Photographer: Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis News/Getty Images Ethiopia Telecommunications Corp. failed to hit its first-half revenue target due to outages and disruptions caused by the war in the north of the Horn of Africa country. State-owned Ethio Telecom raked in 28 billion birr ($561 million) in the six months through Jan. 7, Chief […]
Safaricom has appealed the decision by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to slash mobile termination rates (MTR) by 87 per cent. You will soon know if your mobile phone bill will come down as a legal challenge over the proposal by the state to cut calling rates kicks off. The Communications and Multimedia Appeals […]
While others may have seen the opportunity, and choose not to pursue it, Poa Internet acted on what others failed to notice, walking to the beat of a different drummer. Staring in 2015 in the UK, Poa Internet began its Kenyan operations in 2016 with a focus on the vibrant, once informal settlement of Kibera. […]
Credit: REUTERS/TIKSA NEGERI ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s state-owned telecoms operator Ethio Telecom fell 13.6% short of its first-half revenue target, with parts of its network hobbled by military conflict in the north of the country, its chief executive said on Monday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into the northern Tigray region […]
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) says the recent cut in mobile termination rates will give smaller telecoms operators a better chance at competing with market leader Safaricom, even as it hinted at a further drop in call tariffs. The sector regulator says in its response to a petition filed by Safaricom before the Communications […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 -AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company has been named a top employer in Kenya under the pharmaceuticals category by the Top Employers institute alongside Novartis, a world leader in the research and development of products. The firm which is certified in fourteen countries is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company whose prominence rose […]
M-Pesa Xpress GPS Safaricom M-PESA Xpress has been around for more than four years . The feature was launched by the operator to see Kenyans pay easily for apps from places such as Google Play or iOS’s App Store. At its launch, it made a lot of sense why this development was made. Many Kenyans […]
Dar es Salaam. Vodacom Tanzania Plc, Managing Director Sitho Mdlalose has said their telecommunications vision is to unite all Tanzanians in the digital world so that they can reap the benefits of the revolution. Mdlalose said on Thursday January 27, during the Bridging the Digital Divide symposium held at Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam […]
Safaricom #ticker:SCOM has introduced discounts on its home fixed Internet service by up to Sh400 or 16.6 percent in an effort to woo customers and ward off competition from rivals. The telco has been asking some of its customers on its Sh2,999 package where it offers speeds of 8Mbps to pay Sh2,500 only on their […]
More Than 4.8 Million M-PESA Super App Customers Can Now Digitally Access NSSF Services Nairobi, Kenya – 31st January 2022… Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has partnered with NSSF to enable customers conveniently access services through the NSSF Mini App on the M-PESA Super App. Customers can register for NSSF membership, keep track of their contributions, top […]
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