Merali firm takes lead in race for fibre optic link
By Noel Wandera
Holding the record of being the one individual to have anticipated, planned for and reaped the mobile telephony windfall, businessman Naushad Merali is at it again.
He is laying the ground work for a carefully crafted plan that should leave him with the lion’s share of the impending optic fibre connectivity boom expected to get underway at the beginning of 2008.
The Standard can reveal that Kenya Data Network (KDN) — a company associated with Mr Merali — has secured the services of an Indian telecommunication company FLAG, to connect Kenya to the global optic fibre network from the North.
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Safaricom puts up Sh110m satellite station in Nairobi
By Noel Wandera
Mobile service provider, Safaricom, has put up a Sh110 million satellite ground station in Nairobi’s Kasarani area to route its local and international telephone traffic.
The routing facility is also in preparation for the issuance of an international backbone traffic licence next month by Communication Commission of Kenya. The licence will enable Safaricom to operate independently from its parent company, Telkom Kenya.
Industry players will view the strategic changes as preparation for divestiture by the Government in the leading mobile phone company, which it holds 51 per cent stake through Telkom Kenya. The Government had hinted at off loading a nine per cent stake of Safaricom to UK’s Vodafone for Sh7.2 billion.
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East African Portland pitches camp in Sudan
By Kenneth Kwama
The East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has pitched camp in Southern Sudan after it was granted a licence by the regional government to open a warehouse in Juba.
The giant cement manufacturer has started operations in the region, which is expected to grow its turnover. Mr Zakayo Ole Mapelu, the EAPCC managing director said construction of the warehouse was finalised last week and that the company was making arrangements to ship goods to the new facility.
EAPCC now joins other exporters from Uganda and Egypt in competition for market share in the vast region.
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Holding the record of being the one individual to have anticipated, planned for and reaped the mobile telephony windfall, businessman Naushad Merali is at it again.
He is laying the ground work for a carefully crafted plan that should leave him with the lion’s share of the impending optic fibre connectivity boom expected to get underway at the beginning of 2008.
The Standard can reveal that Kenya Data Network (KDN) — a company associated with Mr Merali — has secured the services of an Indian telecommunication company FLAG, to connect Kenya to the global optic fibre network from the North.
Read More
Safaricom puts up Sh110m satellite station in Nairobi
By Noel Wandera
Mobile service provider, Safaricom, has put up a Sh110 million satellite ground station in Nairobi’s Kasarani area to route its local and international telephone traffic.
The routing facility is also in preparation for the issuance of an international backbone traffic licence next month by Communication Commission of Kenya. The licence will enable Safaricom to operate independently from its parent company, Telkom Kenya.
Industry players will view the strategic changes as preparation for divestiture by the Government in the leading mobile phone company, which it holds 51 per cent stake through Telkom Kenya. The Government had hinted at off loading a nine per cent stake of Safaricom to UK’s Vodafone for Sh7.2 billion.
Read More
East African Portland pitches camp in Sudan
By Kenneth Kwama
The East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has pitched camp in Southern Sudan after it was granted a licence by the regional government to open a warehouse in Juba.
The giant cement manufacturer has started operations in the region, which is expected to grow its turnover. Mr Zakayo Ole Mapelu, the EAPCC managing director said construction of the warehouse was finalised last week and that the company was making arrangements to ship goods to the new facility.
EAPCC now joins other exporters from Uganda and Egypt in competition for market share in the vast region.
Read more
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