French telco Orange, will invest a further $28.8-million in its 3G network across Kenya. The investment will see the company expanding the National Optic Fibre Backbone, and contributing to the Multi Service Access Node (MSAN). According to Orange Kenya chief…
Mobile operator Orange has launched Apple’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in Kenya, several months after the device’s worldwide launch, including South Africa. “The launch of these two smart devices is consistent with the company’s brand promise of providing innovative…
CIO East Africa reports that Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology has renewed its agreement with Telkom Kenya to manage the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI). NOFBI is a joint initiative between the Directorate of eGovernment, Telkom Kenya…
Orange Kenya has launched a new offer based on cheaper mobile calling and SMS rates reports Capital FM. The new tariff, available until 31 May, is called Tujuane and is based on reduced off-net call rates of Sh3 per minute. According…
Orange Kenya has announced an increase in the number of mobile Internet users by 2.4 percent between July and September last year. According to statistics from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the company’s total data subscribers rose from 674,255 in June to 948,847, giving…
Kenyan mobile service provider Orange revealed that users on its network will be granted free access to online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, after it successfully signed a deal with the owners of the site, Wikimedia. “In countries where access to information is…
In a move that is expected to boost the country’s telecommunications sector, Kenyan telecommunications company Orange has launched a 42 Mbps network in Nairobi. Telkom Kenya CEO Mickael Ghossein said that the company has invested more than $49-million for their…
Following the recent broadband cable cut that affected much of East Africa’s connectivity, the new Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION2) is set to go live and active on 14 April, 2012. The landing station in Mombassa has been completed, and…
Orange Kenya CEO Mickael Ghossein said he would step down at the Kenyan Treasury’s request, but said no such request had been made. Ghossein’s comments come after the government demanded more representation within the company’s management as a precondition for additional…
Telecom operator Orange Kenya has asked the government for a KES 10 billion ($120 million) bailout, news reports revealed on Wednesday. The move comes as the company continues to incur massive debts following its 2007 buyout by France Telecom. Orange made a…