 |  Kenya's iHub. Photo credit: Disrupt Africa Kenya's iHub innovation space plots the next chapter of its future... |
|  © digieye - Fotolia.com Kenyan internet subscriptions increased by 1.2 million to 13.1 million between October and December last year, recovering from losing almost one million subscribers during the previous quarter, according to the latest figures from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). |
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[Esther Karuku] According to the 2013 IHS Digital Content Report, worldwide consumer spend on digital movies, games, and apps (applications) grew 30% from 2012 to 2013. In total, global digital spend in 2013 surpassed USD 57 billion. |
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[Carole Kimutai] The newly rebranded industry body Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has turned to social media in a strategy aimed at creating a platform where members of the public can engage senior executives in the banking sector. The online event is part of a wider plan by the industry umbrella body to engage stakeholders and increase awareness and knowledge about the banking industry. |
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[Carole Kimutai] With three years before the deadline to migrate from analogue to digital terrestrial TV broadcasting elapses, Kenya's finance minister, Njeru Githae, has waived import tax on Digital Set Top Box units. |
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[Carole Kimutai] Google held an event, called Google G-Kenya, that brought together hundreds of tech-savvy entrepreneurs and developers at a web and mobile conference at Strathmore University, Nairobi on 6 September 2010, where over 1200 engineers, product managers, entrepreneurs, students and web developers gathered to discuss the future of web application development, and receive training on Google's products and online business skills. |
|  [Carole Kimutai] Safaricom and Huawei Technologies have signed a three year strategic partnership that will see Safaricom use Huawei as its vendor of choice for the supply of its core network requirements, and roll out of the 4G network, at a cost of KSh12 billion.
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[Titus Kaloki] Safaricom has signed a deal with the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) to use the latter's national distribution network to expand its data footprint across Kenya. Under the terms of the contract signed by the two firms, Safaricom operate an optical fibre pair on KPLC's Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) system as built on the national power grid. |
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[Titus Kaloki] There seems to be a calculated effort by the Kenyan government to protect mobile data services from competition by keeping the required license fee too expensive. Safaricom is currently the only service provider with one. Zain, Yu and Orange have suffered from this prohibitive move by government. |
| [Carole Kimutai] The Kenya ICT Board, the state corporation charged with developing and promoting the business process outsourcing sector (BPO) has extended the deadline for bandwidth capacity support to the BPO industry. |
| [Titus Kaloki] The .ke domain names have been launched by the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) with a new registry for their registration and management. Also included are three lower-priced second level Internet domains and a new registry system. |
| [Carole Kimutai] AccessKenya Group, Kenya's first publicly-listed ICT company has announced that it has achieved its year-end customer target numbers nearly two months ahead of schedule. It has 3000 customers now signed up to its residential broadband service, Access@Home, and over 3100 customers contracted for its corporate broadband service, Broadband Max. |
| [Carole Kimutai] Kenya Data Networks have quadrupled its bandwidth offering for all its existing and new clients. This offer went into effect on Wednesday, 21 October 2009. Clients previously receiving 1Mbps now enjoy 4Mbps and only pay for 1Mbps and the other 3Mbps are offered free of charge. |
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[Carole Kimutai] The arrival of the East African Marine Systems (TEAMs) fibre optic cable in Kenya has heralded a new era of better and faster internet connection. Business expectations have risen as well. Carole Kimutai spoke to Information and Communication Permanent Secretary Dr. Bitange Ndemo on how this translates into better business. |
| [Carole Kimutai] SEACOM and the East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) undersea fibre optic cables went live about a month ago but internet consumers in Kenya are yet to enjoy price cuts. The arrival of the much hyped fibre optic cable raised expectations amongst Kenyan consumers who were looking forward to faster speeds, more bandwidth and cheaper connectivity costs. |
| [Carole Kimutai] The East Africa Marine System (TEAMS) fibre optic cable will be launched this Friday, 12 June 2009, as scheduled, by President Mwai Kibaki. |
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[Titus Kaloki] With bated breath many in this tech-savvy East African country have been waiting to join the world of high speed internet connection. The digital divide is about to be reduced, thanks to the imminent arrival of fibre-optic cables on Kenyan shores this June. |
| [Carole Kimutai] Cables and conductors' manufacturer, East African Cables (EAC), is celebrating its recent inclusion in the blue chip stocks club - the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) 20 Share index. |
| [Carole Kimutai] Jamii Telecommunications Ltd (JTL), a subsidiary of AdGroup, has made a strategic investment in TEAMS project to complement its metro fibre network that will allow users reliable and flexible services with high-speed access to the internet. |
| [Carole Kimutai] East African Cable, a regional cabling solutions provider and manufacturer has lauded budget proposals outlined by Kenya Finance minister Amos Kimunya. |
