Orange Uganda, Intel Corp in partnership to boost PCs and broadband access
Orange Uganda and Intel Corporation, the global computer chip maker, have come together to deploy a new sales model with regional telecommunication companies to reach […]
PesaPoint, Safaricom ATM based M-PESA service to enable users interact with bank accounts
Kenya’s largest independent ATM network- PesaPoint – is in mid May 2012 set to launch a system that will make it possible for M-PESA users to […]
Kenya Airways, Cellulant partner to launch ‘KQ Mobile’
Kenya Airways, in conjunction with local IT firm Cellulant, has launched a new mobile technology platform that will enable the airline’s customers to enjoy enhanced […]
US $ 37.4 million IFC, MasterCard Foundation deal to improve financial services access in Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and MasterCard Foundation have launched a partnership to increase access to financial services […]
Access Kenya’s new Email authentication system to bolster internet security
Access Kenya Group has announced deployment of a new email authentication system aimed at securing client emails as well as enabling them (clients) use […]
Nigeria among top 20 internet countries globally
Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa – with over 150 million people – has emerged among the top 20 countries in the world with […]
ITU’s Young Innovators Competition seeks pitches from emerging social entrepreneurs
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has announced that emerging young innovators who successfully pitch their ideas for the second edition of the Young Innovators Competition […]
Five African countries establish Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA)
In order for the continent to meet the social and economic growth challenges of the twenty first century, key ICT industry players drawn from five Africa […]
UNECA’s Aida Opoku-Mensah feted at Geospatial world Forum
The director of the ICT, Science & Technology Division of the Addis Ababa-based United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA) Dr Aida Opoku-Mensah has been […]
AccessKenya Group unveils new website to improve client interaction
AccessKenya Group has launched a new dynamic and interactive website in a renewed bid to scale up online interactivity with its customers and internet users […]
MobiKash to increase network via PesaPoint partnership
MobiKash is counting on a deal signed with PesaPoint Limited, Kenya’s largest independent ATM network, to replicate the success of rivals M-PESA and Airtel Money in […]
Safaricom’s Bob Collymore to sit on UN Global Compact Board
Bob Collymore, the Safaricom chief executive, has been named by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, to the UN Global Compact Board, a voluntary initiative aimed […]
Bharti Airtel appoints Shivan Bhargava managing director for Kenya
Bharti Airtel, a global telecom services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has announced the appointment of Shivan Bhargava as managing director […]
Cisco launches Africa Women Leadership programme
Cisco has launched the first Africa Women Initiative, that targets young talented women at college and universities who have already shown motivation, talent and are […]
Why would Airtel Kenya reward inactive SIM holders with 16 hours of free talk time?!!!
Here’s an announcement from the country’s second largest mobile network operator in terms of subscriber numbers, Airtel Kenya, which will make those with un-used and […]
BlackBerry users set to enjoy more Apps
Research In Motion (RIM), the manufacturer of BlackBerry smartphones, is set to introduce a series of updates to its apps store over the coming days […]
Safaricom seeks to double internet users to 8 million by end of 2012
Safaricom will double the number of its Mobile Phone internet users from 4 million to 8 million by the end of this year, according to […]
Orange UK outlets to distribute Nokia Lumia 610 handsets
Nokia has announced that Orange UK will be the first operator to stock its Near Field Communication (NFC) version of the recently-launched Nokia Lumia […]
Rwanda govt, UNECA launch the Rwanda Innovation Endowment Fund
The Government of Rwanda has launched the Rwanda Innovation Endowment Fund (RIEF) to fund research and development in innovative market-oriented processes and products in […]
Emirates enhances inflight entertainment experience with new user interface
As part of inflight entertainment improvements, Emirates has announced the launch of a new, enhanced, Graphical User Interface (GUI) developed by Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic). The new […]
Vodacom subscribers to enjoy free voice roaming services in East and South Africa
Vodacom Tanzania customers can expect huge roaming savings when travelling to 9 African countries where Vodacom and its various affiliates operate. These countries include South Africa […]
Former Orange Kenya deputy CEO joins Koffi Annan’s AGRA as President
Less than a month after she left Orange Kenya as deputy chief executive, Ms Jane Karuku has now joined the Koffi Annan-founded Alliance for Green […]
Safaricom and Qualcomm launch the ‘Safaricom 3G Experiential Tour’
Safaricom and Qualcomm have announced the launch of an ‘experiential tour’ for 3G products and services in Kenya which will take place from April 14 […]
yuMobile extends free calls all day to night as well
Essar Telecom Kenya’s (ETK) yuMobile has unveiled a new day and night calling offer that will see its subscribers enjoy extended talk time all day […]
ICANN to reveal new gTLD applicants on April 30
The US-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced that it will on April 30 announce the names of people, institutions and […]
PR Alerts now available via mobile phones
Kenya’s corporate news distribution service, PRAlerts, has launched a mobile application for journalists and media to receive real time announcements from all of the country’s […]
LG’s Air Conditioning Academy feted at 2011 Energy Management Awards
LG Electronics has been awarded for its energy conservation and environmental sustainability efforts at the 2011 Energy Management Awards (EMA) presided over by Kenya’s energy […]
Telkom Orange’s mobile network to undergo upgrade tonite
Telkom Orange has announced that it will from today midnight (00:00hrs) till 3am undertake a system upgrade on its mobile platform, during which times various […]
Google gives $ 350,000 to Kenya’s *iHub and KENET
Google has announced that it’s set to give $ 350,000 (Kshs 28 million) to Nairobi-based Innovation Hub (or *iHub) and Kenya Education Network (KENET) to help strengthen an independent […]