Hurricane Electric has announced that it has added a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Nairobi at the East Africa Data Centre. Located at the Sameer Industrial Park, Mombasa Road in Nairobi, Kenya, this is Hurricane Electric’s first PoP Kenya and third in...
Liquid Telecom has revealed that it has completed 100G upgrades to key routes on the East African fibre ring. Liquid telecom will provide 100G links to the cities of Kigali in Rwanda, Kampala, and Tororo in Uganda, and Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya. Nic...
Online money transfer service WorldRemit has launched instant Mobile Money transfers to Burundi. According to WorldRemit, its mobile-to-mobile remittance service currently enables people to send funds direct to Mobile Money wallets in countries across...
According to a report via Aljazeera.com, the results for the Burundi elections are not expected to be announced until Thursday, 24 July 2015; however, incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza is widely expected to win his third term. Electoral Commission president...
Jovago has revealed that is now supporting UNICEF’s “Passport to Protection” initiative. According to both parties, the programme advances child protection by registering children with Birth Certificates using internet technology. In terms of the...
Calling family and loved-ones across regional and international boundaries can be expensive, especially in the holiday season. For this reason, Rwandan mobile phone users would like to see the practice of roaming rates abolished. Roaming fees were adjusted...
March 22, 2013 •
Online & Social •
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As part of the recently launched Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, Microsoft has announced a strategic cooperation with business incubator iHub and the m:lab East Africa consortium to enable startups, innovators and the developer community of East Africa to grow...
It has been three weeks since an underwater cable was damaged off the Kenyan cost, leaving East African companies and businesses frustrated as they await telecom services to return to normal. Chris Wood, WIOCC Chief Executive, called the situation “very...
September 21, 2011 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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ZTE Corporation, a publicly listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions signed an agreement on 20 September 2011 with Burundi Backbone Systems Company (Burundi BBS) to build Burundi’s first national backbone network....
July 16, 2011 •
Features •
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Last week, I interviewed Mohamed Ahmed Jama, CEO of Dalkom Somalia and board member of Frontier Optical Networks Ltd (FON) in Kenya. Jama described four potential Broadband cables that could be a part of a terrestrial backbone throughout East Africa,...
May 31, 2011 •
Top Stories •
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Comments Off on East Africa gets fiber optic system investment
East African nations are combining efforts in order to bolster the fiber optic infrastructure across the region. It is part of East Africa’s move to increase Internet use and connectivity in the area. According to ComputerWorld, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania,...
October 4, 2010 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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Mobile operator Econet wireless, has launched a money wire transfer service, Ecocash, that will make it possible to transfer money between the different telephone networks in Burundi. “We are continuing to fulfill the promise we made at our launch in...
March 10, 2010 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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Comments Off on East African Backhaul System needs $35 million injection
The East African Backhaul System (EABs), a project aimed at linking terrestrial fibre from five East African countries to submarine cables in Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, scheduled to roll out in April, still needs $35 million to get completed...
March 23, 2009 •
Security •
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Comments Off on Burundi disarmament program needs computers
A shortage of computers is hampering the disarmament program in Burundi. South Africa has been asked to assist in the program and it is hoped that the initiative will be completed this month...
September 26, 2008 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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Comments Off on Burundi’s U-com plans to double users by 2010
Burundi’s biggest mobile phone operator U-com plans to double its subscribers in the tiny central African country to 555,000 by 2010, the company said on Thursday...
