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Technological Convergence: A television in the palm of every African
About a year ago, Safaricom, the Kenyan mobile services company, DStv an African cable television provider and Nokia announced the launch of a new service to avail some DStv channels on specific Nokia handsets in Kenya. The announcement certainly did not elicit much excitement, initially. Then came the first Africa-hosted World Cup and suddenly one [...]
East Africa’s Mobile Market Poised for Double Digit Growth Over the Next Five Years
A recent report by Frost and Sullivan shows double digit growth in the East African Mobile market over the next 5 years. According to the 246 page report, East Africa ( Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda) currently has 37.6 mobile subscribers with a penetration rate of 30.8%. The East Africa mobile communications market is expected to [...]
Michael Joseph is CEO of the most profitable publicly traded company in East Africa, Safaricom Limited. He has held this portfolio since July 2000 when the company was re-launched as a joint-venture with Telkom Kenya. He has extensive international experience in the implementation and operation of large wireless and wire-line networks.
Since the re-launch of [...]
How Information Communication Technology (ICT) is transforming Africa
This year, the Kenya Information and Communication Technology (ICT) regulator, the Kenyan Communications Commission (KCC) marked its first 10 year anniversary with flamboyant radio, newspaper and television adverts detailing its achievements. Many of the radio stations have been offering cash prizes to listeners who can innovatively detail what life was like before the advent of [...]
