Kenya: Telkom Kenya completes first phase of nationwide mobile 4G/LTE network expansion

Telkom Kenya has announced the completion of the Coast and Lower Eastern phase of its countrywide mobile 4G/LTE Network expansion.

Areas covered by the network expansion include Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, and Taita/Taveta, as well as Makueni, Machakos, Kitui, and Kajiado Counties.

Telkom Kenya together with partners Ericsson and NEC XON, announced in November 2021, plans to add an additional 2,000 4G sites onto Telkom’s Mobile 4G/LTE Network, by 2023.

The company said the nationwide rollout which is set to cost US $100 million, is a key milestone and is part of Telkom’s long-term network expansion strategy that addresses digital transformation, as well as lay the groundwork towards the company’s long-term goal to become the technology partner of choice to its customers in Kenya and the region. 

Digital transformation is particularly important within the telecommunications sector, creating an increased demand for broadband, connectivity, and digital platforms, by the individual consumer, corporates, and the public sector.

Mugo Kibati, CEO of Telkom Kenya said, “This is a very exciting milestone for Telkom. We firmly believe that Mobile Data is a fundamental human right and it has now emerged as a daily necessity. We remain committed to better position our infrastructure asset base and services to drive digital transformation within our various Customer segments thus providing them with more value, as well as bridge the digital divide through the expansion of our Mobile Data Network.”

Today’s customer is also demanding more competitive and comprehensive products that address their different and ever-changing needs: browsing, downloading, streaming, mobile money transactions, reading the news online, and updating their apps; actions that are now very important to everyday life, said Telkom.

“We remain cognisant of the integral role our Mobile Data network plays in keeping our customers connected. We are on course with our long-term terrestrial network expansion plan which will see us scale up to 80% of our network to 4G, increase our network footprint across the country, and get more Kenyans online,” added Kibati.