The number of internet users and mobile subscribers in Kenya continue rise as shown by the latest Quarterly Sector Statistics Report released by the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) for the period July – September 2014.
According to the report, the number of mobile internet users in thee country rose to 23.2 million up from 22.3 million users in quarter four of the previous financial year. CA said the growth was driven by a jump in internet subscriptions that recorded a 5.8 percent increase in the period under review up from million subscriptions in the previous quarter.
Mobile data/internet subscriptions rose by a similar margin of 5.9 percent to 14.7 million up from 13.9 million recorded the previous quarter.
During the quarter under review, mobile subscriptions increased by 1.6 percent to 32.8 million from 32.2 million subscriptions registered during the last quarter.
“The number of new subscriptions registered during the period was 522,435 compared to 416,390 new subscriptions recorded during the preceding quarter, “the report stated.
Pre-paid mobile subscriptions grew by 1.5 percent to stand at 32.0 million up from 31.5 million subscriptions posted during the preceding quarter while the number of post-paid subscriptions increased by 7.1 percent to reach 712,894 during the quarter, from 665,697 subscriptions during the last quarter.
Mobile penetration gained 1.3 percent to reach 80.5 percent during the quarter up from 79.2 percent recorded during the previous quarter.
“Mobile voice traffic stood at 8.0 billion minutes up from7.3 billion minutes registered during the last quarter marking an increase of 9.0 percent during the period. Each subscriber made calls for an average of 81.9 minutes per month (2.7 minutes per day) compared to the previous quarter’s 79.3 minutes per month, ‘the report added.
