08 November 2018

Safaricom says that it has so far laid more than 5,000km of cable as part of its FTTH rollout. Customers who sign-up for services benefit from free installation within 48 hours and a free router.

Safaricom has teamed up with the Kenya Alliance of Residents Association (KARA) to increase security in housing estates with pilot surveillance project launched in Ngei Estate phase 2, Langata, Nairobi County.

Through the partnership, Safaricom will sponsor a fibre connection and provide equipment that will be used for surveillance at the estate’s two gates.

The system will be fully powered by solar energy.

Safaricom adds that the surveillance feed is accessible via an easy-to-use online portal that is supported by its cloud services.

As part of the initiative, the company will also sponsor first aid and home safety training for a number of child caregivers on the Ngei estate.

Safaricom is keen to promote its FTTH and cloud services for applications such as home and housing estate surveillance.

Steve Okeyo, the operator’s director of regional sales and operations, says: “As we roll out Fibre to the Home in different parts of the country, we are looking to diversify our product offering and give customers a wide array of services.”

Since announcing its FTTH initiative last year Safaricom says that it has now so far passed more than 200,000 homes with more than 5,000km ofcable currently laid.

It says customers who sign-up for services benefit from free installation within 48 hours, a free router worth KES10,000, and “unlimited fast and reliable” internet.