This article is about a List of mobile network operators in Kenya. A mobile network operator, also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier, is a provider of wireless communications services that owns or controls all the elements necessary to sell and deliver services to an end user, including radio spectrum allocation, wireless network infrastructure, back haul infrastructure, billing, customer care, provisioning computer systems, and marketing and repair organizations
This is a list of mobile network operators in Kenya:
- Safaricom
- Airtel Kenya
- Jamii Telecommunications Limited
- Telkom Kenya
- Equitel
- AccessKenya Group
- Africa Online
- Jambonet
- Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
- M-Pesa
- Mobitelea Ventures Limited
Market share
As of October 2018, the market share among Kenyan mobile telephone operators was as depicted in the table below.
Rank | Name of Operator | Millions of Customers | Market Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Safaricom | 29.7 | 65.4 |
2 | Airtel Kenya | 9.7 | 21.4 |
3 | Telkom Kenya | 3.8 | 8.9 |
4 | Finserve | 1.9 | 4.3 |
5 | Others | 0.3 | 0.11 |
Total | 45.4 | 100.00 |
Note:Totals are slightly off due to rounding.