Kenya Pipeline ventures into internet business, launches fibre optic cable

MK254 · 2022-04-07T23:00:47+00:00

The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) on Thursday launched its fibre optic cable that will run from the Mombasa port through Nairobi to Kisumu and Eldoret in western Kenya. The state corporation is conventionally mandated to transport petroleum products from the Mombasa port to the hinterlands in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Eastern DRC, and parts of Northern Tanzania. But it is venturing into a new product line as it seeks to create a new revenue stream and improve the country’s internet connectivity. The company said it acquired a tier 2 licencing from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) in 2018, allowing it to deploy communication infrastructure with a guarantee of regional coverage, joining 22 other licensees under the tier 2 obligation. KPC’s Managing Director, Dr Macharia Irungu, said, “We purpose to improve internal communication infrastructure for the country; diversify into the data communication sector to create a new revenue stream; and utilise technology as a business driver for both ourselves and our customers.” “In launching our fibre optic cable, we are re-affirming our unequivocal commitment to revolutionising the delivery of data across the country,” Dr Irungu added. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/kenya-pipeline-launches-fibre-optic-cable-3774620

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Start date Apr 8, 2022
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