Telcos
ECONET LAUNCHES AFFORDABLE KAIOS-ENABLED 3G PHONE IN ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe-based telco, Econet Wirelss has partnered with KaiOS Technologies to launch the "Atom 3G" phone. This is set to be...
Safaricom announces disruption of M-pesa services
Safaricom has this evening announced another M-Pesa service interruption that will start from 2359hrs to 0500 hrs in routine maintenance...
MTN launches its first 5G network in South Africa
MTN has launched its first of the next-generation 5G network in South Africa, the first of its 21 Operations Across...
Safaricom announces five hours of M-Pesa outage
Safaricom has announced a five-hour M-Pesa services outage tomorrow June 18th as from 0000hours to 0500ahours in routine maintenance. The...
Safaricom partners with Google to offer affordable YouTube bundle
Safaricom has Partnership with Google to support Kenyans as they turn to the internet for entertainment, education and to learn...
Safaricom temporarily closes shops in Mombasa,Nairobi
Safaricom has today temporarily closed some of its shops in Nairobi and Mombasa branches to allow for sanitization and fumigation...
Huawei launches media blitz as UK weighs in on 5G networks
Huawei is launching a newspaper and internet campaign to mark 20 years of business in the UK amid speculations that...
Amazon in talks to buy $2 billion stake in Indian telco Bharti Airtel
Amazon is reportedly in talks to by stake worth $2 billion in India's third-largest telco Bharti Airtel. The planned investment, if...
Safaricom’s Sanda Ojiambo appointed United Nations Global Compact Executive Director
Safaricom's Sanda Ojiambo has been appointed as the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) the worlds largest...
Safaricom introduces SMS based feature to curb fraudsters
Safaricom has today introduced a new feature that alerts you via SMS when someone registers a line using your ID...
US Government extends Huawei ban to May 2021
President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended Huawei ban for another year in an executive order signed in May 2019 declaring...
Loon seals deal to expand commercial internet service to Mozambique
Loon is expanding its footprints in Africa. Weeks after launching in Kenya, the loon has signed a deal with Vodacom...
Safaricom reports M-Pesa interruptions on App and Mshwari
Safaricom has reported M-Pesa outages for customers who access M-Pesa through My Safaricom App, KCB M-Pesa, and Mshwari. Customers have...
Vodacom launches Africa’s first 5G network in South Africa
South Africa has received Africa's 5G network commissioned by Vodacom. The network has been launched three major cities in the...
Safaricom appoints Sitoyo Lopokoiyit to head M-Pesa Africa
Safaricom has appointed Sitoyo Lopokoiyit to head the newly created joint venture with South Africa’s Vodacom Group that will run...
Safaricom to provide communication support to front-line healthcare workers
Safaricom PLC will provide communication resources to critical Government healthcare workers for the next three months. the resources are equivalent...
Liquid Telecom’s connectivity backbone ensures uninterrupted EAC operations
East Africa Community (EAC) members continue to benefit from Liquid Telecom's superior connectivity and digital solutions despite the Coronavirus pandemic....
Safaricom home fibre records 70% growth amid the Coronavirus fears
Safaricom's home internet data consumption has grown by 70 per cent, while mobile data usage has recorded a 35 per...
Safaricom rolls out ‘Bonga For Good’ to support customers deal with COVID-19 impact
Safaricom has today rolled out Bonga For Good. An initiative that will see customers use Bonga Points to pay for...
Peter Ndegwa Takes Over as Safaricom’s First Kenyan CEO
Peter Ndegwa reports today as the new Safaricom CEO. Ndegwa was appointed in the position in October 2019 following the...
Local Telcos Waive Fees for Transactions Below Ksh1000
Three Kenyan Telcos Safaricom, Airtel and Telcom have waived transaction fees for customers across all their networks The telcos have...
Safaricom Signs Deal to Resell Amazon Web Services in Kenya
Safaricom has today announced an agreement with Amazon which will allow the telco to resell Amazon Web Services in Kenya....
Huawei has signed a deal with Tom Tom to use it’s maps and services on smartphones
TomTom and Huawei have reached a deal to use maps on smartphones. This comes after months of uncertainties around the...
Huawei Harmony OS coming As An alternative to Google Services
Huawei is still picking up after the US ban. The Chinese telco is fighting back to reassert itself in the...
Samsung Acquires Network Services Provider TeleWorld Solutions to Accelerate 5G Network Expansion In The US
Samsung announced the completion of an agreement to acquire Teleworld Solutions (TWS). The partnership will help network operators accelerate and...
Nigerian Attorney General withdraws USD 2 bln claim against MTN
Nigeria's Attorney General has withdrawn a tax claim of USD 2 billion against MTN. He referred the matter to more...
Eaton Towers switches off Telkom Kenya transmitters to resolve debt
Eaton Towers, a tower infrastructure firm last week switched off Telkom Kenya transmitters to resolve debt dispute it has with...
Huawuei Set To Roll Out Harmony Operating System From 2020
Huawei has announced it will roll out its new Harmony Operating System (OS) to some of its products from next...
Huawei Files Petition in Court Against The US Subsidy Ban
Huawei has filed a petition to a US court to overturn a ban imposed to the company last month. According...
Safaricom to connect another 1,500 buildings to its fiber network by March 2020
Safaricom aims to connect another 1,500 buildings connected to its fiber network by March 2020, after it announced it has...