High speed fibre Internet connections double to 54,700

Workers lay fibre optic cables. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

The number of fixed fibre optic subscriptions in Kenya doubled in the year to June 2017 driven by intense competition for customers by telecommunication firms.

Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) data shows that there were 54,700 fixed fibre optic subscriptions in June 2017, compared to 27,571 such connections recorded during a similar period in 2016.

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