New mobile prefix released amid high demand for SIM cards
A man inserts a SIM card into a mobile phone. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has launched a new mobile numbering prefix 01xx.
The telco regulator's Director-General Francis Wangusi on Tuesday said the release was due to increased demand for SIM cards, mobile data, machine to machine communications and other emerging technologies.
CA said the new 01 prefix, which takes effect immediately, has a capacity of 100 million.
"Safaricom and Airtel have already been issues with two million and three million numbers respectively under this prefix," said Mr Wangusi in a statement to the press.
Kenya’s mobile penetration already hit 100 percent in 2018 as active customer subscription hit 46.6 million, joining the league of African countries such as Morocco, Namibia and Tunisia that have achieved the threshold.
