http://www.itworld.com/kenya xx http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/54341/blackberry-signals-interest-kenya BlackBerry Partners Fund has invited Kenyan techies to take part in the BlackBerry Developer Challenge beginning Aug. 19. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/54341/blackberry-signals-interest-kenya#comments Business Mobile & wireless News BlackBerry Kenya Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:01:37 -0400 ITworld staff 54341 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/green-it/54318/safaricom-uses-solar-wind-energy-reach-remote-locations As power costs rise and the progress of connecting rural areas to mobile services remains slow, Kenyan mobile telecom provider Safaricom has set up 100 base stations powered by solar and wind energy at a cost of 250 million Kenya shillings (US$3.8 million). The base stations are in remote locations such as Lokichoggio, Kapenguria, Kakuma and Lodwar in Northern Kenya, and are meant to increase network coverage and capacity countrywide, said Michael Joseph, Safaricom CEO. http://www.itworld.com/green-it/54318/safaricom-uses-solar-wind-energy-reach-remote-locations#comments Green IT Mobile & wireless News environment Kenya Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:15:41 -0400 ITworld staff 54318 at http://www.itworld.com