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1 day 12 hours agoSafaricom posts huge growth in end of year results
Kenya’s biggest network operator Safaricom has posted a pre-tax profit increase to KSh25.5 billion (US$304 million) for 2012/13, an (more)
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1 day 13 hours agoAirtel introduces new promotion for data and SMS
Airtel Kenya has launched a new Airtel Tosha promotion that enables customers to access SMS and data at lower subscription rates and to fit (more)
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2 days agoSafaricom to release full year results tomorrow
Kenyan network giant Safaricom is poised to announce its full year results tomorrow amid signs of better performance after the company (more)
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Safaricom launches apps developers challenge
The Safaricom Development Challenge has been launched in Kenya aiming to provide skills in entrepreneurship and technology to budding entry (more)
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5 days agoEngineers should embrace technology and solve problems
Engineer David Mulongo, chief executive of Kenya’s User Experience Technologies (EXT), has told his peers can use technology to solve (more)
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6 days agoIBM launches Innovation Centre in Nairobi
IBM launched a client and innovation centre in Nairobi yesterday which will allow clients to walk in and discuss their innovation plans.
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12 days agoSafaricom in $120,000 flood rescue
Safaricom Foundation has donated a total of KSh10 million (US$120,000) towards the rescue efforts of flood victims after the Kenya Red (more)
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13 days agoSafaricom and KQ partnership allows customers to buy flights with Bonga
Safaricom has partnered with Kenya Airways (KQ) to allow customers to buy tickets to local destinations through Bonga Points, the (more)
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13 days agoAirtel introduces single network for Asia and Africa
Bharti Airtel has introduced the One Airtel service linking Asia and Africa, in an attempt to reduce roaming costs for users spread across (more)
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15 days agoOrange to launch tele-presence centre in Kenya
Orange Kenya is to launch a tele-presence suite in Nairobi, providing a video conferencing facility for local businesses and making (more)
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21 days agoLiquid/KDN extends fibre service to Tanzania
Liquid Telecom-owned internet service company Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has announced it will connect Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala and (more)
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21 days agoSafaricom begins pre-order for Samsung Galaxy S4
Safaricom has opened a pre-order site for the Samsung Galaxy S4 - set for release on April 27 - offering a discount price on the (more)
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22 days agoSafaricom pioneers in use of Durathon batteries by General Electric
Safaricom has become the first telecommunication company in the world to procure General Electric’s Durathon batteries to provide backup (more)
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30 days agoAltech expects full-year losses
Altech has advised shareholders its expects headline earnings and headline earnings per share to drop by between 20 and 27 per cent for the (more)
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The Safaricom Foundation is pleased with the progress being made in the Tana Delta region in rebuilding homes using their KSh10 million (more)
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1 month agoOrange Kenya slashes call rates in battle for market share
Orange Kenya has today slashed calling prices in what it says is a response to price elasticity in the market, which the company says could (more)
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1 month agoNokia Siemens to demonstrate latest innovations to African mobile operators
Nokia Siemens Networks have arranged a roadshow named “Mobile World Congress – Revisited” to showcase new innovations to operators in (more)
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1 month agoSafaricom welcomes Kenyatta’s ICT plans
Safaricom has welcomed the ICT plans set out in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration speech, with the company keen to work with the (more)
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Ericsson, Swedish government to invest in sub-Saharan Africa ICT venture
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Telkom Kenya confirms new communications manager
Integrated telecommunications services provider Telkom Kenya has confirmed the appointment of Maureen Sande as its new chief corporate (more)
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1 month agoNew portal to bring African Diaspora ICT experts back home
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1 month agoAirtel subscribers to enjoy Nokia’s cheaper value added services
Nokia has partnered with Airtel in a deal that will see its the latter's subscribers across the continent access cheaper value added (more)
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1 month agoGemalto selected by Safaricom to offer customers back-up services
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2 month agoSafaricom welcomes its exclusion from election suit
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2 month agoKenya a telecommunications powerhouse - report
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2 month agoIEBC chairman jumps to Safaricom’s defence
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman has absolved Safaricom of blame over the system failures during (more)
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2 month agoAfrican HD voice service launched by Bharti Airtel
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2 month agoCCK stands ground on advert for consumer representative
The Communications Commission of Kenya has refused to take down an advert posted by Ministry of Information and Communication permanent (more)
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2 month agoQ&A: Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore
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2 month agoUS$4.6 billion processed on mobile money platforms in one month
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2 month agoElectricity coverage directly affects mobile coverage in Kenya, GSMA says
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2 month agoKeepCalling.net opens up 12 mobile recharge operators in Africa
KeepCalling has launched its online recharge portal in collaboration with mobile operators from Benin, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Somalia, (more)
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2 month agoSafaricom: voting results collection system safe
Safaricom says the system that will facilitate the electronic collection of regional voting results in the Kenyan elections is entirely (more)
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Kenya’s leading telecommunications services provider Safaricom last week revealed it will soon stop selling feature phones in its retail (more)
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2 month agoCCK and COFEK clash over board representation
Kenya’s consumer advocacy group the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has said it will not relent on a case it has filed challenging (more)
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2 month agoData revenues to overtake voice earnings in Kenya by 2016
Revenue from data will overtake that from voice for Kenyan telecom companies by 2016, as GSMA report shows, with demand for data (more)
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2 month agoSafaricom to stop selling feature phones across its countrywide outlets
Kenyan telecom Safaricom will soon stop selling feature phones in its outlets countrywide, in a bid to skew the market towards smartphones.
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2 month agoCancellation of police communication tender challenged by ZTE
Chinese telecommunications company ZTE has challenged the decision by the Kenyan government to cancel communication tenders for the Kenya (more)
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2 month agoRural Kenyans to benefit from Indigo Telecom’s white-space tech
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Safaricom launches ‘Internet Sambaza’ service
Kenya’s leading integrated telecommunications services provider Safaricom has launched a service that enables its subscribers to share (more)
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2 month agoEast Africa and Commonwealth telecoms players join forces
The East African Communications Organisation (EACO) and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation have formed a strategic alliance (more)
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2 month agoKenyan Buni TV teams up with Senegal’s Africafilms.tv
Buni TV, Kenya’s video on demand (VOD) service, and AfricaFilms.tv from Senegal have teamed up to bring diverse video content to their (more)
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3 month agoCCK calls for arrest of SK Macharia
Industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has called for the arrest of SK Macharia, the owner of Royal Media Services (more)
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3 month agoSafaricom nominated for the Facebook-Studio Awards
Kenyan integrated telecommunications company Safaricom has announced it has been nominated for the Facebook-Studio awards, which recognises (more)
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