Kenya's Safaricom targets more fixed Internet users with 5G network

FILE PHOTO: Safaricom Ethiopia employees walk past a billboard during the Safaricom ceremony to officially launch its operations in Ethiopia, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

(Reuters) - Kenya's largest telecoms operator Safaricom launched its 5G high-speed internet service on Thursday, becoming the first firm to deploy the technology commercially in East Africa.

The company, whose internet provision business is one of its fastest growing, uses equipment from Nokia (NOKIA.HE) and Huawei to power its 5G network.