Internet

Microsoft & Viasat Announce Partnership For Internet Access To Underserved Communities In Africa & Globally.
Microsoft and Viasat have announced a partnership to help deliver internet access to 5 million people in Africa and another 5 million globally. Viasat is the first satellite partner to work with Microsoft’s Airband Initiative to deepen Airband’s work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Guatemala, Mexico, and the

The Current & Future State of Submarine Cables In Kenya & East Africa With The Arrival of DARE1 Today
It’s almost 11 years since Kenya and East Africa got connected to by the East African Marine System (TEAMS) submarine cable which set the stage for the transformation of the regional digital economy that we are currently experiencing. So much has changed since then that it’s hard to imagine that
Safaricom (Finally?) Starts Offering Fiber To The Home (FTTH) Broadband Internet Services In Nairobi’s Nyayo Embakasi Estate
Well. This was unexpected! I just stumbled on this blog post which seems to authoritatively confirm that Safaricom has finally launched Fiber To The Home (FTTH) Internet services in Kenya. This has been a long time coming and it seems they are just getting started within the expansive Nyayo Embakasi