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Author: Dan York

From Coverage to Meaningful Connectivity: How Kenya Is Leading Africa’s Internet Future 

AHERINet’s Kenneth Ombette, Core Network Engineer, and Victoria Oduor, CEO, beside AHERINet network equipment at the K-City shopping complex in Kisumu, Kenya, which houses a number of SMEs. AHERINet, a community network that aims to provide unserved and underserved residents and SMEs in Kisumu and the surrounding area with affordable internet connectivity, has installed a hotspot in the complex to enable vendors to conduct business online.

In Africa, where the connectivity discussion has traditionally focused on coverage, there’s a recent shift toward making access growth meaningful. Kenya serves as a model for implementing community-centered connectivity solutions.

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