Revised LTE tender deters Chinese vendors, some local ISPs

A number of telecoms equipment vendors and internet service providers have opted not to pursue their previously-expressed interest in Kenya’s ‘open access’ Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, Business Daily Africa reports. Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE, and Kenyan broadband providers AccessKenya, Wananchi Group, Swift Global and Jamii Telecom Ltd (JTL) were among the first companies to express an interest in participating in the government’s ambitious 4G project when the initial tender was announced in August.

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OVETEL Revised LTE tender deters Chinese vendors, some local ISPs