The increasing uptake of home fibre connections in urban and rural centres is being driven by the growing number of last-mile Internet Service providers. According to the Communications Authority of Kenya’s (CA) Sector Statistics Report for Q3 2023-2024, Fibre to the home (FTTH) and Fibre to the office (FTTO) total subscriptions reached 781,132.
During the review period, the total international Internet bandwidth capacity in Kenya grew by 5.0 percent to 17,353.722 Gbps, up from 16,523.303 Gbps in the previous quarter. Additionally, the utilization of undersea bandwidth increased by 13.3 percent, reaching 10,964.87 Gbps. Of this, 8,011.046 Gbps was used within the country, while 2,953.820 Gbps was sold outside the country.
Bayobab Kenya is among the players enabling the last mile internet service providers and telcos in Kenya. With continued investments in inland terrestrial fibre routes and subsea cables, Bayobab Kenya offers open access infrastructure that Telcos and IPS’s in the FTTX market can leverage, avoiding the high costs of building their own infrastructure.
Bayobab Kenya offers digital connectivity services that can be leveraged by Telcos, ISPs and Global Carriers to deliver internet to the end users. Bayobab is a subsidiary of the MTN Group focusing on digital infrastructure business and has presence in Kenya. Bayobab Kenya operates a National Long-Distance fibre network from Mombasa to Malaba and extending connectivity to Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan.
This cross-border links provides solutions that also connect landlocked countries to subsea cables and routes. The open access infrastructure can be leveraged by ISPs and telcos looking to expand connectivity in existing and new markets as it offers diverse service options and resilience.
Bayobab Kenya also has presence in all major data centres in Kenya and diverse subsea cables on the East Coast of Africa. Additionally, the services come with 24/7/365 customer support managed by seasoned professionals at the Bayobab Customer Success Centre located in Nairobi.
With these open access infrastructure and customer support, Bayobab Kenya offers secure IP Transit and Layer 2 services suitable for last mile Internet Service Providers and Telcos that aim to deliver quality service to end users. Would you like to learn more about how you can partner with Bayobab Kenya in delivering internet services to end users?
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