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Wanachi-owned Zuku has reclaimed its top spot as the countryās largest fibre internet provider, according to latest Sector Statistics report from the Communications Authority of Kenya.
The report reveals that Zuku grew its subscription numbers from a total of 151,548 subscriptions in the last quarter to 175,433, an increase of 23,885 connections.
Safaricom, the leading telco in the country, dropped to the second position in the period under review.
Safaricom currently holds a total of 165,810 fixed broadband connections, which is an increase from the previous quarter by just 11, 207 — barely half of Zukuās additional numbers. Consequently, Safaricomās market share in the broadband market dropped to 33.1 percent, from 34.0 percent in the previous quarter.
Wananchi Group (Kenya) Ltd which owns Zuku, as well as Wananchi Telecom and Simbanet, is now the leading provider in the country with a 35.0 percent market share.
Jamii Telecommunications Ltd maintained its third position, and ended the quarter with 78,149 subscriptions, up by 11577 in the entire quarter. JTL now controls 15.6 percent of the market, a 1 percent pump from the previous quarter.
The entire market saw an increase in fibre connections, with the CAK terming it as āthe highest number of broadband subscriptions.ā The total number of fixed data subscriptions now stands at 500,888.
Hereās how the whole market looks like:
Number of data/internet subscriptions | Percentage Market share | |
Wananchi Group (Kenya) Ltd* | 175,433 | 35.0 |
Safaricom PLC | 165,810 | 33.1 |
JTL | 78,149 | 15.6 |
Poa Internet | 45,577 | 9.1 |
Mawingu Networks | 10,390 | 2.1 |
Liquid Telcom Kenya | 9,444 | 1.9 |
Internet Solutions | 8,877 | 1.8 |
Telkom Kenya | 4,400 | 0.9 |
Frontier Optical | 558 | 0.1 |
Others | 2,250 | 0.4 |
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