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Kenya Communications Project Fiber Optic Cable Laying
The Authority is financing the laying of 2,500 kilometres of fibre across nineteen counties at a cost of Sh5 billion to enhance Internet access for Kenyans in the rural areas. William Kabogo Gitau in the company of Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Hon. James Opiyo Wandayi met senior officials from Kenya Power, the Communications Authority, and ICT. Kenya's fibre optic expansion is the most important project in Kenya's ambitious Digital Superhighway plan. The purpose is to raise fibre optic coverage of the country from 62% to 90% by the end of the next financial year. The project will gobble up Sh5 billion and target folks living in. NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – KENYA has passed the halfway mark of its ambitious project to lay 100 000 kilometres of optic fibre countrywide.
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Botswana upgrades fiber optic cable trenches
For the first time, northern Botswana has been linked directly to the Internet via fibre optic cable. This follows the completion by Liquid Intelligent Technologies of a fibre network extension from Ramatlabama to Ramokgwebana, a 730km independent network. Botswana telecommunications industry owes its success to the intrepid decision and visionary leadership which found it paramount to liberalize the telco sector to create a uniform environment for all players, culminating in the conception of Botswana Fibre Networks Ltd (BoFiNet). BoFiNet completed P100M network upgrades via citizen-owned comapnies, boosting Botswana's digital capacity and empowering local ICT companies through skills transfer. Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet ), a 100% Government-owned company, has recently completed two (2) strategic projects to expand its. Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) has successfully completed a major project aimed at providing high bandwidth capacity to customers across the country.
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