Airtel Kenya has quietly made a bold move in the home internet space, slashing prices on its 5G Home plans, making them some of the most competitive options we’ve seen so far.
From the new changes (see screenshot below), Airtel’s 15Mbps plan now goes for KES 1,999 per month, down from the previous KES 2,999 that I had been paying until July, which is when I last paid for my Airtel 5G router since I had plans to switch to Safaricom 5G in August (which I did). The company has also introduced a 30Mbps plan at just KES 2,999 per month, a price point that used to get you the slower 15Mbps option. Previously, Airtel offered a 40Mbps plan at KES 4,999, but that’s now gone, replaced with the much cheaper 30Mbps tier.
To put this into perspective, you’re basically paying less money today for more speed than before. And that’s exactly what competition is supposed to do: force providers to give consumers better deals. Safaricom has been aggressively expanding its 5G coverage and improving reliability, and Airtel seems to have realized it cannot just sit pretty. It has to fight back.
I actually ditched my Airtel 5G router a while back because the connection in my area was unreliable (read this piece: Airtel 5G Routers Binned as Users Lose Patience). But looking at these new prices, I may reconsider. If Airtel does what Safaricom did recently by fixing its coverage blackspots in my village, then I’d happily switch back in a heartbeat.
And Airtel’s push isn’t just about cheaper internet. The telco has also been upgrading its My Airtel app to better support smart home users. You can now monitor your Wi-Fi data balance in real-time and even keep tabs on which devices are connected to your home network. That’s exactly the kind of polish that makes a home internet package more attractive.
This latest price drop is part of Airtel’s bigger play in the ongoing 5G internet war. Safaricom has been positioning itself as the premium option, but Airtel is clearly betting on affordability to win hearts (and wallets). Whether this strategy pays off will depend entirely on one thing: consistency of the network.
Because let’s be real. Cheaper internet is amazing, but no one wants to pay for buffering.
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