About a month or so ago, Kenic, the .ke domain administrator shared the numbers that the registrars were pulling in. This was in a marketing campaign meant to increase the number of domains. The list was shared to all the…
In the last few days, many things have been called into question, chief among them, the Independent Electoral and Borders Commission’s (IEBC) network. Many experts thought that it had been hacked, a especially after a Database error was reported. The…
Google has partnered with the Internet Society to develop and improve Internet Exchange Point (IXP) activities in emerging markets. Google, through its philanthropic arm- Google.org – has provided a grant that is expected to amplify ISOC’sprevious efforts in emerging markets such as Africa…
After five years at the helm of the Kenya ICT Board, Paul Kukubo is leaving his post as CEO and Taking over as the head of the East Africa Commodities Exchange. No website yet but you can read more about…
The Kenya ICT Board is set to launh Kenya’s four year ICT master plan. It projects that by 2017: Every citizen, resident, home and institution will be connected through a countrywide robust, accessible and affordable ICT infrastructure. Kenya will become…
Ericsson has finally announced winners of the Apps for African City Life Competition. The first prize goes to Team Shinsekai from Senegal while Kenya grabbed the second and third positions respectively. The ‘Apps for African City Life competition is part…
MultiChoice Africa has embarked on an aggressive marketing campaign, aimed at retaining customers and getting new subscribers. The campaign, dubbed “Thank You” will see the satellite TV provider award cash prizes to its subscribers, in a promotion worth Sh6 million….
It seems the announcement of sim card registration across all networks and subsequent disconnection if not registered is a bit more serious than we think. The four local mobile operators have to date switched off more than 2.4 million unregistered…
Google has launched the Kenya Elections Hub, a portal where voters, journalists and campaigns can easily track news, trends information related to the elections. This comes when the Kenya technology is at the heart of elections. The Internet is transforming…
Mobile internet usage has grown tremendously, almost matching the number of fixed lines. Africa is know to be a mobile services continent and there is now research figures showing the level of growth. Research commissioned by mobile advertising network, Twinpine,…