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Telkom, Airtel sign binding agreement to operate under joint venture, Airtel-Telkom

Airtel Shop on Koinange Street taken on 23rd January 2017. [Photo: Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Nairobi, Kenya: Telkom Kenya and Airtel Networks Kenya Limited-owned by India’s Bharti Airtel Limited, has announced a new partnership that will see merging of their mobile, enterprise and carrier services in Kenya using the brand Airtel-Telkom.

The binding agreement signed on Friday, will see shareholders of the two companies enjoy services from the merger as well as speed up introduction of enhanced future technologies.

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