Nairobi, July 6 -- Internet service providers in Kenya are eyeing a windfall as rising demand for faster speeds and more broadband pushes data usage to new highs.

New data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) indicates a sharp jump in subscriptions to fourth-generation (4G) and fifth-generation (5G) networks, with 5G users recording the fastest growth.

The two networks are the fastest commercially deployed generation of mobile network technologies yet. Kenya added 722,343 new 5G users in the year to March 2026, pushing the subscriber base on the high-speed network to 1.9 million, up from 1.2 million in March 2025.

Meanwhile, 4G remains the country's dominant mobile network, with subscriptions rising to 45.9 million from 36.3...