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Huawei donates Kshs 1 million for Kenyatta Hospital’s pediatric patients

December 9, 2012 admin 0

    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]

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GOtv launches a new bouquet – GOtv PLUS – and upgrades Limuru transmission site

December 9, 2012 admin 12

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]

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LG unveils anti-malaria air-conditioning unit for Africa

November 28, 2012 admin 0

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]

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CCK reinstates glide path for Mobile Termination Rates (MTR)

November 26, 2012 admin 0

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]

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WIOCC wins Best Pan-African Initiative Award at Africa Com 2012

November 22, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Orange Business Services wins 3 major awards at World Communication Awards (WCA) 2012

November 22, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Huawei launches “ICT STAR” programme to tap talent in Tanzania

November 21, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Orange wins 5 awards at AfricaCom 2012 including “Most Innovative Service Award”

November 19, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Orange partners with Altobridge to bring mobile connectivity to Niger’s remote areas

November 15, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Mi-Fone Review: Mi-W100 Dual SIM device

November 14, 2012 admin 0

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]

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SkyVision set for further expansion, investment in Africa

November 12, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Ericsson named as an industry leader in Gartner’s new Magic Quadrant report

November 12, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Access Kenya to spend Kshs 120 million to expand fibre network in 2013

November 12, 2012 admin 0

  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]

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Oceans: UNECA, ADRS introduce tool to help policy and economic planning in Africa

November 2, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Ericsson launches ‘Apps for African City Life’ competition for sub-Saharan Africa’s ICT innovators

November 2, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Entry deadline for 2013 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) extended to November 30, 2012

October 30, 2012 admin 0

 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]

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Western Union to launch “NGO Global Pay” by November 2012 to aid Africa’s non-profits

October 30, 2012 admin 0

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]

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UN’s Technology and Innovation Report (TIR) 2012 set for launch in Nairobi on October 31, 2012

October 30, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Airtel to users to win upto one-year’s school fees in new promotion

October 30, 2012 admin 0

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]

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yuMobile subscribers to get 25 per cent extra airtime from Nakumatt outlets

October 25, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Cisco announces new cloud capabilities and services for clients

October 22, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Footballers and presidents to jointly fight malaria in 2013 Orange CAF health campaign

October 22, 2012 admin 0

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]

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AITEC’s East Africa ICT summit opens next week in Nairobi

October 22, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Vodafone; Airtel and Orange among Top 20 largest mobile operators globally

October 22, 2012 admin 0

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]

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BlackBerry services now available for yuMobile subscribers

October 16, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Vodacom Tanzania tops telecoms sector in provision of financial services

October 16, 2012 admin 0

  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]

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Morocco’s “Switchers” web series watched by 7 million people via YouTube

October 11, 2012 admin 0

“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]

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ITU Report: Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda bridging the digital divide

October 11, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Kenya’s Fountain Credit Services to run banking operations on the cloud

October 11, 2012 admin 0

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]

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Ericsson calling on students, SMEs to apply for Ericsson Application Awards 2013

October 5, 2012 admin 0

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]

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AITEC gets new partners for the ICT Summit on Smart City technologies

October 5, 2012 admin 0

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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