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An engineer check electricity connection on a meter box mounted on a smart pole. [iStockphoto]
Kenya Power has commenced a pilot project to install special utility poles (smart poles) that will support the provision of high-speed internet connectivity as part of its revenue diversification strategy.
"The smart poles will provide an alternative way to deploy the last mile data networks using wireless technologies, thus providing a solution to telecommunication service providers to improve data coverage and capacity, as well as address the challenge of signal dropouts," said Kenya Power chief executive Joseph Siror.
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