Telkom Kenya CEO, Mickael Ghossein said in a statement: “This new service falls in line with our strategy for the next three or four years, where we are looking at being the leader in the areas we are strong and that includes broadband services.”

To connect to Orange World, a user requires a WAP or internet enabled phone with an Orange RUIM card, a report on itnewsafrica.com said. The user then launches the browser application and selects home which then enables them to surf all available content as they normally would on the web.

Orange World, the fastest WAP portal in the local market, is an online gateway offering subscribers news, sports, games, listings, travel information and entertainment while on the move. Telkom Kenya confirmed that for the next one month, Orange Mobile subscribers will access the service for free with no price increase on a user’s monthly tariff. After this period Orange will determine price levels from customer usage patterns with added value being some free content.