Safaricom launches 3G coverage

So here is some news of a 3G launch that is a little farther afield than normal….

Kenya’s largest mobile operator, Safaricom has launched its 3G network commercially. Subscribers will apparently have access to 3.5G at up to 7.2Mbps. The 3G tech will become available in Nairobi first, and then be rolled out further over the next year. Safaricom ran trials in 2006, and won it’s licence in 2007.

As is often the case with new tech, the targeting of the new services will be at corporate and SME customers – both from the perspective of handsets, and also the now ubiquitous 3G-USB modems.

It’s good to see that the wonder of 3G pervades almost entirely across the globe – I wonder where it will go live next…..?

[Via: Telecom Paper]