Author: David Indeje

With an aim to bring flagship-level technology, Oppo, a Chinese electronics brand says its new 5G router will be launched in the second half of 2022. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona alongside its Supervooq fast charging technology.  The new Oppo 5G CPE T2 updates the design of its router and adds recycled materials. Supporting Wi-Fi and LAN connections, the router runs the Snapdragon X62 5G Modem-RF system. The 150W Supervooc flash charge system, which is set to premiere in Q2 on OnePlus smartphones, is built using direct charging technology with charge pumps, the system can…

Food delivery service, Bolt Food has expanded its services to Kiambu, Kikuyu, Ngong, Kiserian, Athi River and Kitengela towns allowing its customers to order via its platform. The move will expand Bolt Food’s delivery footprint in Kenya since its launch in March 2021. Kenya become the third country in Africa where Bolt food is currently available, after South Africa and Ghana. “Through this expansion, customers will have access to over 800 restaurants currently on the Bolt Food platform. These include Java, Chicken Inn, ArtCaffe, The Wine Company amongst others,” the firm said in an emailed statement.  Bolt Food currently serves…

Safaricom Telecommunication Ethiopia Plc, on Monday, announced a partnership with VMware (NYSE: VMW) to drive cloud adoption and transform its Ethiopian business. VMware Telco Cloud Platform enables service providers to rapidly deploy and efficiently operate multi-vendor CNFs and VNFs with agility and scalability across 5G and other networks that span from the core and the edge to the radio access network (RAN). “Building a world-class network in Ethiopia will unlock its economic potential as well as build a positive future for people across the country. We aim to contribute to the country’s digital transformation and inclusion for Ethiopians working with…

Phone fraud scam is not a new thing in Kenya where most mobile users have fallen victims. Fraudsters often try to spoof the number of your mobile phone or social media accounts in order to persuade targets of the legitimacy of their request for personal and financial information. Kenya’s telco sector led by Safaricom has realised that threats posed by scammers has grown significantly in recent years, and the sophisticated tactics used by these criminals lead to devastating consequences for victims. As a result, it has come up with simple rules and measures dubbed #JichanueAndTakeControl to ensure that your phone and…

Branch International Inc Tuesday formally acquired an 84.89 per cent stake in Kenya’s Century Microfinance Bank Limited paving the way to actualise its strategy towards being a Pan-African digital bank. Branch International is the first mobile digital lender to acquire a majority stake in a banking institution. Matt Flannery, the founder of Branch International said Tuesday during the formal signing ceremony for the acquisition of the Kenyan microfinance lender following regulatory approvals. “With the recent acquisition, we will soon be making a landmark transition as the first digital lender to expand into the microfinance banking market, allowing for deposit-taking financial…

Kenya’s consumer price index (CPI-) based inflation rate fell to a 17-month low of 5.07 per cent in February against 5.39 per cent in January driven by softer fuel, electricity and food price pressures. This is the fourth straight month inflation decline in comparison to global trends. “This fall is mainly attributed to the increase in prices of commodities under; food and non-alcoholic beverages (8.69 per cent), furnishings; household equipment and routine household maintenance (5.41 per cent), housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (4.79 per cent) and transport (4.45 per cent),” the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics says. Fuel…