Costly phones slow Safaricom 5G rollout

Monday, May 16, 2022 - 4 min read

Safaricom PLC CEO Peter Ndegwa. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

By OTIATO GUGUYU

What you need to know:

Costly 5G mobile phones have slowed down Safaricom’s expansion of superfast fifth-generation network and sites.
Currently, 5G phones in the Kenyan market are few and expensive with the handsets retailing at more than Sh100,000.
The high prices may be a put-off for millions of subscribers willing to switch from 4G phones to 5G despite the increased appetite for services.

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