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Hayo secures Content and Applications Service Provider licences for Kenya
Hayo has been granted the Content
Service Provider, CSP and Applications Service Provider, ASP licences by the Communications Authority of Kenya. These licences enable Hayo to deliver digital solutions and communications services in Kenya, enabling local businesses and government authorities to benefit from worldleading technologies delivered with on-theground support.
The news comes after Hayo’ s recent exclusive partnership with Talk360 to provide high-quality international calling for millions of users across the African diaspora. With 30 + years of experience across the continent, Hayo is positioned to connect, accelerate and optimise Kenya’ s growing digital economy, while supporting local businesses and communities.
Kenya is a thriving hub for technology and innovation, nicknamed The Silicon Savannah.
The CSP licence enables Hayo to develop, distribute and manage digital content to enhance user experiences across Kenya. The ASP licence enables the delivery of innovative software-based solutions to accelerate the country’ s digital growth.
According to the GSMA, Kenya’ s digital economy is projected to contribute
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$ 5.11 billion to its GDP by 2028, as well as creating 300,000 new jobs and increasing tax revenues by $ 1.16 billion.
“ Kenya has a booming digital economy, attracting significant investment from technology giants like Microsoft and Google in recent years. It is an exciting market for Hayo, and one that we have been keen to expand in to meet growing customer demands,” said Feraz Ahmed, CEO at Hayo.
“ These licences mark a key milestone for Hayo as we continue to expand our footprint in Kenya – enabling us to deliver a wider range of digital services to support the growth of the local digital economy.”
ICT plays a critical role in driving the economic and social development of Kenya. This is laid out in the government’ s Vision 2030 strategy, which aims to transform Kenya into a middle-income country by 2030.
Westcon-Comstor and Vectra AI offer channel partners MSSP and AWS growth initiatives
Westcon-Comstor expanded its partnership with Vectra AI, through the launch of two key initiatives focused on the fast-growing Managed Security Service Provider, MSSP and AWS Marketplace arenas. Westcon-Comstor and Vectra AI are launching a joint support and enablement programme targeting MSSPs with 24x7 Managed Security Operations Centres, SOC.
The initiative is specifically tailored to MSSPs managing EDR, endpoint detection and response for their customers, providing them with the tools and support needed to scale their XDR capabilities.
The collaboration comes after Vectra AI announced the launch of its Vectra AI Clarity Programme to help MSSPs meet the increased demand they’ re seeing from customers for XDR solutions and customised cybersecurity services to address today’ s modern attack landscape.
Through the formalised, scalable programme, Vectra AI is offering flexibility across security solutions, and predictability among profit margins that can be tailored based on the individual needs of the end user.
“ End-user demand for MSSPs is growing, and simultaneously we are seeing a shift towards AWS Marketplace for software procurement due to the ease and speed on
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“ MSSPs are becoming increasingly important as more organisations turn to industry experts to provide comprehensive cybersecurity services rather than choosing to manage their own suite of solutions, so we’ re pleased to be partnering with Westcon-Comstor to support them,” said Taj El Khayat, Vice President of Partner Sales and Alliance at Vectra AI.
Vectra AI has joined Westcon-Comstor’ s AWS Marketplace programme. The agreement enables channel partners across EMEA to purchase and sell Vectra AI’ s software, including its AI-driven XDR platform, from Westcon-Comstor via private AWS Marketplace listings and sell directly to their customers in a frictionless, end-to-end process entirely within AWS Marketplace. Both initiatives cover select markets within the EMEA, Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
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