Tag Archives: kenya

January, 2010

• 25 January

  ICANN to hold 37th international meeting in Nairobi

  Despite security concerns, ICANN has decided to hold its 37th international meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting will run March 7-12. It will be hosted by the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the operator of the country’s ccTLD. Though ICANN has been criticized in the past for spending too much …

November, 2009

• 20 November

  Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee to visit Kenya

  Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a man widely considered to be the founder of the modern web, is embarking on a 4-day trip to Kenya. While there, he will collaborate with leaders about increasing Internet usage and also launch activities for the new World Wide Web Foundation. The East African country has …

July, 2009

• 8 July

  Africa may lead the world in IPv6 adoption

  With IPv4 addresses set to run out by 2011, Internet administrators have been pushing for a switch to the new IPv6 system. Unfortunately, very few data centers have adopted the new system because of past investments made in IPv4 and the cost to upgrade. This is why some industry experts …