Dublin, Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Kenya – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband – Statistics and Analyzes” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering
Kenya’s universal service fund extends broadband to underserved areas
Kenya’s telecom regulator has been working to close the digital gap between urban and rural areas of the country, largely relying on the USF.
This supports the updated national broadband strategy, which is focused on providing a broadband services of at least 3Mb/s to 90% of the population by 2023. In addition, a 10Mb/s service should be available to all schools, healthcare centers, and government facilities by the end of 2022. Further goals for 2030 include providing a 10Mb/s service nationally and a 100Mb/s to 80% of the population.
The government commissioned a study (the ICT Access Gaps study) in 2016, which found that 166 of 7,149 locations in the country had no telecom coverage, while an additional 418 had less than 50% population coverage and 5,655 locations were fully covered. The 166 localities accounted for about 2.66 million people.
Phase 1 of the project (funded by teh USF) was launched in late 2018, with Safaricom and Telkom Kenya contracted to carry out the work. This work was incomplete, and in February 2021 the regulator identified 101 localities to be covered with telecom services. It committed KES1.57 billion, which formed Phase 2 of the USF. Contracts were awarded to Safaricom, Airtel Kenya, and others, and the work by these companies must be completed within two years.
Key Topics Covered:
Key statistics
- Regional Africa Market Comparison
- Market characteristics
- Market Leaders
- Market Challengers
- Emerging Markets
- TMI vs. GDP
- Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
- Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
Country overview
- Telecommunications market
- Market analysis
Regulatory environment
- Regulatory authority
- Fixed-line developments
- Mobile network developments
Mobile market
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile infrastructure
- Mobile date
- Mobile broadband
- Major mobile operators
- Mobile content and applications
Fixed-line broadband market
- Introduction and statistical overview
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
- Fiber-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
- Other fixed broadband services
Digital economy
- E-learning
- E-commerce
- E-government
- E-agriculture
Fixed network operators
- Telkom Kenya
- Liquid Telecom Kenya (KDN)
- Jamii Telecom
- Access Kenya
Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- National Optic Fiber Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI)
- International infrastructure
Appendix Historic date
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