Technologies

1. KENSTREAM:
   Kenstream is a data service of the Telkom Kenya.
   Kenstream's private circuits are dedicated, fixed digital transmission channels available for a specified monthly rental, regardless of the degree of use.
   Kenstream is a high quality digital leased line service providing medium and large business organisations such as:
   • Government & Utilities;
   • Banks & Financial Institutions;
   • Export Co's;
   • Travel & Transport Companies;
   • Universities & Research Institutions with:
     1. An opportunity to integrate a wide range of applications with a single access service;
     2. Sufficient transmission capacity to interconnect local area networks and computing systems; and
     3. An opportunity to create private networks based on high quality leased lines.
   The service supplements the existing analogue leased circuits based on modems and will gradually replace them.
   The KENSTREAM service exhibits all the attractive features attributed to end-to-end management, such as reliability, availability and flexibility.
   
2. ADSL
   

   Ever wondered how it is possible to simultaneously surf  the internet and make a call using the same telephone line? 
   
   ADSL(Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line) is a technology that enhances the performance of existing telephone line infrastructure.

   The ADSL broadband service makes use of your existing telephone line by splitting the line into two distinct channels - one for voice and the other for the high speed data connection. The high speed data connection uses a higher frequency range not used in normal voice communications.

   The ADSL signal is carried by two broadband modems - one in your home / office and the other in the telephone exchange.

   The main benefit of ADSL is that you can use the line for normal voice communication and high speed / broadband access at the same time - often negating the need for a second line if it were to be used solely for Internet access!

   Ultimately ADSL 'squeezes' more capacity out of a the same telephone line without interfering with your normal telephone services.

3. Fibre

Optical Fibres are fibres of glass, usually about 120 micrometres in diameter, which are used to carry signals in the form of pulses of light over distances up to 50 km without the need for repeaters. These signals may be coded voice communications or computer data.