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Safaricom leads fixed Internet market as fibre and wireless subscriptions hit 2.29M
Kenya’s fixed broadband sector continues to strengthen, with the CA’s latest Q1 FY 2025/26 report revealing a 6.9% quarterly jump…
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The average Kenyan 5G user consumes 40GB of data a month, as per CA report
Kenya’s mobile device and data economy continues its upward trajectory, with the latest CA sector statistics showing that the country…
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Report: Safaricom’s grip on mobile money tightens as Kenya hits 149% SIM penetration
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has published its first-quarter sector statistics report for the FY 2025/26, and Kenya’s mobile…
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Amazon Leo Arrives: The 1 Gbps ‘Ultra’ Antenna That Wants to Eat Starlink’s Lunch
Amazon rebrands Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo, launching a 1 Gbps antenna to challenge Starlink’s enterprise dominance with massive upload…
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Safaricom users seeing reduced ‘No Expiry’ data allocations & a strange spending cap, fix coming
If you tried to top up your Safaricom ‘No Expiry’ data bundles recently, you might have been met with an…
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Internet Archive down? Wayback Machine hits users with ‘temporarily offline’ error
If you are trying to browse the history of the web this morning, you are likely running into a wall.…
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Cloudflare Down: X (Twitter) and Major Websites Hit by Global Internet Outage
A massive Cloudflare outage has taken X (Twitter) and other major websites offline globally. Technicians are currently investigating the widespread…
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Kenya’s fraud crisis is evolving: AI impersonation and account takeovers are the new normal
A new report details a massive spike in "vishing" and account creation fraud, with AI and social engineering fueling the…
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Safaricom increases Home Fibre FUP limit for all plans to 15TB, post-FUP speeds up to 100Mbps
Safaricom has quietly revised its Home Fibre Fair Usage Policy (FUP), making one of the most significant updates to the…
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Airtel Kenya launches time-based ‘UnlimitedFUN’ bundles w/ up to 3 hrs of unlimited browsing from just KES 19
Airtel Kenya is officially joining the time-based internet bundle race, launching its new UnlimitedFUN Bundles just a couple of months…
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Zuku & Simbanet officially have a new owner as AXIAN Telecom’s Yas fully acquires Wananchi Group
AXIAN Telecom has officially completed the acquisition of 99.63% of Wananchi Group (Holdings) Ltd, the parent company behind Zuku and…
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Airtel Kenya launches 5G Smart Connect outdoor Wi-Fi router to fix poor indoor signal reception
Airtel Kenya appears to be making a strong, calculated move into the lucrative home internet market. Following news of their…
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MultiChoice Slashes Decoder Prices for Festive Season, But Is It Missing the Point?
MultiChoice's festive decoder price cut is criticized for ignoring the real issues: high subscription costs and the need for streaming.
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Safaricom upgrades entry-level 5G Home plan to 15Mbps and raises FUP to 450GB
Safaricom has quietly rolled out an upgrade to its 5G Home Internet plans, improving the value of its entry-level option…
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NetBlocks reports a total internet disruption in Tanzania during the presidential election
If you’re trying to reach a friend or track election results in Tanzania today, you’re probably getting that familiar, frustrating…
