Essar Telecom

Safaricom shareholders approve yuMobile acquisition

Deal will help Kenya's biggest mobile network bolt on more spectrum and launch LTE.
Gabriella Mulligan
1:50
May 9, 2014

Kenya’s yuMobile employees give nod to exit plan

Even though a cloud of doubt hangs over whether Safaricom and Airtel will still buy the firm.
1:00
Jan 24, 2013

Essar Telecom Kenya skipping 3G, heading straight for LTE

Yu Mobile, owned by Essar, is the only Kenyan mobile operator not to have 3G coverage.
2:20
Oct 1, 2012

Kenya starts blocking ‘800,000’ fake phones

Safaricom has started halting services to 20,000 subscribers per hour since midnight.
0:50
Jun 20, 2012

Cheaper calls for Kenyan expats

Subscribers of yuCall in the US and Canada will be able to make unlimited calls to friends and family.