According to data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), that the number of satellite internet users in Kenya more than doubled in the three months to December last year.
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The data shows that the number of satellite internet users rose from 1,354 in the three months to September last year, to 2,933 in the quarter ended December.
Starlink entered the Kenyan market in July 2023.
Digging Deeper
The data from CA also shows that 92% of users have speeds of between 100 megabytes per second (Mbps) and 1 gigabyte per second (Gbps), up from zero during a similar period in 2022 after Starlink’s entry.
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Starlink started operating in the African region in 2023 when it first launched in Nigeria. The service was also launched in Rwanda and Malawi. The company has already discussed plans with countries including Ghana to go into operation in 2024.
Source: TechTrends SKE
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