Airtel storms Kenya’s fixed broadband market as Amazon Kuiper makes bold licence bid

Amazon Applies for Licence In Kenya To Rival Starlink with Its Leo Competitor

After clearing regulatory hurdles in Nigeria, Project Kuiper is now targeting East Africa — and it's about to collide head-on with Starlink The post Amazon Applies for Licence In Kenya To Rival Starlink with Its Leo Competitor appeared first on Tech Labari.

Amazon Kuiper Seeks Kenya Licence to Ignite Satellite Internet Race with Starlink - PC Tech Magazine

Amazon is making a formal bid to enter Kenya’s rapidly evolving satellite internet market. The tech giant, through its local subsidiary Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited, has applied for a Tier 2 Network Facilities Provider (NFP) licence from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK). The move officially brings Jeff Bezos’ satellite initiative—recently rebranded as Amazon LEO (formerly Project Kuiper)—into a direct collision course with Elon Musk’s …

Amazon Kuiper files for Kenya licence after Nigeria approval

Kuiper, Amazon’s satellite internet project, which rebranded in November 2025 as Amazon LEO, is seeking regulatory approval to operate in Kenya as part of a broader push to expand across Africa.  The company applied to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) for a Network Facilities Provider (NFP) Tier 2 licence that would allow it to build and operate telecommunications infrastructure nationwide, according to a regulatory notice dated April…

Amazon vs Starlink: Bezos Takes On Musk For Kenya’s Internet Sky

The battle to connect the unconnected in Africa has just turned into a billionaire’s boxing match. Amazon, owned by Jeff Bezos, has formally applied for a license to roll out its satellite internet service in Kenya, firing the opening salvo in a direct challenge to Elon Musk’s Starlink. The move sets the stage for a high-stakes duel between the world’s two richest men over the future of internet access on the continent. The application, filed th…

Airtel storms Kenya’s fixed broadband market as Amazon Kuiper makes bold licence bid

Leading telecoms company Airtel Africa has launched its fibre-based internet services for individuals and corporate organisations in Kenya. The development forms the telco’s way of improving its service offering and a strategic move to acquire more subscribers. The fixed broadband service rollout includes both fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and fibre-to-the-business (FTTB) connections. By adding this to its mobile money internet offerings, Airtel is p…