Airtel
All our coverage on Airtel Kenya, a leading Telecommunications Provider in Kenya with products like Airtel Money
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Airtel Kenya launches XStream Fibre for home and business users, price starts at KES 1,999
Airtel appears to be laying groundwork for deeper SIM self-service inside My Airtel, including PUK lookup, SIM upgrade, SIM swap…
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Safaricom Beats Airtel on Every Mobile Internet Metric in Kenya, nPerf’s 2026 Report Says
The operator swept download, upload, latency, browsing and streaming in the nPerf barometer for April 2025 to March 2026. Airtel's…
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More Kenyans are making voice calls through Airtel as Safaricom’s market share slips
After recently reviewing the broader state of Kenya’s digital economy in 2025, we went back through all four Communications Authority…
- Opinion
Airtel Kenya waited too long to hit Safaricom where it hurt most
Safaricom handed Airtel Kenya one of the clearest competitive openings the local telecom market has seen in a long time.…
- Interesting Reads
Kenya’s 2025 in Numbers: How Four Quarters of Data Reveal a Digital Economy in Overdrive
Mobile money hit 98%, smartphones overtook feature phones, and 5G users doubled their data appetite across 2025.
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Your Home Internet Got Faster This Year, But Faiba Users Got the Most Out of It
nPerf's 2026 Kenya barometer reveals Faiba leading all categories. VGG Connect, a Nairobi startup, takes second overall.
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Airtel Africa preps full voice calling over satellite using Starlink Mobile V2
If you thought today’s news about Airtel Africa testing satellite-to-phone messaging was a big deal, buckle up. While being able…
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Airtel Africa just tested Starlink satellite-to-phone connectivity, and it actually works
If you’ve been following the telecom space lately, you know that the battle for the African sky is heating up.…
- How To/ Explained
How to read Kenya’s landmark phone number recycling judgment: Full 42-page PDF inside
For those of you who have been following the High Court’s landmark decision on mobile number recycling, the conversation just…
- News
Your Safaricom, Airtel line is officially your digital identity as High Court bans phone number recycling
For years, I’ve argued that our telecoms treat our phone numbers like second-hand shirts, tossing them back into the market…
- Opinion
Starlink Mini’s ridiculous activation fee is holding back adoption in Kenya
I’ve been closely watching Starlink’s aggressive pricing maneuvers in Kenya, and honestly, the company is so close to getting it…
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Airtel Kenya quietly upgrades Smarta monthly bundles, now offering up to 90GB
Airtel continues to cement its position as the king of affordable mobile plans in Kenya. The telco has been consistently…
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Airtel doubles Amazing Daily data bundle to 4GB at 99 bob
Airtel Kenya is turning up the heat on the competition. In a move that solidifies its reputation as the value…
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CA wants to build its own ID-to-SIM card checker to rival *106#: Here’s why that’s actually a big deal
If you’ve ever had that paranoid thought, “Is someone running a scam using a SIM card registered in my name?”…
- Opinion
Buy those Safaricom & Airtel 5G home routers now, b/c a global memory crisis is pushing prices up
Safaricom and Airtel are locked in a quiet but aggressive war for your living room. Not through fiber trenches or…
