Jamii Telecommunications Limited (JTL) popularly known as Faiba has launched a 4G data service that is set to intensify competition in the data and voice market.
JTL got a licence earlier this year from the Communication Authority that allowed the firm to venture into the mobile field with their starting prefix being 0747.
Users will get to enjoy free Faiba 4G to Faiba 4G calls for life as long as they have a valid data bundle. On the Prepaid tariff they will send on and off net SMSs at Sh. 1 per SMS, on-net voice and video calls at Sh. 2 per minute, off net voice calls at Sh. 2 per minute and browse (without a bundle) at Sh. 3 per MB.
There’s also a plan dubbed Fisi Hour that will last one hour for unlimited data, at 4G speeds of upto 72Mbps, for just Ksh. 150.
The data bundles on the platform are as follows:
Data Bundle:
| 1GB | Ksh. 50 | 1 day |
| 8GB | Ksh. 300 | 7Â days |
| 15GB | Ksh. 500 | 30Â days |
| 25GB | Ksh. 1000 | 30Â days |
| 40GB | Ksh. 2000 | 30Â days |
| 70GB | Ksh. 3000 | 30Â days |
| 120GB | Ksh. 4000 | 30Â days |
| 210GB | Ksh. 6000 | 30Â days |
Mobile Plans valid for 30 days:
- Kifaru: 1GB with 200 minutes, and 200 SMS for Ksh. 1500
- Ndovu: 2GB with 350 minutes, and 500 SMS for Ksh. 2500
- Simba: 3GB with 700 minutes and 700 SMS for Ksh. 4000