Africa is a continent of immense potential and opportunities, especially in the field of telecommunications. With a population of over 1.3 billion people, many of whom are still unconnected to…

Safaricom PLC, the leading telecommunications company in Kenya, has announced the resignation of Anwar Soussa, the CEO of Safaricom Ethiopia. Mr. Anwar Soussa has been at the helm of Safaricom…

Airtel Kenya is making waves with two exciting developments, the first being Voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology and the second being a campaign titled ‘A Reason to Imagine’. With the…

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) Telecommunications Ethiopia has today officially been granted the license to operate MPESA in Ethiopia. The license came seven months after the commercial launch of GSM services. The…

Telecommunication companies in Kenya have appealed to the government to withdraw the order that requires telcos to shut down the pay bill numbers and short codes of betting companies whose…

As Safaricom looks to expand M-Pesa services to other countries within the African continent, efforts to acquire the intellectual property rights from Britain’s Vodafone have begun, Safaricom’s CEO, Bob Collymore…

Safaricom subscribers purchasing the all in on monthly bundles will now enjoy an additional 5 Gigabytes of YouTube free of cost for the next 30 days. The move by the…

Safaricom has announced that it has hit over 30 million subscribers on its network, cementing the telco’s position as the most preferred mobile service provider in Kenya today. The amount…

Safaricom has rolled out “Asante Data Sunday” in which customers will get back all the data they use on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th November 2018. The move by the…

  Safaricom has announced renewed investments in its Customer Care organization as it seeks to strengthen service delivery to customers. Following last year’s announcement of an additional 600 jobs at…

  Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) launched an information booklet on the safe use of telecommunication equipment. This was done in partnership with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the Communications…

Airtel has refuted claims that it has plans to exit 14 African countries within a year. The claims that have been going around social media and African blogs. In a…

Airtel Africa is on a path to profit. This is according to the latest financial report that puts Airtel Africa at a $90 million loss- $80 million less than the…

Communication Authority of Kenya has issued a warning to those lending phones to strangers, friends or family to make calls, send text messages and make financial transactions. According to the…

Safaricom has been recognized as the mobile operator that has continued to develop, improve and innovate its mobile services while growing its penetration rate and improving customer experience. The telecommunications…

Ericsson and Intel Security have come together to bring managed security to telecom operators with an aim to make it easier for telecom operators to support their enterprise clients in…

Through a partnership with Deezer, the international music streaming service Tigo announced the launch of Tigo Music to provide Tanzanians with unlimited music experience. Through pre-paid data bundles, customers will…

First facebook, now Kenya’s telecommunications company Safaricom is looking forward to cash in on the WhatsApp messaging service. This comes after the internet –based messaging application announced on introducing free…

Regional telephone roaming charges have rendered investment in East Africa difficult since enforcement; the issue has brought together the region’s ICT ministers to discuss on tethering the dominating plight. The…