Africa Data Centers Expands Sameer Facility in Nairobi Africa Data Centers, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, announced that it has secured a piece of…
Kenya To Take Full Ownership of Telkom A British investment firm, Helios Investment Partners, has sold its 60% stake in Telkom Kenya, making it a fully owned…
A $30 Million Equity Investment to Support Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Expansion To improve access to quality broadband internet and data hosting services for homes and businesses in Africa, IFC announced it…
South Sudan and Djibouti Sign Fiber Optic Agreement South Sudan and Djibouti signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to connect fiber optic cable running from Djibouti through Ethiopia…
Backdoor Attacks Blew Up in Africa in Q2 2022 Cybersecurity personnel in big and small organizations worldwide have faced the threat of backdoor hacking, and for many, the threat…
Telcos to Set New Guidelines in Case of Network Outages The Communications Authority in Kenya(CA) has issued new guidelines requiring telecommunication companies to give credit rebates to customers in cases…
Airtel Acquires Spectrum for Network Expansion Airtel Africa PLC announced the acquisition of 60 megahertz of spectrum in the 2600 MHz band in Kenya, with the…
Telkom and Airtel Link up with M-Pesa Paybill Kenya’s mobile network operators, Telkom, Safaricom and Airtel, announced that Kenyans can now make direct mobile money payments to an…
Telkom Ends the First Phase of 4G Network Expansion Telkom has completed the Coast and Lower Eastern phase of its countrywide Mobile 4G/LTE network expansion, covering Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale,…
Kenya Plans on Launching IPv6 Next Year The Communication Authority of Kenya announced that the country plans to complete the transition from Internet Protocol Version 4 (Ipv4)…
New virtual Visa card enables e-commerce opportunities in Kenya Safaricom and Visa have unveiled a new virtual card, called M-PESA GlobalPay, that enables customers in Kenya to shop using…
Safaricom Plans on Launching Operations in Ethiopia This Year Safaricom is planning to begin its commercial operations in Ethiopia by the end of 2022, pledging to launch the new…