Balancing Act’s Russel Southwood did an interview with Telkom Kenya (formerly Orange Kenya) CEO Aldo Mareuse and he had a lot to say. They talked about Safaricom’s dominance and the government’s role in securing that dominance (it recently upped its stake in the telco from 30% to 40%), and investment firm Helios’ strategy (they acquired Orange Kenya) for the Kenyan telco market. Maruese said Telkom will focus on driving data usage and enterprise plays instead of competing with Safaricom in the voice segment. He also spoke about the telco’s partnership with Google’s internet-over-hot-air-balloon project, Loon, and areas Telkom Kenya will be looking to innovate.
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