Safaricom fixed data subscribers more than double in 12 months

Safaricom registered a sharp rise in its fixed data subscribers from 48,000 in the second quarter of 2017/2018 to 110,000 in the similar period in the year 2018/2019. The telco grew its fixed data market share from 16.7 per cent to 29.6 per cent in the period under review. Its biggest rival is Wananchi Group with a 38 per cent market share.

Safaricom has been aggressively installing Home fibre connections around the country in the past year, hence the rapid growth in fixed data subscribers.

Fixed data service refers to high speed internet connections available to homes or businesses but it excludes mobile phone data. Some of the leading fixed data providers in Kenya are; Wananchi group, Safaricom, Jamii telecommunications, Internet Solutions, Mawingu networks, Liquid Telecommunications, Telkom Kenya, Mobile Telephone Networks Business, and Frontier Optical Networks.