All Peter Ndegwa articles

  • Nairobi Safaricom Sign
    Premium

    Safaricom to debut 5G in 2022

    2021-11-01T10:51:00Z

    Kenyan operator extending 5G trials to “additional towns”; commercial launch slated for 2022. Operator looking to further boost mobile data revenue. Rival Airtel on 5G scene too.

  • Kenya Narok County Safaricom
    Network & Infrastructure

    Safaricom partners Huawei, Nokia for 5G trials

    2021-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Kenyan operator becomes the first East African telco to launch commercial 5G services in a limited rollout. Huawei and Nokia named technology partners, with local communications authority giving full backing to the China vendor’s security credentials.

  • vfw187-tt-ethiopia
    Network & Infrastructure

    Safaricom continues to eye Ethiopian expansion

    2020-06-17T14:53:00Z

    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.