Kenyan-based telecom company Safaricom has announced that it will add IoT services to Vodafone and SUB2’s project to help marathoners break records, particularly the elusive goal of finishing in under two hours.
“At Safaricom, we continue to seek and explore new innovations around the latest technologies, with the goal of creating new opportunities for Kenyans. This application of IoT in athlete training in Iten and Eldoret will not only help Kenyan athletes improve their performance, it will also further refine and fine tune our IoT solution in readiness for nationwide deployment,” said Thibaud Rerolle, Director – Technology, Safaricom, according to a report from KBC News Channel1, Kenya’s state broadcasting corporation.