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Alcatel-Lucent to provide broadband technologies to Kenya and Uganda
France-based telecom provider Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it will provide Liquid Telecom with broadband technologies for the expansion of its networks in Kenya and Uganda
Liquid Telecom takes over Infocom and plans US$800,000 fiber infrastructure
Liquid Telecom, a pan-African data and IP provider, has taken over Uganda-based Infocom and announced an investment of US$800,000 in a bid to extend its East and Central Africa fiber Internet infrastructure
Liquid Telecom Kenya to connect 25 agricultural centres with Internet
Liquid Telecom Kenya has installed fibre optic network worth US$4.5mn to connect 25 Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) centres with Internet to help aid its agricultural research purposes
ITU to provide rural broadband in South Africa
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced that it will collaborate with South African Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services to test sustainable approaches to bring broadband connectivity to rural post offices in the region