Tag: Telkom Kenya
Telkom Kenya Claims It Does Not Owe KES 900 Million, Says Safaricom Inflated the Debt
Telcos Airtel and Telkom Kenya rolled the dice on a merger deal in early 2019. The plan was to see the carriers combine some...
Safaricom Compels Telkom and Airtel to Pay KES 1.3 Billion Debt Before Merger Deal
The merger deal between Airtel and Telkom Kenya has evoked a series of issues in the last couple of days. ICT regulator the Communications...
Telkom Kenya Faults Safaricom’s Interference in Merger Deal with Airtel
We have covered a lot about the merger deal between Airtel and Telkom Kenya. The two carriers, which are cannibalized by Safaricom by market...
Airtel-Telkom Kenya Merger to Happen Before 2020
The Airtel-Telkom Kenya merger that was first made official to the public in January 2019 has not been completed for a variety of reasons,...
Communications Authority Stops Airtel-Telkom Merger Following EACC Investigations
When it is not addressing issues surrounding the appointment of its next Director-General, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is tasked with policing the...
Telkom Kenya Employees to Reapply for New Positions After Airtel Merger
A few days ago, Telkom Kenya announced its plan to let go 575 employees following an imminent merge deal with Airtel Kenya. Both mobile...
Telkom Kenya to Fire 575 Workers Following Possible Merger with Airtel
The plan to merge Telkom and Airtel Kenya operations is gaining momentum if the notice published in dailies today is anything to go by....
Communication Authority Hints Airtel-Telkom Kenya Imminent Merger Approval
It has been a while since the proposed merger between Telkom and Airtel Kenya was communicated to the masses. As has been the case...
Telkom’s T-Kash Expands Agent Base as M-PESA, Airtel Money Lose Some
The popularity of mobile money services in the Kenyan market is unprecedented. The sector surpassed expectations, and can solely be linked to the launch...
Telkom, Safaricom Lose Market Share in Recent Sector Report
As has been the case over previous quarters, the number of mobile subscriptions continue to grow in the Kenyan market. According to the Communications...
Telkom Kenya CEO Mugo Kibati Clarifies Merger Deal with Airtel and State of Market Dominace
Telkom Kenya CEO Mugo Kibati has clarified some issues surrounding the operations and plans of the operator on its path towards growth. The carrier,...
Telkom Kenya Releases New Bundle with Free Night Data and On-net Calls
It would be remiss of you if you did not appreciate Telkom Kenya’s zeal to churn of mobile data plans for its growing customer...
Telkom Kenya Launches Free and Fast Wi-Fi Hotspots in Nairobi CBD
Telkom Kenya will be providing free wireless internet access in select parts of Nairobi. The project, which is has been done in partnership with...
Telkom Kenya Expands and Optimizes 3G and 4G Coverage in Key Towns
To meet its promises to customers and future subscribers, Telkom Kenya has been expanding its turf in the local telephony space. The operator, which...
Telkom Kenya to Upgrade Core Networks to 100Gigabit in Five Towns
Telkom Kenya has, for some time now, been involved in a series of activities that target to bolster its carrier services. A couple of...
Telkom Kenya Appoints Steve Okeyo as Managing Director for its Mobile Division
Telkom Kenya has been making a couple of company-wide managerial changes in the last couple of months. A few months ago, the telco restrategized...
Telkom Kenya Announces Omniconnect, a Cloud-based Voice Service for Enterprises
Telkom Kenya has announced a cloud-based fixed voice service named Omniconnect that will allow SMEs and corporates outsource for robust, secure and innovative technologies....
How Telkom Kenya Leverages Caching and Peering to Boost Mobile Data Speeds
Telkom is planning to deploy higher capacity undersea cables that will see substantial improvement on its network, with the first phase of the project...
Telkom Hits 100K T-Kash Customers One Year After Launch
The Communication Authority’s Sector Statistics report for the second quarter of the FY 2018/2019 has been out for some time now. It includes several...
Telkom and Airtel Now Command Half the Number of Safaricom’s Mobile Subscriptions
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has released the second quarter sector statistics for the financial year 2018/2019, that is from October to December...
Demystifying Telkom Kenya’s Mzito Bundle
Telkom Kenya’s data bundle plans have, for some time now, appealed to a lot of people, particularly the younger generation. While the telco targets...
Loon Opens Ground Station in Nyeri as the Balloon Project with Telkom Kenya Nears Commercial Launch
Alphabet’s Project Loon started working with Telkom Kenya more than one year ago. The arrangement between the two corporations targets to offer 4G internet...
Telkom Kenya, ICT Ministry Seal Deal to Start a 36 TB Fibre Cable Project
Telkom Kenya, the State Department of ICT, among other members of the Djibouti African Regional Express “DARE 1” have announced a notable development regarding...
Telkom and Airtel Kenya Merger is Official, To Be Named Airtel-Telkom
For more than a year, rumours have been doing rounds that Telkom and Airtel were planning to merge their businesses in the process of...
Telkom Kenya Tops Telco Customer Experience Survey
In recent years, there has been a notable and fundamental shift in managerial thinking that has promoted industry leaders such as managers to examine...
Telkom-Airtel Kenya Merger May Render Competition Report Obsolete
While telcos Airtel and Telkom Kenya are yet to make formal announcements about a possible merge, credible sources continue to hint that the acquisition...
Telkom Kenya to Launch Project Loon by June as it Commits KES 1 Billion to 3/4G Expansion
Telkom Kenya has announced a KES 1 billion expansion plan that will see further improvements on 3G and 4G coverage. The budget is also...
Telkom and CA Kenya Deploy 3 Base Stations in Kilifi for Better Cellular Connectivity
Kenya’s third largest mobile operator Telkom has erected three stations in Kwale that will see resident enjoy better cellular connection on their devices. The...
Telkom-Airtel Kenya Merger Rumoured to Take Shape Amid Talks with Top Executives
UPDATE: Telkom Kenya has admitted exploring conversations as it looks forward to offering customers the best value and superior experience.
“It is common practice within...
Telkom Kenya Introduces Free Zones with Free On-Net Calls
Kenya's third largest mobile operator Telkom has announced the launch of Free Zones for pre-paid customers.
Free Zones will be areas where Telkom subscribers will...
