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| From left, Safaricoms Director Technollogy Thibaud Rerolle, Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore and Huawei CEO Dean Yu JPG |
NAIROBI: Safaricom Thursday launched Kenya’s first fourth-generation (4G) Internet service, a move likely to strengthen its hold on the country’s growing ICT-based economy.
The launch of the new network also known as LTE Advanced will provide Safaricom subscribers with Internet speeds of up to two times of what they currently experience on 3G. The operator, which is the region’s largest in profitability, is seeking to further grow its data business to counter slowing voice segment. The firm’s Chief executive Bob Collymore is confident that the new network would bolster the company’s data offering.
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