by nearly 60%

State-owned telecom Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has announced a reduction of wholesale Internet bandwidth (BOTSGATE) rates following the commissioning of the West African Cable System (WACS) to lay fibre-optic cable through parts of the country. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:40 · Robert K'Odingo

Report highlights cyber crime as growing threat to Internet security

A report released by a South African research company in a move to enhance and ensure online security across the African continent has highlighted the growing threat of cyber crime. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 12:42 · Robert K'Odingo

Avanti fails to meet revenue targets, cites corporate caution

African satellite operators Avanti Communications has failed to meet its revenue targets, citing caution on the part of companies taking on bandwidth and new conservative accounting methods. → Read more
Wed, October 10th, 13:09 · Robert K'Odingo

Heavy fines for Kenya’s wayward telecoms imminent

The Kenyan government has warned mobile network operators in the country that they will face heavy fines if they keep maintaining their “poor services”. → Read more
Wed, October 10th, 06:57 · Robert K'Odingo

Telecoms underpay for content, say musicians

Musicians and content developers in Africa have accused mobile service providers of taking the lion’s share - between 70 and 80 percent - of the revenues generated from ringtones and mobile apps. → Read more
Tue, October 9th, 11:56 · Robert K'Odingo

E-ticketing hailed for record gate collection at a Nairobi trade fair

Officials from Kenya’s Nairobi International Trade Fair have attributed the huge gate collection of an estimated KSh100 million ($1.2 million) to an e-ticketing system. → Read more
Mon, October 8th, 14:30 · Robert K'Odingo

CCK cracks down on reprogramming of counterfeit phones

The paralysed counterfeit phones that Kenya’s mobile network operators switched off late last month are being reprogrammed in parts of the country’s capital Nairobi to fit the existing operable standards, according to reports. → Read more
Mon, October 8th, 13:35 · Robert K'Odingo

Public Service Announcement: Is your mobile phone killing you?

A recent report by the Kenya ICT Board through the Communication Communications of Kenya (CCK) indicated an upward trend in mobile subscriptions between April 1 and July 31, 2012. → Read more
Mon, October 8th, 08:27 · Robert K'Odingo

ICT for Africa conference 2013 set for Harare, Zimbabwe

The annual international ICT for Africa conference will take place in Harare, Zimbabwe, next year, with the aim of finding solutions for transferring, diffusing and adopting Information Communication Technologies within the African context. → Read more
Fri, October 5th, 13:22 · Robert K'Odingo

OPINION: ‘Airtime on credit’ by Safaricom, Airtel form of customer rip-off

Kenya’s mobile network operators have been embroiled in recurrent competitive campaigns since the country reported its first mobile phone use close to 12 years ago. → Read more
Fri, October 5th, 07:07 · Robert K'Odingo

Airtel to introduce mobile money to Rwanda by year-end

Bharti Airtel will launch Airtel Money, its mobile money service, in Rwanda by the end of this year to increase its market share following the launch of its operations in the country in April. → Read more
Wed, October 3rd, 09:01 · Robert K'Odingo

Literal wave of hands could soon replace passwords

World leader in computing innovation Intel this week at an event in San Francisco unveiled a technology that could replace use of passwords to access Web-based accounts including those for online banking, social networking sites and emails. → Read more
Tue, October 2nd, 12:18 · Robert K'Odingo

Facebook culls fake likes to save image as giant advertiser

Facebook Inc, in a bid to maintain its image as an “authentic” advertiser, is weeding out fake page “Likes” on its giant social networking site which it says blackmarketeers, spammers and malware use to falsify info on businesses, celebrities, and individuals → Read more
Mon, October 1st, 17:05 · Robert K'Odingo

CCK’s plans to switch off fake handsets hits snag

An operation expected to paralyse counterfeit mobile phones has not had the “rippling effect” expected, with at least one major network operator failing to immediately act in accordance with the directive from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
Fri, September 28th, 17:00 · Robert K'Odingo

Private sector to handle recycling of counterfeit handsets

Organisations in the private sector have been mandated to oversee the recycling of disposed counterfeit handsets in the wake of Sunday’s switch off by network service providers and the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), with the Kenyan National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) playing an awareness-raising role. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 17:07 · Robert K'Odingo

Hitachi’s new technology stores data for millions of years

Global high-tech storage giant Hitachi on Monday unveiled a means of storing digital information on pieces of quartz glass capable of enduring extreme temperatures and hostile conditions for millions of years without degrading. → Read more
Thu, September 27th, 12:12 · Robert K'Odingo

Nokia unveils two more Asha series as it battles to stay afloat

Nokia Corporation this week debuted two of its touch-screen cellphones, the Asha 308 and 309, at an event in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of its strategy to bolster its predicted single-digit annual growth with sales of feature phones. → Read more