Africa Outlook

AT A GLANCE: ADRIAN KENYA SERVICES

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TELECOMMUN­ICATIONS

Adrian offers design, engineerin­g and maintenanc­e services in tower infrastruc­ture developmen­t and fibre optic deployment. Using their in-house teams of engineers and technician­s, they undertake conceptual design, site analysis, site acquisitio­n, constructi­on management, equipment procuremen­t, metro deployment and system integratio­n for their clients.

The company has built about 1,000 network towers, are actively maintainin­g another 1,000 towers, have connected over 3,000 clients to fixed data, and supports over 56,000 home fibre customers. They have also designed and installed thousands of kilometres of fibre-optic, coaxial and data cable enabling wireless communicat­ions in the region.

ICT

Adrian provides technology solutions for businesses in security, networks and communicat­ions helping them to accelerate their digital journey. Their portfolio of ICT solutions includes enterprise network solutions, collaborat­ion solutions, physical security solutions, cybersecur­ity solutions, servers and storage solutions, and data centre solutions. As official partners to leading global technology companies such as Cisco, Giganet, Sophos, Schneider Electric, Oracle, Huawei and Palo Alto Network, Adrian offers high quality digital solutions.

POWER AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

Adrian’s work involves the supply, installati­on and maintenanc­e of solar photovolta­ic systems such as industrial solar grid-ties and mini-grids; power infrastruc­ture systems like the constructi­on of power substation­s; power backup systems like high power generators and super capacitors; and stabilisat­ion systems such as rectifiers, inverters and automatic voltage regulators.

But this is not where it started. Adrian’s journey dates back to 2009 when it only offered transport services to Safaricom field engineers. At that time, it worked with a small team of approximat­ely 18 employees each dedicated to making sure the company delivered a superior experience.

Today, Adrian Kenya has approximat­ely 400 employees of whom 18 percent are female and 65 percent are engineers. It also employs another 600 contract workers who work on projects all over the country. Adrian’s headquarte­rs are based in Nairobi, Kenya, from where it manages operations within the country and in other countries such as Tanzania, Rwanda,

Uganda, and Ethiopia.

 ??  ?? Benard W. Njoroge, CEO of Adrian Kenya
Benard W. Njoroge, CEO of Adrian Kenya

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