SEACOM awarded Carrier Wholesales Provider of the Year at Africa Digital Economy Awards 2024
September 16, 2024
SEACOM has been honoured with the award for Carrier Wholesales Provider of the Year at the 9th annual African Digital Economy Awards (ADEA). The awards ceremony was held on 13 September at the Ole Sereni…
SEACOM Experiences Service Outage On its Mombasa to Egypt Cable
February 26, 2024
Summary SEACOM has faced a significant service outage on its subsea cable system. The disruption, which occurred on the 24th of February 2024, affects the segment running from Mombasa, Kenya, to Zafarana, Egypt. Initial assessments…
Turning up the dial: Embracing high-bandwidth connectivity in Kenya
June 22, 2023
By Patrick Ndegwa, SEACOM Business Sales Lead for SEACOM East Africa In the 1990s, stories of 45 megabyte-per-second Internet connections were something to be in awe of. It’s safe to say that network bandwidth has…
Kenya’s startup ecosystem is set for growth in 2023 and beyond
May 11, 2023
by Patrick Ndegwa, SEACOM Business Sales Lead for SEACOM East Africa Kenya is a hub for entrepreneurship and startup development in East Africa, with a growing ecosystem of innovative businesses and supportive infrastructure. According to…
Time to get on board: These top tech trends will change the way you do business in 2023
April 5, 2023
By Patrick Ndegwa, SEACOM Business Sales Lead for SEACOM East Africa. According to the World Bank, there are 7.41 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya, employing over 14.1 million people. With these…
Interview with Tejpal Bedi, Managing Director at SEACOM East Africa
April 4, 2023
SEACOM is an undersea cable company that has been providing connectivity to East Africa since 2009. Initially, SEACOM focused on wholesale business, providing connectivity from the undersea cable to end-user enterprises, as well as satellite…
SEACOM Appoints Alpheus Mangale as New Group CEO
March 30, 2023
Earlier this month, we told you that SEACOM was looking for a new successor after Oliver Fortuin Stepped Down. Fortuin’s decision to leave SEACOM comes as a result of his desire to be closer to…
SEACOM Board Seeks Successor as CEO Oliver Fortuin Steps Down
March 9, 2023
SEACOM has announced that its Group Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Fortuin, has resigned from his position. Fortuin will continue to serve in his role until June this year and will support the SEACOM board during…
The hybrid workplace: Rethinking security in the new world of work
February 10, 2023
By Tejpal Bedi, Managing Director at SEACOM East Africa The hybrid workplace model has become a defining aspect of the modern business landscape. This new way of working has opened the door to organisational transformation….