Safaricom and Airtel have been testing 5G technology in 2021 however 5G uptake is expected to be slow due to high cost of infrastructure and consumer usage . The implementation of interoperability of Mobile Financial Services platforms will drive growth and boost the application of the service .

Data centre dynamics

In March this year , ResearchAndMarkets . com estimated the Kenya data centre market to reach a value of 440 million by 2029 from a value of $ 227 million in 2023 , growing at a CAGR of 11.66 % from 2023 – 2029 .

Nairobi is the hub for data centre development and foreign investments in Kenya . Other cities are also expected to grow in the coming years . In August

2023 , IXAFRICA Data Centre signed a deal with Tilisi Developments to buy 11 acres of prime land to construct its second data centre in Nairobi , Kenya .

Kenya accounts for growing cloud infrastructure operations , with various operators such as Amazon Web Services , running through a local zone presence . Oracle Cloud , for instance , has one planned cloud region in the country . Improvements in submarine and inland connectivity will boost the Kenya data centre market growth .

Kenya ’ s data centre market has seen the presence of global vendors such as Carrier , ABB , Alfa Laval , Caterpillar , Eaton , Legrand , Piller Power System , Rittal , and others . Due to the presence of global vendors , the market has seen strong competitiveness in infrastructure offerings and solutions

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