Afrigather Safaricom, Kenya’s main cell operator, has doubled the velocity of its fibre web packages in response to Starlink’s rising presence in Kenya’s broadband market.
The ten megabits per second (Mbps) connection has now been upgraded to fifteen Mbps at KES 3,000 ($23). Prospects on the 20 Mbps plan now have a 30 Mbps connection, whereas these on the 40 Mbps plan have doubled their speeds to 80 Mbps. The 100 Mbps package deal has been elevated fivefold to 500 Mbps for KES 12,500 ($97).
Safaricom can be the primary web service supplier (ISP) to supply gigabit speeds (1 Gbps) for KES 20,000 ($155).
Safaricom has launched a household share plan, a bundled package deal combining cell voice, information, SMS, and residential web right into a single package deal. This plan could be shared with as much as 5 members of the family and presents a reduction of as much as 20% in comparison with buying particular person plans.
“We have now enhanced our Residence Web speeds to satisfy the rising demand and utilization, offering dependable connectivity and enhanced worth for our prospects,” Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa mentioned on Monday in an announcement seen by TechCabal.
Safaricom plans to conduct property clinics, enhance capability in congested areas, and provide 4G and 5G choices for properties exterior fibre protection.
Companies may even profit from devoted web plans, starting from a 15 Mbps shared possibility for micro corporations to a 100 Mbps shared plan for rising enterprises.
These adjustments immediately reply to Starlink’s entry into the Kenyan market in June 2023. By June 2024, Starlink had registered over 4,000 prospects. Starlink speeds can attain as much as 200 Mbps and value KES 6,500 ($50). It additionally launched a 50 GB package deal for KES 1,300 and a rental possibility for purchasers who can not afford to buy the Starlink package, priced at KES 45,000.
On July 15, Safaricom requested the Communications Authority (CA) to dam impartial satellite tv for pc web suppliers with operations in different nations, together with Starlink. The regulator supported Safaricom’s place saying the operator was proper to boost considerations.
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