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There’s been a lot of interest from the African press recently in the news that online payments services company JamboPay has obtained a license to operate as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Kenya.
This is not entirely surprising given that the JamboPay MVNO business model is said to have a strong Internet of Things (IoT) component.
According to
Techweez, this will allow it to lease spectrum from mobile network operators and roll out mobile services – intensifying telco competition in an industry dominated by Safaricom.
“Yes we have a been granted License for Mobile Virtual Network Operator,” confirms Jambo Pay CEO, Danson Muchemi. “This we intend to utilise to provide additional services to our client base. The services will include IoT (Internet of Things services).”
Business Daily revealed that the firm will invest “Sh300 million following the approval and will target mobile payments in sectors like public transport and the energy sector”.
Airtel Africa and Telkom Under Investigation by the CA
According to Gadgets Africa, The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) believes both telcos failed to meet the minimum 80% threshold on quality of calls across 33 counties in 2020.
“Telkom Kenya scored an average mark of 73% while Airtel had 52% in the survey conducted last year. Meanwhile, Safaricom dominated with a 92% overall mark in the survey.”
In a recent report, the CA says that “as Airtel’s and Telkom’s performance did not meet the set target of 80 percent for voice services they were issued notices of non–compliance that require the firms to improve their quality of services in the country in compliance with the set threshold.”
THE STANDARD By
Frankline Sunday |
January 30th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Payments services company Jambo Pay is set to roll out an Internet of Things (IoT) network in Kenya, setting the pace for a new battlefront in the lucrative telecoms sector.
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) last year granted Jambo Pay’s parent company, Web Tribe Ltd, the approval to launch the network for up to one million devices, marking a first for the local firm.
“We have considered your application and the numbering resources shown in the attached annex have been assigned to Web Tribe Ltd for rollout of mobile telephony and machine-to-machine services,” CA Director for Licensing, Compliance and Standards Matano Ndaro told the firm in a letter seen by The Standard.
THE STANDARD By
Alex Owiti |
January 27th 2021 at 05:25:00 GMT +0300
Gamification for social good started way back in the day when the young and the old played together as they passed important social messaging that would change behaviour or instill discipline.
For instance, the Sudanese game for naming the ancestral tree played an important role in the Nuer Constructive Ethnic Identity. Dereje Feyissa in his book, Playing Different Games: The Paradox of Anywaa and Nuer Identification, argues that the Nuer Identification mode is not primordial as among the Anywaa but constructive.
The game enables the Nuer to understand and appreciate their lineage and roots as well as the strength of their connectedness. The game helps to paint a picture of the ancestral tree, drawing the value system among other shared similarities even if a Nuer is abroad. He or she can be able to identify his or her kin through the game.