Starlink grabs headlines, but Safaricom keeps winning broadband users

Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecoms company, added more broadband subscribers in the first quarter than Starlink has gained in Kenya since launch, underscoring the gap between the attention surrounding satellite internet and its current scale in the market. 

The telecom operator gained 83,107 fixed internet subscribers in the quarter ended March, raising its customer base to 941,501,…