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Latest Telecoms News from Kenya
Zain Kenya Applies for 3G License
Zain's Kenyan subsidiary has applied to buy a 3G license from the telecoms regulator, making it the second operator in the country, after Safaricom, to hold a 3G license....
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Kenyans Living in the UK Can Send Money to Mobile Phones in Kenya
Kenyans can now receive money from friends and family in the United Kingdom directly to their M-PESA mobile banking accounts....
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Alvarion Wins Kenyan WiMAX Contract
WiMAX vendor, Alvarion says that it has selected by Kenya's Safaricom for a three-year turnkey WiMAX project....
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Zain Expands Mobile Banking Service
Zain has announced an upgrade to its mobile banking service, Zap to enable customers to receive money from any bank account around the world and send money to any bank in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda....
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Safaricom Base Station Also Powers Local School
Kenya's Safaricom has unveiled a new Base Transmission Station in Kacheliba, West Pokot that will also transfer its surplus electricity to the local school....
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India's Essar Group Takes Majority Stake in Kenyan Operator
India's Essar Group has reportedly taken control of the Kenyan mobile network, yu, after buying out Econet Wireless' holding in the company. Essar Telecom Kenya now has an 80% stake in the company....
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Kenyan Operator Claims National Coverage of its Network
Kenya's newest mobile network, Essar Telecom, which trades as "Yu" says that it has achieved its goal of nationwide coverage for its mobile network....
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Safaricom Launches Solar-Powered Mobile Phone
Kenyan mobile network operator, Safaricom has launched a solar-powered mobile phone. Branded Simu ya Solar and manufactured under a partnership with ZTE, the handset is made from recycled materials and has an in-built solar panel....
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Monitise Signs Mobile Banking Partnership in East Africa
Mobile banking service provider, Monitise says that it is extending its business further into Africa and the Middle East with a joint venture with Paynet, an electronics payment company....
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Kenya's Safaricom Buys WiMAX Network Operator
Kenya's Safaricom says that it has signed an agreement to buy local WiMAX operator, Packet Stream Data Networks for an undisclosed amount. ...
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