Safaricom halts 5G rollout plans, focuses on 4G



Kenyan Wall Street | by Eunniah Mbabazi


Telecommunication giant, Safaricom has halted its plans to roll out the 5G mobile internet service in Kenya, saying it is shifting focus on converting millions of 2G and 3G subscribers to 4G.

In November last year, the telco announced that it aims to provide 100% 4G network coverage across Kenya by the end of March this year. In its Annual Report for the year to 31 March 2020 (FY19–20), the operator said its 4G network covered 77% while its 3G network covered…

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