{"id":167885,"date":"2025-09-25T10:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/167885\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:20:08","slug":"kenya-crosses-2-million-fiber-and-wireless-internet-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/167885\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Crosses 2 Million Fiber and Wireless Internet Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenya\u2019s fixed broadband market has posted impressive growth, with subscriptions surging 42.9% to 2.14 million by June 2025, according to new data from the Communications Authority (CA).<\/p>\n

The surge reflects rising demand for high-speed internet, aggressive competition among Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and the ongoing rollout of national fiber infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Fiber and Wireless Lead Growth<\/p>\n

The report shows that fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and fixed wireless continue to dominate the market. FTTH accounts for over 1.1 million subscriptions, while fixed wireless follows closely with 721,000 connections.<\/p>\n

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Fiber-based enterprise services (FTTO) also grew steadily, hitting 101,677 subscriptions, highlighting the shift by businesses to dedicated high-capacity internet.<\/p>\n

When it comes to speed, most Kenyans are connecting through mid-tier packages. Over 870,000 subscriptions fall within the 10\u201330 Mbps range, followed by more than 717,000 in the 2\u201310 Mbps bracket.<\/p>\n

Notably, ultra-high-speed plans above 1 Gbps remain niche, mostly adopted by offices on fiber networks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Safaricom Leads, but Rivals Are Catching Up<\/p>\n

The competition among ISPs is heating up. Safaricom PLC<\/a> still leads the market with 735,749 subscriptions, translating to a 34.3% share.<\/p>\n

However, Jamii Telecommunications (Faiba) has grown to 20.6%, consolidating its position as Safaricom\u2019s main challenger.<\/p>\n

Zuku (Wananchi Group) holds 12.7%, but it is facing pressure from newer players like Poa Internet (12.5%) and Ahadi Wireless (7.5%), both of which have grown by aggressively targeting estates and peri-urban markets.<\/p>\n

Smaller players such as Vilcom (4.1%), Mawingu (3.6%), and satellite newcomer Starlink (0.8%) add to the increasingly diverse ISP ecosystem.<\/p>\n

The growth is partly attributed to the government\u2019s ongoing National Optic Fiber Backbone Initiative (NOFBI<\/a>) and county-level connectivity programs, which are lowering barriers for ISPs and improving reach to underserved regions.<\/p>\n

Given the importance of internet adoption for e-commerce, education, and remote work, Kenya\u2019s fixed broadband market is poised to continue being one of the fastest-growing segments in the ICT sector.<\/p>\n

The 43% surge highlights Kenya\u2019s growing appetite for home and business connectivity, while intensifying competition among ISPs is expected to drive down prices and improve service quality.<\/p>\n

With fiber and fixed wireless leading the charge, Kenya\u2019s digital transformation is entering a new phase where reliable broadband is becoming essential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kenya\u2019s fixed broadband market has posted impressive growth, with subscriptions surging 42.9% to 2.14 million by June 2025,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[64,63,110140,2298,237,52027,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-167885","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-faiba","11":"tag-fiber","12":"tag-internet","13":"tag-safaricom","14":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}