Huawei has donated Kshs 1 million to offset hospital bills for needy pediatric patients admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Wind Li, Huawei Kenya CEO said: “We appreciate this opportunity to share [c]
MultiChoice Kenya and KBC (Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation) have unveiled the newly-upgraded transmitter, culminating in increased bouquet offering and enhanced digital signal quality. The transmitter, based in Limuru, boasts of increased transmitter power of 6 Kilowatts [c]
LG has released an ‘anti-mosquito’ air-conditioning unit which repels mosquitoes by use of ultrasonic wave technology. According to LG, in tests conducted in a World Health Organization (WHO) standard 1.9 m3 Peet-Grady Chamber, the air [c]
The CCK Board has today reinstated the glide path for the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR). Effective July 1, 2012, the MTR has declined from the Kshs 2.21 to Kshs 1.44 per minute. This resolution is [c]
The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) won the Best Pan-African Initiative Award at Africa Com 2012, for building an unrivalled, high-capacity network that seamlessly integrates more than 50,000km of African terrestrial fibre with 40,000km of international submarine [c]
Orange Business Services was awarded three of the telecom industry’s highest accolades at the annual World Communication Awards (WCA) held in London on November 13, walking away with Best Global Operator, Best Cloud Service and [c]
Huawei Technologies Tanzania’s office has launched an ICT education program that will foster ICT development and ICT talent training in Tanzania. This program will be in partnership with the government of Tanzania, and it will [c]
Orange received five awards during AfricaCom 2012, an annual event held in Cape Town, South Africa, that celebrates innovation and the highest achievements across the communications industry in Africa. Orange won the “Best Innovative Service award” [c]
Altobridge, a technology supplier to Orange Niger, has announced the completion of its first phase of mobile connectivity deployments in remote regions of Niger to communities previously underserved by any form of telecommunications services. The [c]
Mi-Fone, the African mobile devices brand which is focussed on empowering and equiping the mass market with data enabled handsets, has launched a new dual SIM device into the market – the Mi-W100. The launch [c]
Israel’s SkyVision Global Networks, a global provider of IP connectivity over satellite and fibre optic systems, has announced plans to expanding its local presence across Africa. SkyVision CEO Ben Sira stated in media release: “It was [c]
Ericsson has been named as a leader in the latest edition of Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant in Operations Support Systems” report, with the report stating that Ericsson is well positioned to help operators with their Operations [c]
AccessKenya Group has announced plans to continue pushing for fibre connectivity uptake in the next financial year so as to deliver a better broadband experience to its customers, a move that will see the [c]
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Applied Development Research Solutions (ADRS) have launched the Online Economic Analysis System (OCEANS), a web-based economics tool meant to help policymakers and researchers make quantitative predictions [c]
Ericsson has announced the launch of a regional competition for application developers, startups and visionaries living in sub-Saharan Africa. The competition titled ‘Apps for African City Life’ is part the global 2013 Ericsson Application Awards [c]
In order to give applicants more time to submit entries, the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa have announced the extension of the deadline for submitting entries to the Innovation [c]
Global payments services provider, Western Union, has announced that it will create a financial platform specifically designed to meet the payment needs of non-profit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the people they serve. The platform, Western [c]
The 2012 edition of UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report will be launched in Nairobi on October 31, 2012 at United Nations headquarters in Gigiri. The report will be launched at 11am by Prof Oyebanji Oyeyinka [c]
Airtel Kenya’s prepaid and postpaid customers now stand a chance to win over Kshs 100,000 daily in a new promotion called “Shinda Karo” which will run for 90 days with a total of Kshs 20 [c]
yuMobile has launched a promotion that will see its subscribers get 25 per cent extra airtime for any purchase of airtime of Kshs 100 and above when shopping at Nakumatt outlets. As part of the [c]
Cisco has unveiled multiple enhancements to its collaboration portfolio, delivered via public, private or hybrid cloud models, giving customers more ways to access an expanded set of market leading offerings. These offerings include TelePresence, Web [c]
Ahead of the official draw for the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), African football stars and heads of state have joined United Against Malaria (UAM), pledging to distribute life-saving malaria prevention and treatment [c]
The AITEC East Africa ICT Summit 2012 opens next week under the theme “smart cities> smart societies> smart enterprises.” The final programme of the two-day event has already been released ahead of the conference set for [c]
UK’s Vodafone Group – which owns Kenya’s Safaricom and Tanzania’s Vodacom; India’s Bharti Airtel – which owns Airtel Kenya as well as France Telecom’s Orange– which has a majority stake in Telkom Kenya, have emerged among the Top [c]
Essar Telecom Kenya’s (ETK) yuMobile has unveiled affordable entry level BlackBerry service plans in the market as it launched its BlackBerry services for its 2.8 million subscribers. The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and [c]
Vodacom Tanzania has been voted the best telecommunications company in the provision of financial services in the country in the just ended Financial Services week held in Dar es Salaam. The four-day exhibition, which was [c]
“Switchers,” the web series launched by inwi during the month of Ramadhan, has become widely popular since its launch three months, with the series attracting 7 million internet users who have been watching the first [c]
Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda are among the developing countries that are being seen as “dynamic ICT markets” and “catching up quickly in efforts to bridge the so-called ‘digital divide’” according to ITU’s Measuring the Information [c]
Fountain Credit Services, a local micro-finance institution (MFI), has partnered with banking software vendor TEMENOS in a move that will enable it become the first institution in Kenya to run its operations in the internet [c]
Ericsson is calling for students and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who have an idea for a great app to enter the Ericsson Application Awards 2013. The Ericsson Application Awards gives apps developers an opportunity [c]
The forthcoming African IT Exhibitions and Confrences (AITEC) ICT Summit has received new partners for the October 24-25 event set for Oshwal Centre in Nairobi. The new partners include the Institute of Electrical and Electronics [c]
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