COVID-19 has negatively impacted several sectors of the economy and telecommunication was not spared, at least going by Safaricom’s 2021 financial report where they registered a very tiny drop in profits ..
COVID-19 has negatively impacted several sectors of the economy and telecommunication was not spared, at least going by Safaricom’s 2021 financial report where they registered a very tiny drop in profits ..
Safaricom recently unveiled a new data campaign that will see customers enjoy free data every day customised to their usage profiles. As part of the campaign, customers can redeem free daily internet offers ..
Ethiopia, one of the last countries in the world to have retained a state-owned monopoly provider of telecom network and services, a market which is dominated by the private sector in most countries is finally ..
Telkom has introduced a new monthly data bundles tariff targeted at its prepaid customers that will give them data and minutes at competitive pricing. The new Mambo 99, will give customers a daily data ..
Telkom customers will be able to use T-kash, the technology company’s digital financial services platform, to send money across local networks, at no cost, for the next 60 days. Within the same period, ..
Safaricom has today at the Michael Joseph Centre, Nairobi announced the launch of trials for the trail-blazing 5G technology for its customers which is set to begin with both individual and enterprise ..
Telkom has reviewed its flagship Combo bundle Mzito, giving its subscribers data and minutes at competitive pricing as below: Mzito 500 Mzito 1000 Mzito 2000 Current NEW Current NEW Current ..
In this article, I’d talked about Safaricom playing a major role in Kenya’s economic growth and being one of the main key drivers of a dynamic private sector that continues to place Kenya at economic ..
They say in academic world that the capital markets normally facilitate the efficient allocation of scarce financial resources. The capital market mobilize fund from different players like savers, investors ..
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has unveiled the second edition of the ‘Browse Bila Waas’ campaign that will see customers enjoy free 500MB daily bonus data with every purchase of a personalized no-expiry ..
Telkom has reviewed its welcome offer for pre-paid customers joining the Network for the first time. A new Telkom pre-paid customer will need to activate their newly acquired line with as little as KSh.20, ..
Before I explain the idea behind Twende Tukiuke, let’s go back to October 2000 – the month and year Safaricom became a telecommunication company under the tagline, “The Better Option”. ..
Dimension Data, a leading technology services provider, is in the process of upgrading its carrier ethernet network in Kenya at a cost of USD1million. The upgrade being undertaken by Telco Systems, ..
Blaze by Safaricom has today kicked off a two-day career and skills fair among youth aged between 18 and 26 years. The first of a kind digital career fair aims at engaging, educating and empowering young ..
Pay Television Company StarTimes Media has today unveiled a strategy for retaining StarTimes subscribers that will enable subscribers on both terrestrial and satellite platforms watch local and international ..
Telkom has revamped its daily, monthly and unlimited home plan data bundles. This revamp will give more value to pre-paid heavy data customers by improving their user experience as well as the amount ..
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has announced plans to provide 100% 4G network coverage across the country by end of this year as part of its growth strategy focused on being the technology partner of choice. ..
Telkom has revamped its mobile Voice bundles. The Pawa voice bundles come with added value packs i.e. SMS and mobile Internet Data at competitive price points. The Voice bundle revamp builds onto ..
Safaricom is this week renewing its commitment to its customers as it ushers in its third decade of growth through a brand campaign dubbed ‘Twende Tukiuke’, a callout to go beyond what is thought ..
The newly appointed Safaricom Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Peter Ndegwa took over the leadership of Safaricom officially on 1st April 2020 following the statement of his appointment notice issued on October ..
Telkom Kenya has launched a customised and reliable mobile data solution for the students, members of faculty and staff of the University of Nairobi (UoN), to enable continuity of learning, in light of the COVID-19 ..
Recently I had a discussion with a content distributor about the viability of Over The Top (OTT) and/or Video on Demand (VoD) content distribution models in Kenya, and the conclusion was the same story ..
Approximately every five years the word AI receives a new operational definition. There was a time the word applied to any machine that could perform binary computation, where your typical calculator could ..
Hate it or love it Safaricom still offers the best mobile Internet service in the country, although extremely expensive. But the expensive part seems to have reduced from extremely expensive to reasonably ..
Yesterday Safaricom made an announcement that it introduced two new prefixes, 0110 and 0111 to the market, prefixes that should allow it add two million new subscribers to its network. The framing of the press ..
The financial services industry has been at an inflection point. Regulatory requirements have been on the climb, consumers have begun expecting highly personalised experiences while security threats remain ..
Since 2018 smartphone manufacturers have been rolling out smartphones that are 5G capable, but the appetite for the phones has been lacking given the unavailability of 5G networks in many territories. ..
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has today launched an eight week Lipa Na MPESA promotion that will reward both customers and merchants for making and receiving payments through the service. Buyers and sellers will ..
68 sub-locations across the country, previously not linked to the basic mobile telephony, are now enjoying services thanks to the Universal Service Fund (USF) administered by the Communications Authority ..
I am a Faiba 4G fan. They have the best Internet in town. Imagine this; for shs 300, you get 8GB. That will last for one week. Then if you top up to shs 500 you get yourself a cool 15 GB. There are nice ..