Safaricom and all their might

[The.Black.Templar]

I am sitted here wondering, how come the mighty safaricom, the mighty company which controls more than 60% of kenyas equity market capitalisation....how come this giant has never expanded beyond Kenya's borders? Like kcb and akina equity.

Right now the plans to expand into Ethiopia might stall....or drag on for too long.

Did the leadership has become comfortable? Or do they think they are too big to fail? Or do they lack new ideas and innovations.? Apart from mpesa there is no other innovation they have brought to market.

The government should push hard and split that company into several pieces, a bank, a phone company and a phone seller.

 

[Aviator]

I am sitted here wondering, how come the mighty safaricom, the mighty company which controls more than 60% of kenyas equity market capitalisation....how come this giant has never expanded beyond Kenya's borders? Like kcb and akina equity.

Right now the plans to expand into Ethiopia might stall....or drag on for too long.

Did the leadership has become comfortable? Or do they think they are too big to fail? Or do they lack new ideas and innovations.? Apart from mpesa there is no other innovation they have brought to market.

The government should push hard and split that company into several pieces, a bank, a phone company and a phone seller.

Am looking at the offering by the world's largest telephone company, and safaricom has more innovation than them. And AT&T is far much older than our safaricom.

Why haven't they expanded to.other countries?
The licence costs are damn high. Even before you think of the infrastructure.

 

[wrongturn]

I am sitted here wondering, how come the mighty safaricom, the mighty company which controls more than 60% of kenyas equity market capitalisation....how come this giant has never expanded beyond Kenya's borders? Like kcb and akina equity.

Right now the plans to expand into Ethiopia might stall....or drag on for too long.

Did the leadership has become comfortable? Or do they think they are too big to fail? Or do they lack new ideas and innovations.? Apart from mpesa there is no other innovation they have brought to market.

The government should push hard and split that company into several pieces, a bank, a phone company and a phone seller.

read more about mtn ,Vodafone etc, they're way bigger than safaricom and they already captured those markets, very hard for safaricom to get a sizeable market share, that's why Ethiopia was their best chance.
the only edge safaricom has is mpesa but it was rejected or fail to pick in south Africa.

 

[The.Black.Templar]

The licence costs are damn high.

I doubt they would be prohibitively high for such a company

 

[Mwalimu-G]

but it was rejected or fail to pick in south Africa.

What do they use? How can anyone live without mobile money?

 

[It's Me Scumbag]

I doubt they would be prohibitively high for such a company

Boss,even to get the Ethiopian license,Safaricom had to get help...hii biashara si kama kununua tissue nanii.

Safaricom consortium wins Ethiopia licence bid on Sh91.8bn offer | Business Daily

www-businessdailyafrica-com.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[The.Black.Templar]

read more about mtn ,Vodafone etc, they're way bigger than safaricom and they already captured those markets, very hard for safaricom to get a sizeable market share, that's why Ethiopia was their best chance.
the only edge safaricom has is mpesa but it was rejected or fail to pick in south Africa.

There is a lot more trade between kenya and uganda than between kenya and Ethiopia. I would have thought they do not fear competition and go for it in Uganda as compared to Ethiopia. The EAC trading block would have been beneficial

 

[Stony]

I am sitted here wondering, how come the mighty safaricom, the mighty company which controls more than 60% of kenyas equity market capitalisation....how come this giant has never expanded beyond Kenya's borders? Like kcb and akina equity.

Right now the plans to expand into Ethiopia might stall....or drag on for too long.

Did the leadership has become comfortable? Or do they think they are too big to fail? Or do they lack new ideas and innovations.? Apart from mpesa there is no other innovation they have brought to market.

The government should push hard and split that company into several pieces, a bank, a phone company and a phone seller.

Rolling out communication infrastructure is a huge undertaking that requires financing from third parties..It is also almost impossible to steal market share from incumbents. It is for the same reasons you won't see bigger firms entering the Kenyan market to take on safaricom.

 

[Aviator]

I doubt they would be prohibitively high for such a company

My fren, $850m is big money, whichever way you look at it.

 

[Aviator]

What do they use? How can anyone live without mobile money?

Plastic money.

 

[Mwalimu-G]

Plastic money.

Hata kununua ka-ngumu?

 

[Aviator]

Hata kununua ka-ngumu?

Wewe hununua ka-ngumu na Mpesa?
Hizo ni cash, unless kwa supermarket una-swipe

 

[wrongturn]

What do they use? How can anyone live without mobile money?

it was launched in SA in 2010 But by 2016, only 76k active users

Five reasons M-Pesa failed in South Africa

A press statement by Vodacom, the largest mobile service provider in South Africa stated that effective June 30, they will discontinue M-Pesa service in that country

www.standardmedia.co.ke

Why M-Pesa failed in South Africa

The M-Pesa mobile money transfer system, hugely popular in East Africa, is being scrapped in South Africa, which for many pundits comes as a surprise, writes the BBC's Lerato Mbele.

www.bbc.com

but i think major reason is regulations, in SA it's much rigid, from privacy issues to anti money laundering.

"banking rules and regulations in South Africa are stricter than in Kenya. Remember the debate on regulating M-Pesa through Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)? If CBK had decided to lump M-Pesa with banks, it could probably have gone the South African way. Fifth, clouded judgement at a higher level. While in Kenya, Michael Joseph understood the peculiarity of the Kenyan market, the key leaders of telcos in SA might not. Did they pay a visit Kenya’s rural areas?"

 

[wrongturn]

There is a lot more trade between kenya and uganda than between kenya and Ethiopia. I would have thought they do not fear competition and go for it in Uganda as compared to Ethiopia. The EAC trading block would have been beneficial

The table below illustrates the market share of each of the major mobile network operators in the country, as of March 2021.[18]

Market Share Among Mobile Network Operators In Uganda

Rank	Name of Operator	Millions of Customers	Market Share (%)
	Total	28.3	100.00
1	MTN Uganda	15.0	53.0
2	Airtel Uganda	10.0	35.3
3	Africell Uganda	1.2	4.2
4	Uganda Telecom	?	?
5	Lycamobile	?	?
6	Unassigned	2.1	7.4

current situation in Uganda, very hard to get new subscribers to a new teleco provider. It is the same reason MTN has not yet ventured into Kenya, despite covering a big chunk of Africa.
The only serious way Safaricom can venture into Uganda is by buying one of the top two, otherwise it wont make sense.

Tanzania is no difference

As of December 2018, the market share among Tanzanian mobile telephone operators, as reported by those operators, was as follows:[2]

Rank	Operator	Customers	Market share percentage
1	Vodacom Tanzania Limited (trading as "Vodacom")	14,143,657​	32.42​
2	MIC Tanzania Limited (trading as "tiGo")	12,583,640​	28.85​
3	Airtel Tanzania Limited (trading as "Airtel")	10,954,621​	25.11​
4	Viettel Tanzania Limited (trading as "Halotel")	3,942,237​	9.04​
5	Zanzibar Telecom Limited (trading as "Zantel")	1,153,641​	2.64​
6	Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (trading as "TTCL")	711,411​	1.63​
7	Benson Informatics Limited (trading as "Smart")	132,292​	0.30​
	Total	43,621,499	100.00​

now compare with Kenya

As of October 2018, the market share among Kenyan mobile telephone operators was as depicted in the table below.[7]

Market Share Among Mobile Network Operators In Kenya

Rank	Name of Operator	Millions of Customers	Market Share (%)
1	Safaricom	29.7	65.4
2	Airtel Kenya	9.7	21.4
3	Telkom Kenya	3.8	8.9
4	Finserve	1.9	4.3
5	Others	0.3	0.11
	Total	45.4	100.00

 

[Aviator]

The table below illustrates the market share of each of the major mobile network operators in the country, as of March 2021.[18]

Market Share Among Mobile Network Operators In Uganda

Rank	Name of Operator	Millions of Customers	Market Share (%)
	Total	28.3	100.00
1	MTN Uganda	15.0	53.0
2	Airtel Uganda	10.0	35.3
3	Africell Uganda	1.2	4.2
4	Uganda Telecom	?	?
5	Lycamobile	?	?
6	Unassigned	2.1	7.4

current situation in Uganda, very hard to get new subscribers to a new teleco provider. It is the same reason MTN has not yet ventured into Kenya, despite covering a big chunk of Africa.
The only serious way Safaricom can venture into Uganda is by buying one of the top two, otherwise it wont make sense.

Tanzania is no difference

As of December 2018, the market share among Tanzanian mobile telephone operators, as reported by those operators, was as follows:[2]

Rank	Operator	Customers	Market share percentage
1	Vodacom Tanzania Limited (trading as "Vodacom")	14,143,657​	32.42​
2	MIC Tanzania Limited (trading as "tiGo")	12,583,640​	28.85​
3	Airtel Tanzania Limited (trading as "Airtel")	10,954,621​	25.11​
4	Viettel Tanzania Limited (trading as "Halotel")	3,942,237​	9.04​
5	Zanzibar Telecom Limited (trading as "Zantel")	1,153,641​	2.64​
6	Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (trading as "TTCL")	711,411​	1.63​
7	Benson Informatics Limited (trading as "Smart")	132,292​	0.30​
	Total	43,621,499	100.00​

now compare with Kenya

As of October 2018, the market share among Kenyan mobile telephone operators was as depicted in the table below.[7]

Market Share Among Mobile Network Operators In Kenya

Rank	Name of Operator	Millions of Customers	Market Share (%)
1	Safaricom	29.7	65.4
2	Airtel Kenya	9.7	21.4
3	Telkom Kenya	3.8	8.9
4	Finserve	1.9	4.3
5	Others	0.3	0.11
	Total	45.4	100.00

I like the situation in TZ.

 

[Mwalimu-G]

Wewe hununua ka-ngumu na Mpesa?
Hizo ni cash, unless kwa supermarket una-swipe

Haiyai! Hata saa hii nimelipa 120 ya milk na mpesa.

 

[It's Me Scumbag]

The table below illustrates the market share of each of the major mobile network operators in the country, as of March 2021.[18]

Market Share Among Mobile Network Operators In Uganda

Rank	Name of Operator	Millions of Customers	Market Share (%)
	Total	28.3	100.00
1	MTN Uganda	15.0	53.0
2	Airtel Uganda	10.0	35.3
3	Africell Uganda	1.2	4.2
4	Uganda Telecom	?	?
5	Lycamobile	?	?
6	Unassigned	2.1	7.4

current situation in Uganda, very hard to get new subscribers to a new teleco provider. It is the same reason MTN has not yet ventured into Kenya, despite covering a big chunk of Africa.
The only serious way Safaricom can venture into Uganda is by buying one of the top two, otherwise it wont make sense.

Tanzania is no difference

As of December 2018, the market share among Tanzanian mobile telephone operators, as reported by those operators, was as follows:[2]

Rank	Operator	Customers	Market share percentage
1	Vodacom Tanzania Limited (trading as "Vodacom")	14,143,657​	32.42​
2	MIC Tanzania Limited (trading as "tiGo")	12,583,640​	28.85​
3	Airtel Tanzania Limited (trading as "Airtel")	10,954,621​	25.11​
4	Viettel Tanzania Limited (trading as "Halotel")	3,942,237​	9.04​
5	Zanzibar Telecom Limited (trading as "Zantel")	1,153,641​	2.64​
6	Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (trading as "TTCL")	711,411​	1.63​
7	Benson Informatics Limited (trading as "Smart")	132,292​	0.30​
	Total	43,621,499	100.00​

now compare with Kenya

As of October 2018, the market share among Kenyan mobile telephone operators was as depicted in the table below.[7]

Market Share Among Mobile Network Operators In Kenya

Rank	Name of Operator	Millions of Customers	Market Share (%)
1	Safaricom	29.7	65.4
2	Airtel Kenya	9.7	21.4
3	Telkom Kenya	3.8	8.9
4	Finserve	1.9	4.3
5	Others	0.3	0.11
	Total	45.4	100.00

Safcom can not technically venture into TZ because basically it will be competing against itself...the Vodacom shareholding.

 

[It's Me Scumbag]

Wewe hununua ka-ngumu na Mpesa?
Hizo ni cash, unless kwa supermarket una-swipe

Budaa,hata boda tunalipa na mpesa. Juzi in Nanyuki I saw a mayai boilo 'hawker' with a till number. And with the introduction of Pochi La Biashara,it makes more sense for small traders to receive payment thru mpesa.

 

[Aviator]

Haiyai! Hata saa hii nimelipa 120 ya milk na mpesa.

Budaa,hata boda tunalipa na mpesa. Juzi in Nanyuki I saw a mayai boilo 'hawker' with a till number. And with the introduction of Pochi La Biashara,it makes more sense for small traders to receive payment thru mpesa.

I think all this points to innovativeness(SP) of safaricom CT other telecoms around the world..

And then this.

Coming soon: Safaricom eyes Fuliza for businesses

Fuliza allows customers to access unsecured credit by overdrawing on M-Pesa to cover short-term cash flow shortfalls, subject to predetermined limits.

www.standardmedia.co.ke

 

[Cortedivoire]

Vodafone has shareholding in Safaricom. They are a global company