Articles tagged with: Safaricom and GSM Association

East Africa's telecom market has great opportunities for growth

Over 450 telecommunications professionals gathered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the opening of East Africa Com, the region's annual event for the telecommunications industry. The conference started with a keynote presentation from Bashar Arafeh, Celtel International's COO for the East Africa region, who was keen to point out that "East African markets, being currently under market average, hold plenty of room for growth."  more

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Kenyan Operator Passes Subscriber Milestone

Kenya's safaricom says that it has attained the three million active subscriber mark ahead of its forthcoming fifth year birthday next month. safaricom chief executive officer Mr. Michael Joseph in a media release today confirmed the signing of the firm's 3 millionth subscriber describing it as a "momentous milestone". more

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