Internet
Discussing the vast world of the Internet: trends, technology, security, and accessibility issues.
- How To/ Explained
ASUS and TP-Link start selling Wi-Fi 8 routers before phones can use most of it
TP-Link's Wi-Fi 8 router lists at about KES 117,000 in Germany. Most of its gains need a Wi-Fi 8 phone.
- News
Starlink is looking for hosts to sell hourly and weekly internet passes
Starlink wants interested parties to host paid internet passes. Prices, host pay and launch countries are unpublished.
- News
Nvidia launches OpenShell and Sentry to stop AI agents acting outside their limits
Nvidia's new agent safety tools include free OpenShell software and Sentry, a monitor that runs on BlueField-4 chips and has…
- News
Starlink passes 27,000 subscribers in Kenya and holds 99.7% of satellite internet
Starlink had 27,616 Kenyan subscribers in June, up 58.5% in a year, just days before pausing sign-ups in seven counties.
- Interesting Reads
Vilcom and Ahadi added more fixed internet subscriptions than Faiba in six months. Poa lost 14,704
Vilcom and Ahadi added more fixed internet subscriptions than Faiba between December and June. Poa lost 14,704 and shrank again.
- News
Safaricom now has more fixed internet subscriptions than Faiba and Zuku combined
Safaricom went from fifth place in 2014 to Kenya's first million-subscription internet provider, with more than Faiba and Zuku combined.
- How To/ Explained
Safaricom Home Fibre Pata More brings Faster Speeds, Data and Voice to Share, plus More
Safaricom Home Fibre under Pata More: up to 2.5X speeds, Family Share from KES 3,749, SecureNet, and every tier explained.
- News
Smarta 1500 drops from 90GB to 32GB as Airtel Kenya revises every bundle tier
Airtel Kenya cut Smarta bundle data by up to 64% on 18 August 2026. The four prices stayed the same.
- News
Airtel turns on Starlink Mobile in DRC, the first commercial satellite-to-phone service in Africa
Airtel Africa and Starlink launched satellite-to-mobile service in DRC on 14 August 2026. Kenya tested first but awaits regulatory approval.
- News
Safaricom has switched on Tap to Pay in the M-PESA Business App
Safaricom has added Tap to Pay to the M-PESA Business App, letting merchants accept contactless payments on their phone.
- News
Kenya’s Cyber Café ID Rules: A 2011 Solution to a 2026 Problem?
Kenya's cyber cafés must record customer names, ID numbers and session times from August 14. Here's why that's misguided.
- News
Kenyans lost KES 491.6 million to SIM swap fraud in 2025, INTERPOL report says
INTERPOL says SIM swap fraud drained KES 491.6 million from Kenyan mobile wallets in 2025. Here's what the report says.
- News
Airtel Kenya is waiting on the CA to switch on Starlink satellite calling
Airtel Kenya finished testing Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite calling and awaits Communications Authority approval. Here is what it does, and what…
- Opinion
Safaricom B-LIVE a year later: Algorithmic games & sneaky tactics must stop
When Safaricom launched the B-LIVE data bundles in August 2025, the promise was clear: affordable, time-based internet access tailored for…
- News
Safaricom doubles monthly data bundles under new Pata More promo
Kenya’s mobile data battle is heating up once again. Just a week after Airtel Kenya revamped its Amazing Data Bundles…
