Tag: Telkom Kenya
Telkom’s Service Interruption Lasts More Than 15 Hours, Longest Downtime Kenya Has Seen
Operator service interruptions are normal because technology products fail sometimes.
Often, such issues are fixed in a timely manner, and in some instances, interruptions...
How Revised Termination Rates Ease Financial Burden From Airtel, Telkom Kenya
Towards the end of 2021, ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) announced plans to cut call termination rates, also referred to as...
Telkom Kenya Announces T-Kash App Four Years After Launching Mobile Money Services
Telkom Kenya has launched an app for its mobile money product, T-Kash.
The app goes by the same name and can be downloaded for Apple...
Telkom Kenya’s Revised Voice Bundles Now Include 100 On-net Minutes for KES 10
Telkom Kenya is known for its affordable offers, both for voice and internet.
The telco, which is Kenya’s third-largest, has been attempting to appeal to...
Telkom Eyes 4G Expansion to More Places in Kenya with 2000 New Sites
Telkom Kenya is the second local operator to launch 4G services after Safaricom.
Afterward, Airtel Kenya came in, followed by Faiba, although the latter’s market...
Telkom Kenya and Mombasa Governor Joho Land Issue, Explained
Telkom Kenya has been in a decade-long court battle involving Postel Housing Co-operative Society, a developer named Exclusive Estates Limited, and Mombasa Governor Joho,...
How to Buy Airtime for All Networks Without Transaction Charges
There are several ways of topping up airtime on your phone. You can choose to buy a scratch card, which is the most popular...
Telkom Kenya Supplements its Investment Spree in Undersea Cables in New PEACE Deal
Kenya’s third-largest mobile operator Telkom Kenya is planning to invest in an additional undersea optic cable system.
The development, first reported by the Standard, will...
Kenyan MPs Not Interested in Splitting Mpesa from Safaricom
The debate around splitting services of Telecommunication services into different companies has for years been motivated by the giant presence of Safaricom in the...
Telkom, AccessKenya Record Lowest Internet Speed Scores in Q2 2021
The internet performance report for the second quarter of Q2 is out. The assessment looks into Kenya's mobile and fixed network performance, and how...
Telkom Kenya Clings on T-Kash With New Subsidiaries Dedicated to Manage Digital and Financial Services
Telkom has now created two 100 percent wholly-owned subsidiaries to house its Digital and Financial Services business.
Stanchart-Telkom Kenya Deal Gives Customers Free Showmax Pro Mobile
The offer will also see them access Showmax Pro Mobile that streams live events including sports from major leagues and news.
Kris Senanu, Steve Okeyo Head out of Telkom Kenya
Telkom has been performing major changes in the past couple of years, especially on its managerial front.
Its transition to 4G connections saw it introduce...
Telkom Kenya’s Mzito Bundle Revision Adds More Data, Cuts Voice Minutes
Telkom Kenya has many data bundle plans. One of the popular kinds is Mzito Bundle.
The operator has today reviewed the product for the better...
Here Are The Revised Telkom Kenya’s T-Kash Transaction Fees
The start of the pandemic saw teclos and financial organizations axe some transaction charges to cushion customers from economic constraints brought forth by COVID-19.
Some...
Telkom Kenya to Give New Subscribers 1.5GB Free Data
If you buy a Telkom line, the operator will welcome you with an impressive data offering.
The deal, which serves prepaid customers, will see new...
Google Loon Exit: Sky-high Expenditure, Regulatory Squabbles, and Poor Uptake Force Company Out
Project Loon was launched at the start of the past decade, 2011. The whole project’s business model was beam internet signals to underserved regions...
Telkom Kenya Makes Senior Appointments in Operations and Customer Service
Telkom Kenya has today announced a slew of senior appointments as they forge to strengthen their operations and customer service.
The company has announced 3...
Telkom Kenya and Showmax Pro Mobile Plans Receive Massive Discount
In October, MultiChoice’s Showmax an Kenya’s third largest operator Telkom announced a partnership that saw customers enjoy Showmax pro on their mobile device.
Showmax Pro...
Telkom Kenya’s Home Data Plans Just Got Better
Now more than ever, telcos need to play their part in keeping their customers connected. The revision of Telkom's data limits and the FUP for both daily and Unlimited plans means customers will be getting more value from Telkom.
Airtel Kenya, Safaricom Say Spectrum Fees Are Too High
Spectrum fees have always been very high in Kenya.
The issue, however, is being revisited by operators who have since cited the high fees as...
Showmax, Telkom Kenya Bring Live Mobile Sports Streaming at KES 1500
Showmax and Telkom have this new deal for subscribers to purchase streaming bundles and subscription in one monthly package.
CS Mucheru Wants Smartphone Prices Lowered
The Cabinet Secretary for ICT Joe Mucheru has tasked the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to develop ways that will see Kenyans buy and...
Telkom Kenya’s Loon Goes Official, Records 19 Mbps Down Speeds
Loon, or as popularly known Project Loon is finally official in Kenya.
Telkom Kenya and Alphabet started testing Project Loon more nearly two years ago.
The project, which...
Telkom, Safaricom Lose Market Share as Kenya Hits Record High Mobile Penetration
New numbers from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) are here. As it has always been the case, the numbers round up several elements...
Relevant Content Still Lacking for Mass Digital Inclusion
Digital services and the internet as a whole are very much at the heart now of how the public, economic, and social life run....
Telkom Kenya Ziada Points: How to Opt-in, Redeem and Use the Loyalty Units
Some of us might not know that Telkom Kenya has a loyalty program for pre-pay customers known as Ziada points. For the most part,...
Project Loon and Telkom Kenya 4G Project Sends Three More Balloons to Kenya
Project Loon was officially launched by President Kenyatta a couple of weeks ago. The announcement was motivated by the need to avail mobile internet...
How to Buy Telkom Kenya Airtime from M-PESA for Free
There are many ways of topping up your line with airtime, but the most popular one is through scratch cards. However, going to the...
Only Airtel Kenya Gained Market Share in Mobile Subscriptions in Q2 2019/2020
The latest sector statistics numbers from the Communications Authority of Kenya are here. The Authority, which is tasked with the policing of the ICT...
First Balloon for Telkom Kenya’s Internet-Beaming Loon Project Arrives in Kenya
A couple of days ago, President Kenyatta announced that Project Loon was going to start operations after securing approvals from the Communications Authority of...
Loon to Beam 4G Signals to Larger Central Kenya in the Next ‘Few Weeks’
Earlier today in an address by President Kenyatta, it emerged that Project Loon, the high-flying, internet-beaming balloon project by Telkom Kenya and Google (Alphabet)...
Google Loon and Telkom Kenya Get Approval to Rollout Commercial 4G Internet to Remote Areas
Kenya has signed an agreement with Google Loon which will provide internet access to Kenyans as they work from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
This...
Telkom Kenya Co-owned 36TB Submarine Cable DARE1 Finally Arrives in Mombasa
Submarine cable, the Djibouti Africa Regional Express-1 (DARE 1), has finally arrived in Mombasa. The cable, which is developed with investment from Kenya’s third-largest...
Telkom Kenya Makes it Even Easier to Top-up From M-PESA With New Menu
Mobile data wars have always been a norm in Kenya, and for the most part, consumers benefit from the tussles because operators are tasked...
