Kenya: Telkom Spend Sh4 Billion On Cables

20 February 2013

Telkom Kenya has started replacing copper cables with fibre infrastructure to save itself from frequent cable cuts and vandalism. The company will spend up to Sh4 billion in the countrywide upgrade.

The transformation initially targets Nairobi's Upper Hill and Milimani where a bulk of office blocks - Telkom main clients - are located."In the Upper Hill area, this has been compounded by a road construction that commenced without proper prior notice," said Felix Aron, Telkom Kenya-Orange's product manager in charge of corporate marketing.

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