Jamii Telecom joins mobile market with 4G network launch

Jamii Telecom has officially joined the mobile telecommunications market with the launch of Faiba 4G Mobile Network. It will operate under the prefix 0747 and will be the first to provide voice over LTE. CEO and chair Joshua Chepkwony launched the network on Tuesday evening. "Our promise to the consumer is that we are bringing to mobile telecommunication on the same level of quality and cost competitiveness we are known for in the fibre internet market," he said.

by STAR REPORTER

News22 January 2019 - 04:54

Jamii Telecom field engineers service one of the fibre cables along Kimathi street in Nairobi on November 17 /ENOS TECHE

Jamii Telecom has officially joined the mobile telecommunications market with the launch of Faiba 4G Mobile Network.

It will operate under the prefix 0747 and will be the first to provide voice over LTE.

CEO and chair Joshua Chepkwony launched the network on Tuesday evening.

"Our promise to the consumer is that we are bringing to mobile telecommunication on the same level of quality and cost competitiveness we are known for in the fibre internet market," he said.

Faiba 4G will offer free voice calls, and will be able to do high definition voice and video.

"Data is becoming critical in the country ... we believe in what we are doing, we are focusing on our customers," Chepkwony told NTV at the sidelines of the launch.