How can Kenya’s digital infrastructure be improved and nationwide connectivity strengthened?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Bob Collymore, CEO, Safaricom from The Report: Kenya 2014
Articles & Analysis | Acquisitions and exits alter the sector’s landscape from The Report: Kenya 2014
The main group of telecommunications providers in Kenya is certain to see a change in 2014, as one of the four major network operators, Indian Essar Telecom’s yuMobile brand, announced plans to exit the market, opening up potential avenues for foreign investment, and another was rumoured to be considering an out. Finding buyers for assets on sale has been trickier given...
Articles & Analysis | The country has a thriving mobile money culture from The Report: Kenya 2014
In a textbook example of synergy, Kenya leads Africa in terms of both mobile money take-up and financial inclusion: it has the highest usage rates on the continent, with more than 61% of adults counted as users, according to an IMF report on the topic. And in no other African country does a larger share of the population enjoy access to financial services of any type (75...
Articles & Analysis | The switchover to digital broadcasting has been delayed as a result of legal challenges from The Report: Kenya 2014
A migration from analogue to digital broadcasting is on the cards in Kenya, although in March 2014 it was delayed, calling into question both when the reform would happen and how the new service would be provided. Legal challenges have pushed back the change several times from an original deadline of the end of 2012, and the issue has been appealed to the Supreme Court...
Articles & Analysis | Reliance on mobile broadband wanes as underwater cables connect the country from The Report: Kenya 2014
An aggressive approach to building infrastructure has yielded significant benefits for Kenya, bolstered by growth in mobile money platforms, which has helped encourage start-ups and expand digital value-added services. The country’s Connected Kenya 2017 master plan for ICT and broadband development clarifies its step-by-step vision for growth and its needs for foreign...