Airtel completes network upgrade in Nairobi as it Prepares to Roll Out 4G LTE
June 17, 2015
Airtel Kenya has announced the completion of phase one of its network upgrade in Nairobi area. The exercise involved a comprehensive change of legacy hardware and expansion of radio network elements. This has now significantly…
MasterCard and Ecobank Group Work Together To Accelerate Electronic Payments Adoption In 32 Sub-Saharan African Countries
June 17, 2015
Leading pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational Inc. (“Ecobank”) yesterday signed a landmark multi-country agreement with global payments technology company MasterCard to bring MasterCard’s payment solutions to more than 32 sub-Saharan African markets. It is a…
The Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM Has Finally Been Launched In Kenya
June 17, 2015
The Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM was officially announced back in April and joins the Lumia 535 that was launched late last year. The Lumia 540 Dual SIM now available in Kenya is more of…
Robert Ngeru : The Low End Smartphone Segment in Kenya Is the Most Competitive
June 16, 2015
Smartphone adoption in Kenya is on the increase thanks to the many affordable Smartphones making their way into the country. The affordable Smartphones have made the low end smartphone segment very competitive and the players…
Squad Digital Invests In an Innovation Lab As It Seeks To Support Techpreneurs
June 15, 2015
Technology is always changing for the better with each passing day. The tech scene in Kenya for instance has seen tremendous growth the last few years but is still in the early stages. We still…
The Communication Authority Is Delaying Airtel’s Adoption Of 4G in Kenya
June 15, 2015
As other countries are preparing to embrace 5G, Kenya is still in the initial stages of rolling out 4G. 4G connectivity is only available on Safaricom in very few areas. The last time I checked,…
The number of registered users on Facebook messenger passes the 700 million mark
June 15, 2015
It’s no doubt that Facebook is the popular social networking platform out there. The platform has seen tremendous growth over the years. Still on Facebook, its messenger platform seems to be growing very fast. Just…
BlackBerry May Soon Release a Smartphone Powered By Android OS
June 12, 2015
BlackBerry was once one of the biggest players in the smartphone scene but somewhere along the way, the company was dethroned from the top spot by Samsung, LG and the likes. BlackBerry has tried to…
Prepay Nation, Airtel Kenya's partner, to Start offering international mobile top-up
June 12, 2015
Prepay Nation, a leading provider of cross-border prepaid mobile airtime transfers, has announced its partnership in Kenya with Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. With…