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Safaricom signs connection deal with Karen mall

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Safaricom plan to partner with real estate developers to develop a network of new Internet-ready addresses in different parts of the country. PHOTO | FILE

Safaricom has picked the The Hub Karen mall to pioneer the sale of corporate data services to major commercial centres.

The telco said it will partner with real estate developers to develop a network of new Internet-ready addresses in different parts of the country.

Safaricom will invest in fibre and all other infrastructure to the properties, with the property owners only required to pay for internet bandwidth.

“Jiji Smart is a proposition that has been informed by the fact that the Internet has revolutionised how we communicate, both in business and in social circles,” Rita Okuthe, the general manager of Safaricom Business said in a statement.

“We are therefore leveraging our capabilities in fibre and 4G to offer high speed Internet for those living in specific addresses.”

The inaugural project will be at the 20-acre development in Karen that will comprise a 330,000-square foot shopping mall hosting retail, medical suites, offices and a wellness centre in phase one.

The Hub Karen is scheduled to open in November, with Safaricom Business signing an agreement to be its lead provider for the integrated communications services for seven years.

Ms Okuthe said the model meant tenants no longer need to invest in their own cabling and other requisite ICT infrastructure.