All Kenya articles – Page 5
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone said to be considering Ghanaian switcheroo
Possible offload to Vodacom said to be under consideration. Deal would chime with Group leadership’s bid to consolidate Africa and Europe power bases while improving financial position. Political complications likely to be a factor.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: banking products extended
Vodafone Ghana and Safaricom look to expand financial services offering with new products.
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Network & Infrastructure
Safaricom puts 5G on ice
Kenyan operator plans to focus on building its 4G business for now. Safaricom’s previous reliance on Huawei comes under spotlight amid ongoing US trade talks.
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Network & Infrastructure
High hopes: Vodafone plans African SpaceMobile debut
Territories such as Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo seen as low-hanging fruit for edgy new satellite venture. Vodafone working behind scenes to build beyond investment in SpaceMobile, and exploit platform for network gain.
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Airtel–Telkom merger falls through
Let-off for Safaricom as its two major mobile competitors remain marooned in sub-scale no-mans-land.
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Elsewhere in Africa: Vodacom ties with Cloudflare and Appsflyer
AppsFlyer and Cloudflare gain foothold within Vodacom ecosystem.
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Network & Infrastructure
Safaricom to put network disaggregation into the wild
Kenyan operator to expand Vodafone’s Africa test-ground for open solutions. Project gearing is more towards core and backhaul than RAN. Scale and efficiency gains highlighted.
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Safaricom puts Aviat and Nokia to work on 5G prep
Kenyan operator taps old friend Aviat Networks for 5G backhaul as the country preps for commercial 5G rollout. Nokia’s Gigabit Passive Optical Networking will be deployed to combat increased bandwidth demands in the country.
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People
Joseph back in as Safaricom Chairman
Vodafone’s long-time Africa and m-money hand moves upstairs at Safaricom. Power appears re-balanced between Vodacom and state, Safaricom’s two largest shareholders.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Kenyan waterco taps Safaricom for IoT data stream
Safaricom provided network connectivity for Kenyan utilities provider, monitoring water flow with IoT devices to improve efficiency and management.
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Network & Infrastructure
Safaricom continues to eye Ethiopian expansion
Kenyan operator continues to edge towards its northern neighbour for next expansive step, with Ethiopia opening its markets to two new mobile competitors. Vodafone and associates reaching out to investment groups to back bid.
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Products & Services
Safaricom to reboot MPost
MPost has been in operation for some time through the Postal Corporation of Kenya, but the Safaricom partnership is being treated as something of a relaunch
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Products & Services
Safaricom revamps Masoko e-commerce platform
Safaricom announced a revamp to its e-commerce marketplace Masoko, which is linked closely with flagship m-money offering M-PESA.
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Airtel Kenya, Telkom Kenya secure merger approval
Safaricom rivals Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya secured approval for their merger from the Competition Authority of Kenya. Clearance of the proposed combination is still awaiting approval from Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
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Vodafone savings not yet impacting African business
Vodafone’s drive to squeeze “industrial savings” out of tower infrastructure in Europe and India does not yet appear to have extended to its African footprint.
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Vodafone to make Ethiopia play
Vodafone’s plan to enter Ethiopia is taking shape, but will not be what was first expected.
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Safaricom has a peek over the edge
CDN and MEC feature in tenders. Next step to be taken in Android-based TV play.
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Public Affairs
Kenya’s High Court dismisses SportPesa’s case
SportPesa attempted to challenge the country’s BCLB decision to cancel its operational licence.
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Public Affairs
Safaricom tagged in Airtel-Telkom politics
Rival drags Safaricom into arguments as merger hits problems.
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Safaricom is the latest to introduce LTE services
Safaricom is the latest Vodafone business to launch voice-over-LTE and video-over-LTE services.
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