Safaricom LTD (Kenya’s biggest mobile-phone operator) gained for a second day after the industry regulator announced it added more customers than competitors did. (more…)
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End of the road for counterfeit phone users in Kenya
Mobile phone users of counterfeit handsets in Kenya were thrown a life-line when it was announced that they will have until April next year to replace them with genuine models – or risk being cut-off from the networks. (more…)
New undersea cable linked to Kenya
Kenya will soon benefit from a link to its fourth undersea fibre-optic cable. The cable, named the Lower Indian Ocean Network 2 (LION2) has been funded by France Telecom and will further enhance the capacity of the Kenyan communication network. (more…)
Tags: Fibre-optic, internet, Kenya, Kenyan Telecoms
Cost of broadband still too high in emerging markets
Recent studies on the price of broadband in emerging markets by research firm Ovum has revealed that for the vast majority, the service is still out of reach.
Broadband prices in 19 emerging markets were studied including South Africa and Nigeria and figures showed a cost far exceeding those in more developed markets. In South Africa, prices ranged from $1,443 a year for entry level broadband services, increasing to $6,000 a year for higher end services. Lower end costs were similar in Nigeria at $1,211 per year. This is despite the presence of multiple submarine communication cables off the coast of West Africa which were aimed at improving connectivity in the region.
However, there were expectations that prices would fall in the coming years in efforts to attract more users and drive revenue growth. Such a move would also help to unlock the potential for growth in these emerging markets.
Tags: Africa, African Telecoms, Broadband, Kenya, South Africa
New data reveals digital divide is widening in Kenya
A recent study on ICT access gaps in Kenya, commissioned by the Communications Commission of Kenya, has revealed large differences in access to telecommunications within the country.
Figures show that only 12.5% of Kenya has access to the internet, and less than 5% of Kenyans living in rural areas use the internet. This is despite an increase in the number of internet users in Kenya from 1.7m in 2007 to 10m in 2011. (more…)
Tags: Digital divide, Digital villages, internet, Kenya, Kenyan Telecoms
Kenya in need of urgent assitance to fight famine
The horn of Africa is suffering from a major drought which is effecting, Somalia, Ethiopia and parts of Kenya and is resulting in famine is some areas.
Urgent assistance is needed to avoid a major disaster with the Kenyan Red Cross leading this battle on the ground in Kenya.
Tags: East African Appeal, Famine, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Kenyan Red Cross
yu peperusha Campus Tour Nairobi 2011
yu peperusha brings, Facebook, email and chat to all students at Nairobi University, Kenya using SMS!
Students have been signing up to win iPODs and FREE airtime having experienced email, chat and Facebook on ANY phone with no internet or data!
Tags: Facebook, Kenya, Nairobi University, peperusha, Yu
Send FREE SMS to Kenya with Dasuba.com
People all over the world can now send free web-based SMS messages to Kenya using Dasuba.com, a new service from ForgetMeNot Africa.
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Dasuba.com enables FREE SMS to Africa
People all over the world can now send free web-based SMS messages to Africa using Dasuba.com, a new service from ForgetMeNot Africa.
Tags: Africa, Dasuba.com, ForgetMeNot Africa, Free SMS, Kenya, Nigeria
Yu Kenya empowers Facebook users – chat & updates via SMS
Yu Kenya using ForgetMeNot Africa’s Message Optimiser (MO) technology is now empowering millions of Facebook users in Kenya, to chat on Facebook, receive news or send updates all using SMS with yu peperusha on ANY mobile phone.
Social networking revolution
Watch the video below which explains how it all works and see how yu is leading this African social networking revolution by providing convenient access on standard mobile phones, without the need for expensive handsets or data plans.
