By Noel Wandera
Telkom Kenya has identified nine towns and their surroundings that will receive the 4G/LTE balloon services recently announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
In a statement, the telco said the services would soon be available in Nairobi, Machakos, Nyeri, Nakuru, Kitui, Nanyuki, Narok and Kisii.
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“Telkom and Loon will thereafter work to expedite service deployment, progressively, to other areas, to support the Kenya Government’s efforts to address and manage the spread of Covid-19 in the country,” said enterprise division managing director Kris Senanu.
Telkom Kenya and its partner Loon Inc, recently announced that a larger fleet of balloons is heading to Kenya, to join the balloons that are already active and part of a network integration exercise in Kenyan airspace, in readiness for deployment of the Loon service in the country.
The Loon service will seek to use its 4G/LTE internet solution to connect unserved and under-served communities in Kenya.
