Safaricom pushes homegrown smartphones to keep mobile data momentum
Kenyan operator looks to boost 4G smartphone penetration to fuel customer and mobile data service revenue growth, but challenging economic conditions leaves consumers with less money to spend on new devices.
This article includes:
- Geographic: Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia; Kenya; Nairobi; South Africa.
- Organisations: Broadband Commission; East Africa Device Assembly Kenya; Google; International Telecommunication Union; Jamii Telecommunications; M-Kopa Solar; Meta; Safaricom; Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia; Shenzhen TeleOne Technology; United Nations; Vodacom; Vodafone Group.
- People: Dilip Pal; Nick Read; Peter Ndegwa; Shameel Joosub.
- Themes: 2G; 3G; 4G; 5G; Affordable smartphones; Device financing; Digital inclusion; Digital literacy; Digital services; Digital transformation; Economic recovery; Fibre connectivity; GDP growth; Handset affordability; Inflation; Internet adoption; Lipa Mdogo Mdogo; Mobile broadband; Mobile data; Mobile network; Prepaid device financing; Smartphone penetration; Sustainability.
- Events: Safaricom Q/2H1 FY24-25.
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