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Kenya - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and AnalysesLONDON, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kenya's mature m-commerce sector looking to network interoperability To encourage the development of LTE services the government has pursued an open-access approach. Disputes centered on licence fees delayed the launch of LTE services by MNOs, though they continued to invest in infrastructure and technology upgrades using trial licences. A number of major WiMAX deployments and FttP rollouts have been undertaken, which have pushed fast broadband connectivity to a greater number of subscribers in urban areas. Nevertheless, the vast majority of broadband subscribers remain on mobile networks. Key developments: - Government cuts back on scale of second phase national broadband network project; - Telkom Kenya completes first phase of a KES600 million network upgrade project; - Universal Service Fund extends mobile coverage to underserved northern regions; - Telecom regulator loses certain powers to the Competition Authority of Kenya; - Test phase of m-money interoperability starts; - Jamii Telecom launches cut-price LTE services; - Regulator rejects proposal for Safaricom's M-PESA service to be split off from voice and data services; - Telkom Kenyas revamped m-money platform to be relaunched; - Kenya Power trials fibre access on its electricity network; - AccessKenya completes metropolitan fibre network rollout in Nairobi and Nakuru; - International internet bandwidth continues to rise; - Government progresses with national broadband strategy. - Report update includes the regulator's market data to September 2017, operator data to Q3 2017, recent market developments. Companies mentioned in this report: Telkom Kenya, Jamii Telecom, Access Kenya (Dimension Data), Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC), Wananchi, Safaricom, Bharti Airtel, MTN, Liquid Telecom, Safaricom, Essar Telkom Kenya, Mobile Pay (Tangaza Pesa), Zioncell Kenya, Finserve Africa (Equitel), Kenya Data Networks (KDN), SimbaNet, Africa Online, Swift Global, Internet Solutions Kenya (InterConnect), Gilat Satellite Networks, Afsat Communications, Inmarsat, Indigo Telecom (Thuraya), Nation TV (NTV). Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/5355160 About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers For more information: Sarah Smith Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 (718) 213 4904 Website: www.reportbuyer.com
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