Mobile
A tale of CCK, Zain, Safaricom and YU.
What a week its been in Kenya’s mobile networks sector! So much has happened in such a short space of time. It all started on Monday this week when the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) announced a 50% price reduction on mobile network interconnection rates from Kes. 4.42 to Kes.
Bharti Airtel to invest USD 10 million in Seychelles.
Bharti Airtel today announced that it will invest USD 10 million in Seychelles. The move comes after the Board of Directors approved the acquisition of 100% of the leading telecom operator in the country, Telecom Seychelles Limited, for an enterprise value of USD 62 million. During a meeting with the
Safaricom launches low-cost Huawei VF845 Android Phone.
This came as something of a surprise to me but Safaricom has launched its second Huawei Android handset this week. The big difference between the latest Huawei Android and the one announced a few weeks ago by Safaricom is the price. The Huawei VF845 will be retailing at only Kes.