Johannesburg – Kenya’s Safaricom has surpassed one million fixed broadband subscribers, marking a major milestone for the Vodacom-owned telecommunications company as demand for home internet continues to grow.
According to MyBroadband, Safaricom had 1,024,950 fixed broadband subscribers by June 2026.
TechCabal reported that Safaricom accounted for 36.1% of Kenya’s fixed internet subscriptions, with growth supported by fibre and 5G home services.
The company’s rise comes as internet connectivity expands beyond traditional mobile services, with Safaricom increasing its fibre footprint and offering fixed wireless options to households.
Meanwhile, the US FBI is investigating claims by cybercriminal group ShinyHunters that it breached the bureau’s jobs portal and accessed personal information belonging to employees and job applicants.
Stolen data
The FBI said it was “aware of a cybercriminal enterprise group claiming a compromise of the fbijobs.gov portal” and that it was “actively and aggressively investigating this matter”.
Reuters reported that a sample of the allegedly stolen data appeared to include names, addresses, Social Security numbers and work assignments of FBI personnel. Reuters was able to partially verify some of the information, but said it could not establish whether the data had been stolen directly from FBI internal systems.
The third development highlighted by MyBroadband is Alibaba’s expansion of its data-centre network as the Chinese technology giant increases its focus on artificial intelligence.
According to Bloomberg, Alibaba plans to establish cloud regions in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands within the next 12 months, while expanding its data-centre presence in several other markets.
The company is targeting more than 20 gigawatts of global data-centre capacity by 2032 as it expands its cloud and AI operations.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
