Cloud Services in Kenya: AWS, Azure, Google Compared
No global cloud provider runs a region inside Kenya. Compare AWS, Azure and Google Cloud on latency, data residency and pricing for Kenyan workloads.
14 minAug 2026
CONNECTIVITY
Internet & Connectivity
How the internet reaches Kenya, why submarine cables matter, what KIXP does, and why every cloud service needs local infrastructure.
11 articles · Updated Sept 2026
Which Submarine Cables Land at Mombasa? 7 Live Systems
TEAMS, SEACOM, EASSy, LION2, DARE1, 2Africa and PEACE land at Mombasa. Landing stations, capacities, and why Africa-1 is not counted as live yet.
11 minAug 2026
Meta's Petal Cable: 1 Pbps and What It Means for Kenya
Meta's Petal cable will carry 1 petabit per second across the Atlantic by 2029. It doesn't land in Africa: here's why it still changes Kenya's connectivity math.
8 minSept 2026
Starlink in Kenya: What It Means for Data Centres
Starlink reached 25,000 Kenyan subscribers by March 2026. How satellite internet fits enterprise networks, backup links and disaster recovery, and where fibre still wins.
9 minSept 2026
Africa's Fibre Is Built: Now Comes the Hard Part
WIOCC's $300m raise, Kenya's 2.1m fixed lines: the hard part of Africa's fibre boom is what comes after the build, from prepaid plans to wholesale billing.
8 minSept 2026
Bypassing the Red Sea: Berbera's Backup Route for Kenya
Somcable lands 2Africa and PEACE at Berbera and is building terrestrial routes into Ethiopia and South Sudan. What a northern alternative means for Kenya's cable risk.
8 minSept 2026
How to Reduce Cloud Latency for Users in Kenya
Why Kenyan users feel slow apps, and how to fix it: edge locations in Nairobi, CDNs, AWS Local Zones and local hosting, explained in simple English.
8 minSept 2026
Fibre Networks and Kenya's Data Centre Last Mile
Kenya's 15,000+ km of fibre connects its data centres to the world. Operators, pricing, redundancy, and the last-mile challenges that decide speed.
13 minAug 2026
KIXP: How Kenya's Internet Exchange Keeps Traffic Local
KIXP is the Kenya Internet Exchange Point. It keeps local internet traffic inside Kenya, reducing latency and costs. Here is how it works and why it matters.
10 minAug 2026
5G Networks and Data Centre Demand in Kenya
How Kenya's 5G rollout by Safaricom and Airtel is driving demand for edge data centres, MEC nodes, and expanded colocation infrastructure.
14 minAug 2026
Kenya Internet Speeds: What They Mean for Data Centres
Kenya's average mobile internet speed tops 25 Mbps. How speeds shape data centre demand, user experience, and digital competitiveness.
11 minAug 2026