Safaricom Adds 83,107 Kenya Broadband Users as Starlink Reaches 24,999 Total
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Updated · TechCabal · Jun 18
Safaricom Adds 83,107 Kenya Broadband Users as Starlink Reaches 24,999 Total
3 articles · Updated · TechCabal · Jun 18
Summary
83,107 new fixed-internet subscribers lifted Safaricom’s base to 941,501 in the quarter ended March, far exceeding Starlink’s 2,717 net additions in Kenya.
24,999 total Starlink subscribers underline how small its current footprint remains despite the attention around satellite internet, with fibre still dominating where coverage exists.
35.4% market share put Safaricom further ahead of Jamii Telecommunications, whose 23,120 additions took it to 517,270 users even as its share slipped to 19.5%.
April speed upgrades by Safaricom and revised plans from rivals including Zuku and Jamii show incumbents using pricing, faster service and network scale to defend share.
6,788 lost subscribers at Poa! Internet, leaving it with 256,517 users, suggest Kenya’s broadband battle is increasingly favoring larger fibre operators over smaller providers and satellite challengers.