Smartphone usage drives 4G, 5G adoption in Kenya

The partnership will include knowledge transfer, development, and testing of 4G and 5G technologies in Kenya.

According to the Communications Authority's fourth-quarter sector statistics report for the financial year 2023/2024, Kenya now has 739, 020 5G mobile customers.

The newly introduced "Ka Kakonek" dongles are portable devices that use a 4G network and will be given to students who have difficulties accessing online services.

New home-made Kenya smartphones transforming people’s lives.

The Africa Innovation Platform comprises the Qualcomm Africa University Relations Programme, Qualcomm Academy and Qualcomm Wireless Reach Social Impact Funds.

The company has been awarded multiple projects to establish sites in rural East Africa that will support 2G and 4G connections.

Al Americani, CEO of Vodacom DR Congo, spoke to ITWeb Africa about its testing of network upgrades, its infrastructure challenges and the key role that mobile money plays in its offering to the country.

Airtel Africa's regional networks are seeing growing data and smartphone usage, with 4G devices accounting for more than 80% of all data access in the last three months alone.

The SIM disconnection exercise ordered by the NCA saw the telco’s subscriber base decrease by 1.6% year-on-year, to 27.3 million.

MTN Uganda says its 4G population coverage has significantly increased to over 80%, driving better connectivity for customers.

Govt looks to technology to 'balance out' local telecoms.