Internet
Discussing the vast world of the Internet: trends, technology, security, and accessibility issues.
- Startups
Kenya’s Digital Divide Push Gets KES 517M Boost Through Poa Internet’s Finnfund Deal
Poa Internet, Kenya’s fastest-growing internet service provider, has secured a $4 million debt investment from Finnfund, a Finnish development financier,…
- How To/ Explained
How to Check Safaricom 5G Router’s Fair Usage Policy (FUP) Balance
Safaricom’s 5G router has been around for a few years now. It’s sleek, works everywhere (falling back to 4G, 3G,…
- News
You Can Hotspot Using Safaricom B-Live Data Bundles
Safaricom’s official B-Live FAQs page insists that you cannot tether or hotspot using B-Live bundles. Sounds pretty clear, right? Except……
- News
Inside Otamatsuri 2025 at KICC, the 5G-driven LAN party that lit up Nairobi
Otamatsuri 2025 turned KICC into a 5G-powered gaming arena with tournaments, cosplay, and an overnight LAN party.
- News
Safaricom introduces B-LIVE, a time-based way to get online
Safaricom’s B-LIVE introduces pay-by-the-hour mobile internet. Prices, how to buy, and what to expect.
- Interesting Reads
Safaricom’s New B-Live Data Bundles: Everything You Need to Know
Safaricom has quietly rolled out a new data product called B-Live, and depending on who you ask, it’s either a…
- News
Kenya’s Digital Future is Being Held Hostage by County-Level Bureaucracy
At the 2025 Devolution Conference in Homa Bay, the big tech conversation wasn’t about new gadgets or AI hype. Instead,…
- News
Africa Plots Insurance Against Internet Collapse with New Resilience Framework
A single undersea cable snaps, and suddenly half your apps don’t load. A national power outage hits, and even paying…
- News
My Airtel App Now Shows Your Live Home Wi-Fi Data Balance
Last month, Airtel quietly rolled out a handy little update to the My Airtel app that brought the ability to…
- Interesting Reads
Tested: Safaricom 5G Wi-Fi Router Works With More Devices Than They Claim
When Safaricom rolled out 5G Wi-Fi back in 2022, it was hardly pocket-friendly. The router went for KES 25,000, and…
- News
Only 0.6% of Kenyan Rural Homes Have Fixed Internet
Fast, reliable internet might be standard in Nairobi’s leafy suburbs, but beyond the cities, the picture is very different. The…
- Interesting Reads
Report: Only 53.7% of Kenyans Own a Mobile Phone While Over 1 in 10 Still Borrow
The mobile phone is one of Kenya’s greatest success stories. From the days of queueing at a telephone booth to…
- News
New 25% Safaricom Fibre Discount Targets MSMEs in Fibre-Ready Buildings
Safaricom discounts new business fibre connections by 25 percent for two months, after last week’s home offer.
- News
Safaricom Slashes Home Fibre Prices by 25% for New Customers This August
If you’ve been meaning to join the Safaricom Home Fibre family but kept hesitating, Safaricom just found a way to…
- Opinion
Safaricom Keeps Changing or Removing Affordable Data Bundles, Often With No Warning
If it feels like Safaricom is playing a weird game of “now you see it, now you don’t” with its…
