By Catherine Muema
In Summary
- The provider is committed to providing the most affordable Internet services in Kenya
- The high cost of data bundles and home broadband subscriptions continue to put truly unlimited Internet access beyond the reach of many middle and low-income earners in Kenya
- poa! Internet plans to continue its aggressive growth by more than doubling its coverage areas by June 2019
- The ISP’s home broadband allows users to stream 720p high-definition videos and download a 1GB video in minutes.
- poa! Internet has maintained its home broadband price at Sh1500 a month while more than doubling its connection speeds to up to 4 Mbps.
Low-cost Internet service provider, Poa! has announced its expansion into Kangemi, Nairobi, which together with launches during 2018 in Kiambu Town and Tin’gan’ga in Kiambu County has more than doubled the ISP’s coverage area in less than a year.
“Our expansion plans are now accelerating, with our launch in Kangemi opening up the potential of connecting up to 200,000 further homes with low-cost, unlimited broadband,” said Andy Halsall, CEO of poa! Internet.
“We are committed to provide the most affordable Internet services in Kenya,” said Andy. poa! Internet has maintained its home broadband price at Sh1500 a month while more than doubling its connection speeds to up to 4 Mbps.
“The high cost of data bundles and home broadband subscriptions continue to put truly unlimited Internet access beyond the reach of many middle and low-income earners in Kenya,” said Andy. “Our mission is to deploy leading-edgetechnology to increase the accessibility of the Internet and open the way to far wider usage by far more people.”
“That aim is now seeing us shift towards aggressive growth,” he said.
poa! Internet plans to continue its aggressive growth by more than doubling its coverage areas by June 2019, and expects to be five times its current size by year-end. The ISP’s home broadband allows users to stream 720p high-definition videos and download a 1GB video in minutes.