Information and Communications Minister Samuel Poghisio called, during a telecommunications meeting in Nairobi, for African telecom companies to improve the quality of services they provide to customers, according to a Xinhua report.
“As I speak, the…
Information and Communications Minister Samuel Poghisio called, during a telecommunications meeting in Nairobi, for African telecom companies to improve the quality of services they provide to customers, according to a Xinhua report.
“As I speak, the Communications Commission of Kenya is now carrying out comprehensive benchmark measurement for the four mobile operators following the gazattement of mandatory quality of service parameters that licensees have to meet,” the minister told the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) meeting in Nairobi. “The industry has enormous potential for further growth given that half of the populations in our countries are yet to be covered. The future of the telecoms in Africa is therefore quite rosy,” he added, according to the Daily Nation.
Mr Poghisio also urged African ICT groups to be stricter when vetting equipment that gets into the continent in order to help deal with electronic waste, reports Xinhua.
The Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communications was not immediately available for comment when contacted.
MTN, Intel to accelerate broadband in Africa South African mobile company MTN and US technology group Intel have signed a broadband access memorandum of understanding.
Under the agreement, the companies will look to expand broadband availability in the Middle East and Africa, according to an MTN statement announcing the MoU.
“Both companies have expertise in different aspects of ICT deployment and together we can accelerate bridging the digital divide on the continent,” said, in the statement, Gordon Graylish, vice president, sales and marketing group of Intel Corporation.
The collaboration aims to enhance broadband access through Wimax deployment, affordable PC bundles for African consumers and entrepreneurs, as well as cost-effective internet browsing devices, read the statement. It will also seek to invest in emerging technology companies that demonstrate a potential for advancing the ICT sector.
