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April 14, 2026
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Kenya’s latest mobile network quality report ignores gaming and video

Kenya’s latest mobile network quality report ignores gaming and video

Kenya’s telecom regulator measured calls, coverage, and general data quality, but skipped the gaming and video tests that increasingly define real-world mobile network experience...

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Kenya's Communications Authority (CA) has released its latest mobile network quality report for FY 2024-2025, ranking Safaricom first, followed by Airtel and Telkom. However, the report is criticized for its omission of crucial testing for modern mobile usage.

  • The report fails to assess key indicators like jitter and packet loss, which are critical for video streaming and online gaming, due to the exclusion of these specific tests.
  • The existing Quality of Service (QoS) framework was established in 2017 and does not adequately reflect current mobile user behavior, which heavily involves streaming, video calls, and gaming.
  • This omission leaves consumers with an incomplete picture of network performance for the most sensitive and growing categories of mobile usage, despite the report acknowledging the importance of these metrics.

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