The future: Battle for inland fibre optic cables set to shape ... The Standard Digital News (press release) (blog) Kenya boasts four undersea fibre optic cables: the Government-led The East Africa Marine System (Teams), privately owned Seacom, operators-run Eassy and Lower Indian Ocean Network (Lion2) in which Telkom Kenya's parent firm Orange owns a stake. See all stories on this topic »

Liquid Telecom acquires Rwandatel Total Telecom The deal adds Rwandatel's copper and fibre infrastructure to Liquid Telecom's growing network footprint, which currently spans 13,000 kilometres across Botswana, DRC, Kenya Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. "Our priority is ... See all stories on this topic » Total Telecom

CCK says 72% of Kenyans have no internet access Telecompaper (subscription) More that 72 percent of Kenyans do not have access to the internet and 11 percent lack telephone access, according to the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). CCK Director General Francis Wangusi said rural areas with low incomes and remote ... See all stories on this topic »

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