http://www.bizcommunity.com//111/78.htmlKenya Mobile news15Mobile news - Kenyahttp://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/11/logo5.gifhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/en-usMon, 13 Oct 2008 18:53:52 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/29243.htmlIn the last few years, mobile phone users in Kenya had become accustomed to the British (Safaricom/Vodacom) business modus operandi until the French (Telkom Kenya) entered the scene with their Orange brand. This has added a different flavour and style of business with twists in the Kenyan communications marketplace. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/29243.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=29243">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/29243.htmlMon, 13 Oct 2008 09:48:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.htmlhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/29162.html<div style="float:left;padding:5px;width:65"><img src="http://mars.biz-community.com/c/0810/21868.jpg?r=0" width="65" height="55" border="0" /></div>Telkom Kenya is inviting Kenyans to experience the new Orange Mobile service, launched last month and currently available in Nairobi and Mombasa, by accessing the network at low cost and giving their feedback for free. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/29162.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=29162">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/29162.htmlThu, 09 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.htmlhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/28826.html<div style="float:left;padding:5px;width:46"><img src="http://mars.biz-community.com/c/0810/21505.jpg?r=0" width="46" height="65" border="0" /></div>Kenya's second mobile phone operator, Zain has announced a drastic reduction in phone call charges to its customers calling to all networks with its newly unveiled call charges guidelines, which allow clients to call at 60% less. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/28826.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=28826">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/28826.htmlTue, 30 Sep 2008 11:17:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.htmlhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/28441.htmlTelkom Kenya is finalising preparations for the rollout of its GSM network later this week. Kenya's mobile market is the largest in East Africa and has experienced exponential growth in recent years with the number of mobile phone subscribers growing from 900,000 in June 2002 to 11,5 million in May 2008. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/28441.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=28441">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/28441.htmlTue, 16 Sep 2008 16:03:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.htmlhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/28324.htmlIn Kenya, the mobile phone has become a very powerful gadget. Apart from just receiving and making calls, the cell phone can do a lot of other things that a few years ago were thought impossible. From the cell phone I can; send and receive email, buy airtime from my bank account, receive airtime from another phone user, top up another phone user and pay my bills. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/28324.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=28324">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/28324.htmlFri, 12 Sep 2008 11:24:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.htmlhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/27251.html<div style="float:left;padding:5px;width:65"><img src="http://mars.biz-community.com/c/0808/19568.jpg?r=0" width="65" height="55" border="0" /></div>A majority of Kenyans have at least two mobile lines - Safaricom, Zain and/or a Telkom Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) line. Usually, a mobile phone user will have one regular line influenced by which operator friends, relatives and business contacts use because it is cheaper to call within the same network and a second or third line used occasionally. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/27251.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=27251">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/27251.htmlMon, 11 Aug 2008 12:18:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.htmlhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/26723.html<div style="float:left;padding:5px;width:56"><img src="http://mars.biz-community.com/c/0807/19034.jpg?r=0" width="56" height="65" border="0" /></div>Rene Meza is the new managing director for Celtel Kenya. Rene brings over ten years of experience in the telecom industry from Africa, Asia and Latin-America. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/26723.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=26723">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/26723.htmlThu, 24 Jul 2008 19:31:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.htmlhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/26647.htmlKenyan Education Minister, Sam Ongeri has banned the use of mobile phones among students in schools. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/26647.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=26647">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/26647.htmlWed, 23 Jul 2008 11:23:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.htmlhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/24641.htmlThe stage is set for stiff competition in the mobile telephony sector as Telkom Kenya Limited, the former sole fixed line operator, prepares to roll out its Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) network by September this year. As part of the preparations for the roll-out, Telkom Kenya last week signed an agreement with Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunications giant as the sole equipment supplier for its ambitious network. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/24641.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=24641">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/24641.htmlMon, 19 May 2008 14:34:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.htmlhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/24353.htmlSafaricom DStv Mobile went live at the end of April, allowing subscribers to watch television anywhere, at anytime using their own mobile handset. Kenya is among the first African countries to launch mobile television, one of the world's most eagerly anticipated consumer technologies. <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/24353.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=78&ct=1&ci=24353">Send to a friend</a><br clear="left" />http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/24353.htmlFri, 09 May 2008 13:20:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/111/78.html