Telkom chairman Eddy Njoroge; chief executive Aldo Mareuse; ministers Henry Rotich (National Treasury) and Joe Mucheru (ICT) [Photo/TheEastAfrican]Telkom Kenya has announced the completion of the first phase of its KES 600 million upgrades for its national backbone and metropolitan transmission networks.This is part of the carriers network modification plan which has led to the operator covering 32 towns and urban centers in Kenya up from 28 that were reported a few months ago. Along with this the company has doubled the capacity of its 3G coverage.According to Managing Director, Carrier Services Division, Kebaso Mokogi the investment will provide faster mobile data speeds.“Our strategic intent to become the region’s infrastructure provider of choice hinges on providing the right infrastructure that delivers the right value to our customers. This investment is a renewal of our commitment to continue delivering unmatched value to our customers in Kenya and the wider East African region,” says Mr. Mokogi.The Backbone improvement has created triple redundancy on the route through the use of Telkom’s own fiber, NOFBI (which is the Kenyan Government owned fiber that is managed by Telkom) and via Kenya Power’s overhead cables.
Telkom intends to improve its stake in high-speed data, serving the local and international ISPs and Service Providers.