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Tom Jackson
UGANDA
Snapplify rolls out learning projects in SA, Kenya, Uganda

Snapplify rolls out learning projects in SA, Kenya, Uganda
[Tom Jackson] South African startup Snapplify, an aggregator of digital education materials, is rolling out projects in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda, providing learners with a personalised library of content…

Posted 7 years ago | Like
Tom Jackson
KENYA
Play your part in future of Kenya's iHub

Kenya's iHub. Photo credit: Disrupt Africa
Kenya's iHub. Photo credit: Disrupt Africa
[Tom Jackson] Kenya's iHub innovation space plots the next chapter of its future...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Tom Jackson
KENYA
Kenya's internet market recovers lost ground

Kenya's internet market recovers lost ground
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[Tom Jackson] 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).

Posted 10 years ago | Like
Esther Karuku
KENYA
Of mobile app success

Of mobile app success
[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.

Posted 10 years ago | Like
KENYA
Banking sector goes digital with online event

Banking sector goes digital with online event
[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.

Posted 12 years ago | Like
KENYA
Import tax on digital set top boxes waived

Import tax on digital set top boxes waived
[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.

Posted 12 years ago | Like
Walter Wafula
UGANDA
Google urges journos to go digital to thrive

Walter Wafula[Walter Wafula] At the recent Google's gUganda conference held in Kampala, Ugandan journalists were urged to embrace digital tools such as smartphones and tablet computers to secure their future as content providers.

Posted 13 years ago | Like
Craig Wilson
EAST AFRICA
A tablet computer, from Congo

A tablet computer, from Congo
[Craig Wilson] Africa is getting its first Android-based tablet computer designed and engineered on the continent. No, the device isn't the brainchild of a company in Johannesburg or Cape Town. Rather, it's been developed in Congo-Brazzaville.

Posted 13 years ago | Like
EAST AFRICA
Dot Africa campaign to brand continent

Dot Africa campaign to brand continent
[Carole Kimutai] DotConnectAfrica announced the launch of the 'Yes to a .africa' East Africa campaign during the 2010 AITEC East Africa ICT Summit held from 7-8 September 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. The initiative is meant to give Africa a regional identity and global presence. Sophia Bekele, executive director, DotConnectAfrica made the announcement during the summit.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
KENYA
Kenya: Google hosts innovation forum

Kenya: Google hosts innovation forum
[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.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
KENYA
Kenya: Safaricom signs 4G technology deal

[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.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
Walter Wafula
EAST AFRICA
Google translates tools to Swahili for East Africans

Google translates tools to Swahili for East Africans
[Walter Wafula] Swahili-speaking East Africans can now utilise some of Google's web tools after the search engine giant unveiled localised versions of its web-based email platform and internet browsers in the local langauge, to celebrate the East African Community Common Market that started on 1 July 2010.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
Walter Wafula
UGANDA
Uganda: Free Facebook on MTN

Uganda: Free Facebook on MTN
[Walter Wafula] MTN, Uganda's most subscribed mobile telecommunication company has announced that it will offer use of the Facebook platform for free. The announcement comes on the back of a landmark partnership between MTN Uganda and Facebook the world's most popular social networking site.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
Walter Wafula
UGANDA
ICT minister to unveil Mobile Monday Kampala

ICT minister to unveil Mobile Monday Kampala
[Walter Wafula] Aggrey Awori, Uganda's information and communication technology minister, is expected to officially launch Mobile Monday in the country on Women's Day, 8 March 2010 in Kampala, according to Daniel Stern the lead organiser of the city's association.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
KENYA
Safaricom acquires national fibre backbone

Safaricom acquires national fibre backbone
[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.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
KENYA
Kenya: Excessive 3G license fee hurting business

Kenya: Excessive 3G license fee hurting business
[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.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
KENYA
Kenya ICT board extends bandwidth capacity support deadline

[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.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
KENYA
KENIC launches automated .ke registry system

[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.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
KENYA
Kenya: Residential broadband service boosts company sales

[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.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
KENYA
KDN subscribers enjoy more bandwidth

[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.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
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