This is important to consumers who often consider the reach of the mobile service provider and the clarity of their signal sometimes elusive even in urban centres. Majority of Kenyans access the Internet through their mobile phones data making data a lucrative revenue stream for service providers. Operators had believed that interoperability would make it difficult for consumers to differentiate between service providers leading to a negative impact on competition. “Mobile money interoperability will be great if it does happen,” he explained. “Mobile money interoperability has to be shepherded carefully so that it doesn’t end up being another failed venture, like mobile number portability.”

Source: Standard Digital June 13, 2017 07:07 UTC