STARLINK RENTAL PLANS: You can now rent the hardware for $15.15 (KES1,950) per month if you live in Kenya and cannot afford Elon Musk’s Starlink internet kit. On Wednesday, the business revealed the available renting alternatives.
Elon Musk’s Starlink, a satellite internet service, has announced plans to launch in Kenya in Q2 2023. pic.twitter.com/hckzmBX2XN
— Kenyan Wall Street (@kenyanwalstreet) January 10, 2023
Customers of the $350 (KES 45,000) Starlink kit will be required to pay a $21 one-time activation fee. They can pay $10 (KES 1,300) for a 50GB plan or $50.50 (KES 6,500) for an unlimited bundle. Both services offer a maximum speed of 200 Mbps.
When Starlink launched a $10 (KES 1,300) monthly budget package in June 2024, local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) were compelled to launch marketing campaigns to retain customers. The number of Starlink users has increased more than tenfold since its July 2023 launch in Kenya, indicating a favourable reception for the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk. Starlink faces competition from established players such as NTvsat and Skynet.
Less than 5,000 people in Kenya use Starlink, but last month’s anti-finance law protests significantly increased awareness of the service. Social media users believed the government was stifling online information by working with broadband internet providers.
Three months before Starlink’s launch, there were only 405 satellite internet users in Kenya. Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) data shows that this number climbed to 1,354 within two months of its introduction and then to over 4,808 by March 2024.
However, the costly upfront expenditures on its gear have proven to be the biggest obstacle for interested users. The leasing option is anticipated to increase kit accessibility and establish Starlink as an unbeatable competitor to established internet service providers.
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