Units of data speed — Mbps (megabits per second) is roughly 1,000x faster than Kbps (kilobits per second).
Throttled "unlimited" plans and remote safari-park connections often drop to speeds measured in Kbps — enough for text-based messaging but not for video. Full 4G speeds in Kenyan cities and well-covered lodges typically run in the tens of Mbps, comfortable for streaming and video calls.
Also known as: kbps, mbps
4G / LTE
The mobile data standard that provides most of Kenya's everyday browsing, streaming, and navigation speeds.
5G
The newest mobile data standard, currently limited mostly to Nairobi and other major Kenyan cities.
Airtel Kenya
Kenya's second-largest mobile network, strong in cities but with materially less rural and national-park coverage than Safaricom.
APN (Access Point Name)
The network gateway settings a phone uses to connect to mobile data — usually automatic, but sometimes needs manual entry.
Carrier Lock (SIM Lock)
A restriction that ties a phone to a single carrier, which can prevent installing a different eSIM.
Coverage Map
A visual representation of where a carrier's network signal reaches, often shown by strength or generation (4G/5G/3G).