Safaricom eyes northern Kenya in Ethiopia fibre optics deal

Technicians work on fibre optic cables in Nakuru. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Safaricom has acquired a 260-kilometre stretch of fibre cable between Marsabit and the border town of Moyale from a regional tech firm as the telco eyes Internet customers in Kenya’s northern frontier.

Mauritius-based Bandwidth and Cloud Services sold the fibre cable to Safaricom for an undisclosed amount and the deal received regulatory approval from the anti-trust last Friday.

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