France Telecom Kenyan Unit Targets 500,000 Users, CEO Says
Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — France Telecom SA’s Kenyan unit plans to add 500,000 users to its network by the end of 2012 and wants the regulator to double rates operators can charge to carry each others’ voice calls, Chief Executive Officer Mickael Ghossein said. Orange Kenya CEO Mickael Ghossein Telkom Kenya is targeting 3.3 million customers, More...
Regulator to probe MTN over network failures
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency, RURA, has announced plans to undertake a probe into persistent failures of the MTN-Rwanda Cell network, with a view to minimising the cost to subscribers. BlackBerry services More...
Internet/Data disruptions on MTN Rwanda’s network
MTN Centre, Nyarutarama: MTN Rwanda wishes to inform the general public that our Internet subscribers might face some inconsistency with their speeds, due to EASSy cable disruptions detected between Djibouti and More...
Orange launches new service to make Facebook® accessible on every phone in Africa
PARIS, France, February 17, 2012/ — Orange is launching an innovative service making Facebook accessible on any phone across the Orange footprint in Africa. Orange is the first operator in the region to use More...
Inaugural showcase invites leaders in African ICT
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 16, 2012/ – ITNewsAfrica (http://www.itnewsafrica.com) will be hosting its inaugural Tech Demo Africa Showcase, aimed at showcasing cutting-edge technology from established More...
200 Kasese youths get ICT skills
Defence Minister Crispus Kiyonga (2nd R) with the programme coordinator, Mr James Katikoro, inspect the progress of trainees at Kilembe SS in Kasese District last week. Photo by Enid Ninsiima More than 200 youth More...
Mobile Monday Dar – Recap of mobiles for rural development
Last Monday we had another MoMo event at COSTECH innovation space, and the theme was “Mobile for Rural Development”. We had three presenters: one from mobile network provider Mr Mukund Chopra (Innovation manager More...
The first Live East African Music on iPhone and Android phones
Denis Wasswa is an appropriator of Imbaraga Internet Radio which plays live East African music online through www.imbaraga.com. He came up with new mobile apps which would enable people to listen East African music More...
Tech giants come to Kenya after gifted app developers
Global tech firms have pitched camp in Nairobi in what is seen as an attempt to tap into blossoming mobile and web applications talent, writes Jevans Nyabiage Nairobi last week hosted Nokia President and chief executive More...
Kenya’s low-income earners embrace Pay-TV as costs drop
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) — Staying in a bed-sitter in a low- income residential area in Nairobi, Kenya, James Ngeno lives a modest life. The supermarket attendant, like many other Kenyans who earn less than 4 U.S. More...
