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Airtel Kenya

Carrier Check & Mobile Network Specifications

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Airtel logoThe Airtel carrier from Kenya is denoted by codes: 639 03. The followings IDs are called HNI (Home network identity). This code is created by the combination of two other Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC). The first three numbers stand for the MCC and they are used in order to identify the region which the carried comes from (in the following example it’s Kenya). The last numbers of the HNI code are equal with the MNC and this ID is given for the specific mobile network operator.

Besides Airtel Kenya has assigned country code + 254. This number + 254 is equal with international calling code and it’s simply the telephone dialing prefixes used for calling Airtel numbers.
Airtel uses 2 GSM bands, 2 UMTS bands, 1 and 0 CDMA bands.. You can read the specific frequency bands in the table below. All bands of the Airtel are display in MHz units.
Another important information in Airtel Kenya architectures is the standard of used protocols. It also uses 5 protocols such as GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA.

The ISO standard code of Airtel is KE. You can see more info about this mobile network operator at http://africa.airtel.com/wps/wcm/connect/africarevamp/Kenya/. How to check Airtel coverage? How to check if your phone will work in Kenya? Those information will help you figure out if your device will work in the Airtel roaming. Use out database and check out if your device will be locked or unlocked in Airtel.

Use our CARRIER LOOKUP TOOL in order to make sure that your phone number is using Airtel network.

If you'd like to find out whether your device is going to work with Airtel (Kenya), please check the details below:

All you need to do is compare bands specification from your mobile network with the bands used in your device. You can check the supported bands for your phone by using out phone database.


Name Airtel
Company Bharti Airtel
Country Kenya flag Kenya
Country ISO KE
Country code + 254
Carrier website http://africa.airtel.com/wps/wcm/connect/africarevamp/Kenya/
Carrier codes
  • 639 03
Mobile prefix 73x, 78x
Size of NSN 9
Number format

+254 73x xxx xxx

+254 78x xxx xxx

Coverage map Unknown
Comment Former Celtel, Zain.
Subscribers 18 000 000 (2023)
GSM bands
  • 900 (E-GSM)
  • 1800 (DCS)
GSM protocols
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
UMTS bands
  • B1 (2100)
  • B8 (900 GSM)
UMTS protocols
  • HSPA+
  • UTMS
LTE bands
  • B20 (800 DD)
LTE protocols
  • LTE

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