More than two-thirds of Kenya’s internet supply was idle in the third quarter, laying the groundwork for vicious price wars as more firms increased investment to expand their capacities.
According to the latest data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), the country only used 3,386.19 billion bits per second (Gbps) of internet bandwidth between January 1 and March 31, indicating an oversupply that is likely to spark price competition among service providers.
This leaves 7,505.46 Gbps of unutilized bandwidth in the country, even as organizations such as multinationals, local firms, and some state firms compete for the internet market by deploying more internet infrastructure.
“During the review period, leased/available international internet bandwidth remained unchanged whereas bandwidth capacity utilised within the country increased by 15.2 percent to stand at 3,386.19 Gbps,” the CA report stated.
