Even as African banks downplay the security threats and intrusions that they experience within their institutions, recent research by consultants like Deloitte’s indicates there is a disturbing escalation of incidents that threaten the stability of […]
Research In Motion (RIM) has announced availability of BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365, a new service for business and government organizations that extends Microsoft Exchange Online to BlackBerry smartphones and allows customers […]
Access Kenya Group has announced plans to expand its metropolitan fibre network in Nairobi and Mombasa at a cost of over $ 1.2 million (Kshs 100million) within the next 12 months. The expansion, which will […]
Essar Telecom Kenya (ETK), which operates as yuMobile, has opened its first customer care centre (which it calls Relationship Centres) within Nairobi’s Central Business District at Gilfillan House. The facility, the second of several new-look […]
A new mobile app, the Expense Manager, has been launched via Nokia’s Ovi Store. With the new app, one can keep track of spending habits and better plan monthly budget. The app, developed and powered by […]
MTN Business Kenya has today launched its Internet Protocol (IP) Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) in Kisumu. PABX is a software-based telephone exchange service that has taken on the traditional Private Branch Exchange (PBX) in […]
Business strategy training for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant shortlisted applicants is underway at Strathmore University. The training, which runs in batches from January 23 – February 3, 2012, seeks to impart business knowledge to […]
Focus on spectrum and satellite orbital resources will have global implications for a wireless future The World Radiocommunication Conference opened in Geneva today to review and revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the […]
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has launched what is billed as a “one-stop shop” for training, scholarship and job opportunities aimed at inspiring girls and young women to choose a career in technology. According to […]
Global shipping line Maersk has selected Ericsson to pioneer its mobile communication needs accorss its global vessel fleet in order to ensure improved interaction with vessels, proactive issue resolution and prompt information sharing with customers. […]
Majority of Kenya’s over 14 million internet users access the service using Safaricom’s network according to new sector statistics released by the telecoms industry regulator Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). The latest figures, contained in […]
Paynet Group will this year yet again sponsor the annual AITEC Banking & Mobile Money COMESA Conference set for March 7-8 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. Paynet Group chief exectuive Bernard […]
China’s Huawei Technologies has been selected by Nigeria to deploy West Africa’s first long-term evolution (LTE) commercial network for ZODA FONES, Nigeria’s leading telecoms operator. ZODA FONES has adopting Huawei’s SingleRAN LTE solution, a network […]
AccessKenya Group has announced completion of compounded system upgrades of the data centre that have been underway since late 2009. The upgrades, which cost over Kshs 30 million (about $ 342,857), have seen the installation […]
Mobile applications developers drawn from selected African countries have until end of this month to submit their entries to Ericsson’s “APPS FOR AFRICA” challenge which seeks to identify and reward apps which demonstrate how mobile […]
Airtel Kenya has today launched a new tariff structure, Sikika na 1 bob, which will enable the firm’s subscribers to make Airtel to Airtel calls at Ksh1 per minute from 10pm- 6am daily on this […]
After increasing the number of Bonga points needed to redeem various items from its retail shops in mid December last year, Safaricom has now decided to double the airtime subscribers receive when they redeem their […]
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is set to receive an Emmy Award from the US National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the ongoing 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas for the […]
The contract of the current Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) chief executive Rod Beckstrom comes to an end in July 2012 having served the organization from July 2009. Beckstrom, who replaced Paul Twomey, previously served […]
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference will be in session in Geneva, 23 January – 17 February 2012. According to a media release, “the work of this international treaty-making Conference will be conducted […]
Comviva, the India-based global provider of value added services (VAS) for mobile networks, has announced the appointment of Arnaud Azilinon as head of Francophone West and Central Africa region. As part of the new post, […]
By VINTON G. CERF FROM the streets of Tunis to Tahrir Square and beyond, protests around the world last year were built on the Internet and the many devices that interact with it. Though the […]
In May 2010, Safaricom launched MXit, an instant messaging service that enables users to chat, share and connect (privately or in chat zones) by exchange of text messages, emoticons and photos among others. The service, […]
By Thomas Bbosa Cloud computing is here, and has been embraced by many an organization. Cloud computing as defined by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is “a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network […]
Essar Telecom Kenya’s YU network has began the year on an innovative note by launch of “Pay4me,” a service that lets the recipient be charged for the call received instead of the caller footing the […]
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