ADDIS ABABA: Altech Kenya Data Networks (KDN) is pushing its progress on its new network and services being provided in the country, reporting that it has seen revenue increase 6.8 percent through the first half of the year. The company said that they are moving strongly in Kenya and other African markets. Altech KDN CEO Shahab Meshki said the company “has improved its network uptime, making it more secure and reliable for the provision of broadband services." He continued in a press statement released by the company that it “has realized improvements on the network, with stability recently rising from 83 percent to 98 percent. It is targeting industry standards of up to 99.9 percent." It comes on the heels of concerns over the Kenyan telecom market after SIM registration saw some one million phones turned off, but Altech believes they are positioned nicely in the local and international market to continue their strong showing. Meshki said that the company's overall strategy “had changed and the focus was now to offer customized services for different industry sectors. “This was illustrated by the steady uptake of data center services, with the first floor of the new Altech Sameer East Africa Data Centre having been sold out and customers requesting additional capacity." Although the company was hit due to the contraction of GSM airtime revenue and slow ISP revenue growth, Altech said this was “mitigated by increased prepaid and Value Added Services (VAS) growth."
