Airtel Africa is winding up its Kenyan wholesale internet and fibre-optic subsidiary, Airtel Kenya Telesonic, two years after its launch. The Registrar of Companies said the firm will be struck off the register by December 2026 following a request by the telco.
The subsidiary surrendered its Network Facilities Provider Tier 2 licence after recording a net loss of Ksh16.1 million in 2025, up from Ksh2.9 million the previous year. Airtel’s parent company, Bharti Airtel, said the business was no longer viable due to strategic, operational and commercial challenges.
Airtel Kenya Telesonic operated in the wholesale fibre and data market, facing competition from Safaricom, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Seacom and Bayobab. Kenya had 1.4 million fibre subscriptions as of December 2025
