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In 2010, the Kenya ICT Board was formed, with the main agenda of catalyzing Kenya’s tech sector. Money was set aside for innovation grants, competition prizes and content grants. Several companies were formed and benefitted from the sudden surge in…
Five years ago, there was a heated debate online; both twitter and FB. Kenya developers, led by the late Idd Salim complained that Safaricom was busy paying lip service on its support of local tech ecosystem, yet it was busy…
At the height of digital migration, there was a lot of optimism on the opportunities available to people not able to afford the huge capital outlay that broadcast services require. One of the things we were told was that with…
Angola is banking on its unique geographical location to establish its position as the technology hub connecting the Atlantic coast of Africa and South America. Angola Cables, the leading ICT infrastructure provider in Angola has invested in various submarine cables,…
For the better part of this month, we have been treated to stories of blackmail and extortion at Safaricom. While that is the bigger story, the amounts that were paid to suppliers were out of reach for many. Think of…
It is not everyday that the CEO of Safaricom calls a press conference to complain about blackmail and extortion. Being the telecom giant it is, you would expect it to be insulated against such acts and also expect that the…
There is no doubt that the appointment of Joe Mucheru and ICT Cabinet Secretary and Victor Kyalo as PS is expected to provide new impetus to the ICT sector. Why? For the last two years, Kenya’s ICT sector has been…
Six African countries have set up Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), after two years of the Arfican Union’s African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project, managed by the Internet Society. Under the project, the Internet Society was to provide technical training to…
African Internet Exchange Points have recorded a big increase in domestic bandwidth production, as a result of growth in sharing of Google cache, e-government services, local hosting infrastructure and services. According to Packet Clearing House (PCH), Africa’s domestic bandwidth production…
After one year of joint operations, Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) and the Telecommunications Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK) have terminated the agreement for operations at the Mombasa Internet Exchange, a Point of Presence (POP) based at the SEACOM landing station….