Internet and connectivity speed tester Ookla has released its market analysis for Kenya, ranking the country’s fastest internet service providers (ISPs). The analysis only takes into account top providers of internet services in the country, ones which account for 3%…
A total of 356 blind and visually impaired students at St. Oda Primary and secondary School for the Blind – Gem District, Siaya County will benefit from assistive learning technologies through an initiative dubbed “Computer Labs for the Blind” courtesy…
AccessKenya has partnered with the Global e-Schools and Communities Initiatives (GESCI) to help improve the quality of teaching of Science, Technology, English and Mathematics subjects in Kenyan schools. Commonly referred to as STEM, it is feared that the number of…
AccessKenya has departed from the home internet market. The company has revealed that the move is a strategic one as it will be looking to venture into Uganda. The ISP revealed that it will not connect any new residential customers.…
Dimension Data said today that it has made three new appointments to the AccessKenya Group Board of Directors. The new directors are Dimension Data Middle East & Africa CEO, Derek Wilcocks, Nick Reed, MD of Internet Solutions International, and Julian…
The Star in Nairobi reports that Kenyan Internet Service Provider, AccessKenya is looking to leverage off its investment in fiber infrastructure to attain a projected 8% growth in revenue. According to the report the company anticipates a growth from Sh1.9…
Kenya’s ISP group AccessKenya has announced that it will continue to push its metropolitan fibre optic network towards the country’s north coast as it expands across the East African country. According to the company, the new expansion will deliver optimum Internet services to…
Leading data center provider AccessKenya has invested an additional Sh5 million (US$60,000) in boosting its capacity of its data center in the country. It comes as the same company announced last week it believed data centers could become a force…
In Kenya, Safaricom has won a multi-million shilling deal to provide high-speed Internet for a new cheque-clearing system. It is one of the largest deals the firm has signed in the data market, which is presently dominated by AccessKenya. According…
Renaissance Capital has maintained its rating on AccessKenya at “hold” after the service provider hit losses in 2010. “Following the release of weak FY10 results, which showed revenue declining by 17 percent year-on-year, we do not expect a major recovery for…