Safaricom and Huawei on Thursday have announced the trial of an innovative new solution for restaurants dubbed “Scan & Order”. The new solution seeks to help restaurants digitize their menu and ordering systems enabling them to provide better customer service, optimize their menu and pricing strategies, and leverage the power of big data. Safaricom and […]
The full speed and capabilities of 5G depend on access to mid-band spectrum. To secure 5G performance in the long-term more capacity in this range is needed, and 6 GHz is a prime candidate. However, despite the importance of 6 GHz for the future of 5G, governments are already diverging. China will use the entire […]
Eutelsat Communications is expanding its use of the Express Wi-Fi platform in partnership with Facebook to provide broadband services via satellite across several regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. With Express Wi-Fi, Eutelsat aims to connect thousands of people in rural and underserved communities spanning Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, […]
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has today been presented with the “Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry Award” by the GSM Association (GSMA). The Award recognizes exceptional achievement in the mobile industry by an individual or organization that shape the global mobile sector. “Our Transforming Lives purpose has driven our business over the last 20 years, and we appreciate […]
Telkom has introduced a new monthly data bundles tariff dubbed Mambo 99 giving customers a daily data allocation of 99MB, along with 99 on-net minutes for a monthly amount of KSh.99, for a period of 30 days. The other bundle option, Mambo 199, gives prepaid customers a daily 250MB data allocation and 100 on-net minutes for […]
Telkom customers will be able to use T-kash to send money across local networks, at no cost, for the next 60 days. Within the same period, customers will get an extra 25 per cent worth of bonus airtime, when they purchase airtime via T-kash. Telkom will also be rewarding its customers with Data when they […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]