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Telkom Kenya rolls out Fursa e-wallet to provide loans to youth

Telkom Kenya rolls out Fursa e-wallet to enable youth access loans

Telkom Kenya will develop a youth-focused digital wallet dubbed fursa to relieve them from financial exclusion during the pandemic. The telco has signed an agreement with the Ministry of ICT’s National Youth Council of Kenya (NYCK) to co-create ‘Fursa’, (Swahili for opportunity) a platform that allows the council to disburse funds to youth conveniently, faster, securely […]

How to buy Telkom Mzito bundles data & calls without expiry

Telkom’s Mzito bundles allow Kenyans to be able to make more calls, and browse the internet more for longer. The reviewed packages will provide non-expiry bundles and call minutes, the Mzito packages go for Sh. 500 and Sh. 1,000. Upon expiry, customers will be allowed to buy another bundle before the existing bundle expires, which […]

Safaricom picks Ericsson for E-band microwave solution

Safaricom has chosen Ericsson to supply microwave solutions based on the E-band platform to achieve multi Gbps backhaul capacity for mobile broadband nationwide coverage in Kenya. The solution – MINI-LINK 6352 – offers key advantages such as high capacity, efficient use of spectrum, low-energy consumption and simplified operations and maintenance. With technological advances in microwave […]

Airtel Kenya upgrades 600 sites to 5G Network

Over 600 sites are now 5G-ready in Nairobi, Mombasa and Malindi, according to Airtel Kenya managing director Prasanta Das Sarma. In an interview with a local daily, Prasanta said that the deployment of 5G-ready networks would help it capitalize on the rising mobile Internet demand in the country. “These 600 sites are now 5G-ready. We […]

How to withdraw money from Gulf African Bank to MPESA via USSD

Gulf African Bank is a Premier Shariah Compliant Kenyan Bank offering one-stop financing and business development centre for corporates, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and retail segments. The bank’s customers can easily withdraw money from Gulf African Bank account to MPESA via USSD Code *399#. How to Withdraw from Gulf African Bank to MPESA On […]

The rapid uptake of 5G and its real potential

In name, it may feel like just one small step from 4G. But the fifth generation of cellular networks is much more than blazing-fast mobile broadband. Research by Nokia Bell Labs in 2020 found that 5G has the potential to contribute $8 trillion to global GDP by 2030, with industries as diverse as mining, entertainment, transportation […]

26/03/2021
By Afritech Media
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Safaricom Pilots 5G connectivity across Kenya

Safaricom on Friday announced the launch of trials for the trail-blazing 5G technology in Nairobi, Kisumu, Kisii and Kakamega. The trial, which will begin with both individual and enterprise customers plans to expand the number of such 5G sites to more than 150 across nine towns over the next 12 months. The primary objective during […]

How to Register & Pay Safaricom PostPay

Safaricom PostPay is a tariff that allows Safaricom users to use its services and pay later providing a preferred monthly credit limit from KES 1,000. The tariff gives its users plenty of data and minutes as well as unlimited SMS with no expiry. In addition, users get to enjoy international calls. Safaricom PostPay Rates […]

Telkom Kenya reviews mobile money service tariffs for T-kash

Telkom Kenya has reviewed tariffs for its mobile money service T-Kash with transactions below KSh 100 being free. Comparative to Telkom’s pre-pandemic tariffs, the T-kash tariffs within the “send to registered off-net” category, in the KSh 101-500, Ksh 501-1,000 and KSh1,501-2,500 transaction bands have also been reduced. The tariffs had been waived last year with […]

New Telkom users to get 500 MB data per month for 3 Months

Telkom Kenya has announced that pre-paid customers joining the Network for the first time will get 500 MB data per month for 3 months. New users will need to activate their newly acquired line with as little as KSh.20, to access 500MB of data per month, for the first 3 months, with a minimum recharge […]