UCC revises set-top boxes requirements

[Jude Bukenya] Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has revised earlier standards set for the importation of DVB-T2 set-top boxes to be imported in the country as Uganda prepares to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting, paving way for free to air channels and other external. 1 Oct 2012 12:05

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Everlytic launches in Kenya, gets set to raise the bar

[Issued by Everlytic Kenya] Johannesburg-based email and SMS marketing software provider, Everlytic, has launched in Kenya. As part of its expansion into emerging markets, the company recently unveiled its Kenyan website, and is set to establish itself as the ultimate platform for sharing content via email and social media in Kenya. 26 Sep 2012 09:51

SEACOM joins AMS-IX reselling program

SEACOM, the pan-African ICT enabler, has plans to expand its European connectivity to Amsterdam and will be the latest partner to join the AMS-IX reselling program. This opportunity makes the connectivity to the AMS-IX platform more easily available for internet companies in Africa. 18 Sep 2012 09:47

Safaricom to improve network

Integrated communications services provider Safaricom Ltd has announced that it will be investing KSh 25 billion into its network this financial year. 14 Sep 2012 10:20

Pay TV cuts subscription prices

[Carole Kimutai: @CaroleKimutai] GOtv, a pay television service in Kenya has slashed its subscription fees as part of growing its market share, even as the country is implementing the migration from analogue to digital television. 10 Sep 2012 10:10

Kenya ICT Board, KITOS hosts 2012 East Africa ICT Summit

Kenya ICT Board and Kenya IT and Outsourcing Services (KITOS), the country's new IT industry body, have jointly sealed a partnership with technology event organiser AITEC Africa as host partners for the upcoming East Africa ICT Summit,set to take place in Nairobi from 24-25 October 2012. 7 Sep 2012 10:02

Alan Peevers appointed as MD at Y&R Nairobi

Alan Peevers has been appointed as the new managing director of Y&R Nairobi, the ad gency at the centre of the Y&R Brands business in Kenya, where he will retain the role of creative director - the position he was hired to fulfil earlier this year. 5 Sep 2012 14:34

StarTimes Media to the rescue

StarTimes Media recently initiated a decoder upgrade offer targeted at not only current StarTimes T1 decoder holders but also former GTV and Smart TV decoder holders, who were left with obsolete decoders when the two companies closed. 3 Sep 2012 09:32

Nigeria frets over Kenya ICT

[Duncan McLeod: @mcleodd] TechCentral wraps up the week's major technology news from around the African continent. 21 Aug 2012 10:24

Kenya has become a media lab

[Aly Khan Satchu] I always marvel at the popularity of my newspaper seller. The appetite for news in Kenya is simply off the charts. And that has been the case for as long as I can remember. 21 Aug 2012 10:05

Uganda moving ahead with alternative undersea cable

The Ugandan government over the weekend once again revealed plans to build an alternative undersea cable to service the nation, as constant interruptions from Kenya is no longer a viable option. 20 Aug 2012 09:59

Digital pay TV company eyes Kenya's key towns

[Carole Kimutai: @CaroleKimutai] Kenya's digital pay TV market is becoming more competitive with the aggressive entry of StarTimes Media Kenya, a company that recently launched its services in Kenya's capital Nairobi and second city Kisumu. StarTimes has now launched in Mombasa, the third city as part of its plans to reach seven major towns in Kenya by the end of 2012. 17 Aug 2012 14:33

[Executive Check] GOtv eyes expansion in Africa as it marks one year of business

[Walter Wafula] GOtv, a low cost pay television service owned and operated by MultiChoice Africa celebrates its first year in business in four markets. Patricia Kiconco, the country manager GOtv Uganda speaks about the performance of the brand and its future plans for Africa. 15 Aug 2012 15:49

IBM chooses Kenya for key research lab

The US-headquartered technology giant has decided to set up one of its key research labs, its first in Africa, in the East African nation of Kenya. 15 Aug 2012 10:17