Demand for faster speeds reshapes Kenya’s internet market

A contractor installing home fibre. 

A contractor installing home fibre. Kenyan households and businesses are rapidly adopting faster internet speeds, driven by rising demand for streaming, remote work, and digital services.

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Kenyan households and businesses are rapidly upgrading to faster internet speeds, new data shows, signalling a decisive shift in digital consumption as demand for streaming, remote work and online services accelerates.

Latest figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show demand is rising across both entry-level and ultra-fast broadband tiers, pointing to a widening appetite for connectivity and a shift toward high-capacity network linkages.

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