Safaricom expands 5G coverage to all counties with new 311 locations

Safaricom overtook its main rival Airtel in the rollout of 5G sites in March, when it reportedly activated 803 of them

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Safaricom has expanded the coverage of its super-fast fifth-generation (5G) network to all of Kenya’s 47 counties with the opening of 311 new sites within the past four months, which has seen the telco’s total launched 5G sites hit 1,114, up from 803 as of March this year.

In an update yesterday, Safaricom said its 5G network now covers 14 percent of the national population, with sites situated in 102 towns, which has seen the number of 5G smartphones served rise to 780,000, of which 11,000 are enterprise customers.

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