Safaricom wants the government to lock Starlink satellite out of Kenyan market.
They want the satellite operators to partner with existing internet service providers instead of firms like Starlink opening shop as stand-alone operations, claiming, direct entry to the market poses a danger to network quality of mobile telephony.
Safaricom, one of Kenya’s largest telecommunications providers, wants billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service out of the country.
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation project developed by SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Musk.
Safaricom’s decision may be influenced by the potential competition that Starlink poses to its own internet services in Kenya.
Starlink offers high-speed internet access in remote and underserved areas through a network of satellites in low Earth orbit.
Safaricom may be concerned about losing market share and revenue to Starlink if it becomes widely available in Kenya.
The decision to allow starlink or not will not be made by GoK or Kenyans. Starlink is a US company and Safaricom is a majority foreign owned company in Kenya.
So, nyeuthiz don’t have a role in the decisions that have to be made on starlink arrival in Kenya.
The biggest threat that Safaricom fear is that there will be lot of mwitu internet that will take a big chunk of its market. Hizo speeds za 200mbps ndio zinaogopesha safaricom. One can easily start an ISP and provide to a whole village rendering safaricom internet redundant. That is what starlink basically dreams about…connecting everyone to the internet. Mimi naona next move serikali watakujia wale wanauza internet mwitu.
