Starlink has launched a less expensive package and a $30.87 month-to-month residential plan in Kenya three days after Safaricom elevated its fibre web speeds to compete with the Elon Musk-owned satellite tv for pc web service.
The Starlink Mini will value $208.38 (KES27,000), with a most pace of as much as 100mbps, which might entice price-sensitive clients. In July 2023, Starlink launched in Kenya with the KES45,000 ($347.25) package.
Starlink’s residential Lite plan will intensify competitors for subscribers nationwide, as customers go for cheaper and sooner web. In August, Starlink launched a $15 month-to-month package rental plan.
On Monday, Safaricom, Kenya’s greatest ISP, upgraded its web speeds to reply to Starlink’s rising reputation. The 10Mbps bundle was elevated to fifteen Mbps at KES 3,000 ($23), whereas clients on the 20mbps plan upgraded to 30Mbps.
The telco additionally doubled the speeds for 40Mbps customers and elevated fivefold the 100Mbps bundle. It additionally launched the 1Gbps bundle at KES 20,000 ($155) for heavy web customers.
Safaricom has additionally been pressuring the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) to dam satellite tv for pc ISPs like Starlink, highlighting the menace to the agency’s dominance in Kenya’s broadband market.
Safaricom, which plans to launch a satellite tv for pc web service, has a agency grip on the information market, with a 36.7% market share. It has 14,000km of fibre optic cable connecting about 400,000 clients.
