Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 04 | Page 21

PROJECT LATEST KENYA KENYA Internet Solutions Kenya, a pan-African communications service provider, has announced the selection of Telco Systems, the leading provider of innovative CE 2.0, MPLS, IP and SDN & NFV solutions, to upgrade Internet Solutions Kenya’s entire fibre network infrastructure to 10GB. Internet Solutions Kenya provides advanced cloud, communication, connectivity and carrier services to public and private sector organisations in Kenya and across East Africa. With its newly upgraded network, Internet Solutions Kenya will serve thousands of enterprises in its country and across the region with advanced business services. TANZANIA TerraPay, a mobile-first international payment network, has announced that it has successfully obtained regulatory approval from the Bank of Tanzania to launch international money transfer services to mobile wallets in Tanzania. This is the first-of-its-kind license in Tanzania which allows TerraPay’s partners across the world to send money directly to mobile wallets in Tanzania. Furthermore, the company has also been licensed by Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority for mobile based domestic payments in Tanzania. Through a partnership with Selcom, the leading mobile money aggregator in Tanzania, TerraPay can send money to all the prominent mobile wallets in Tanzania. TANZANIA www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 21