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Replacing the legacy systems in Telkom Kenya

Today is a new dawn for Telkom Kenya; it will officially rebrand to Orange, with a new logo and a new way of doing business -- from a sleeping giant to a competitive commercial entity.  read more »

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Soweto evolves with tech

In Johannesburg (or Jozi), street lights work and are obeyed; the computerized system has cracked down on all errant motorist until they have all towed the line. I even commented to a friend that we need such a computerized system in Kenya, but we have to get rid of the thugs who carjack motorists at night before we can obey lights at night.  read more »

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ISPs can learn from the GSM price war

The cost of bandwidth is very expensive in Kenya. Reason: we depend on satellite, and the cable is not yet laid.  read more »

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Why didn't the price war take place in 2003 or 2004?

The last three months have been the best for Kenyan mobile phone users, providing the most vicious price war between Safaricom and Celtel.  read more »

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High time KPLC adopted technology

The announcement by Kenya Power Lighting Company (KPLC) that the company is adopting new payment methods came at the right time.

KPLC CEO Don Priestman said that the company will use mobile phone mode of payment mainly through Celtel’s me2u service. Soon, I am sure the service will expand to Safaricom’s Mpesa, which has a larger user base.  read more »

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Kenya ICT sector update- infrastructure

ICT infrastructure investment in Kenya is low compared to other countries in Africa like South Africa and Egypt.
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