Three Kenyan Telcos Safaricom, Airtel and Telcom have waived transaction fees for customers across all their networks The telcos have waived fees on their mobile money transfer services M-Pesa, T-Kash and Airtel Money for transactions below Ksh1,000 ($10). Airtel went a step ahead to waive all transactions on mobile money ...
The planned merger between Airtel and Telkom Kenya is taking shape with Telkom announcing a plan to send home most of its employees to accommodate new structures. Over 500 people will be jobless after Telkom Kenya issued a 30-days notice to relevant authorities and the Ministry of Labour informing them ...
Upgrade is part of Telkom’s KSh1 Billion network expansion and optimisation plan Telkom is upgrading its network’s capacity in 5 towns to cater for growing demand across the country. The ongoing upgrade is part of Telkom’s KSh 1 Billion network expansion and optimisation programme and will see a significant boost ...
Telkom has today issued the requisite thirty-day notice to relevant authorities and company stakeholders, of an intended workforce-restructuring exercise. In the statutory notification to the Ministry of Labour, Telkom Kenya has indicated that it is considering declaring about 500 employees, redundant. Since 2016, Telkom has successfully rebranded, invested KSh 14 ...
Telkom Kenya has said it's still investigating the source of the inappropriate content shared on its Twitter account two days ago. The firm announced through Twitter that it had removed the content but was tracking down the source, and two days later it's yet to let its users know what ...
Telkom Kenya has upgraded its Mobile Network in Naivasha to 3G in its long term and wider network modernisation and expansion strategy that began late last year. The telco is undertaking service upgrades across its network, enabling Kenyans to enjoy an improved experience on Mobile and Data service. 3G will ...
Mobile subscriptions dropped by 3 percent from 39.7 million to 38.5 million in the period ending September 2016 according to the quarterly statistics report released by the Communications Authority of Kenya. The report also adds that subsequently, mobile penetration dropped by 2.7 percentage points to stand at 87.3 per cent ...
Leading mobile subscriber Safaricom has set off installation of Wireless Internet Service in selected shopping malls within Nairobi, Nakuru Mombasa and Kisumu as a strategy for cutting reliance on its voice revenue. The service widely enjoyed by commuters within the capital will now be extended to commercial buildings with a ...
Multinational technology firm has rolled out smartphone models and set out to sign local distributors in a bid to win market share from leading tech giants Nokia, Samsung and LG. Among the new gadgets launched are entry level V795 and ZTE open 11 mini which runs on firefox operating system. ...
High court barred Telkom Kenya from entering agreements with a third party regarding the properties until it settles the award granted by the court of Appeal nearly three years ago to the 997 former workers. The telecommunications company is expected to pay them sh 3.2 billion in severance benefits. The ...
Telkom Kenya has protested against license issuance to three Mobile Virtual Network Operators in absence of contractual guidelines saying the act poses unfair competition to operators. The telecommunications company also wrote to Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) enquiring on the same. Without rules of engagement and parameters on hoe the ...
