The Safaricom carrier from Kenya is denoted by codes: 639 01, 639 02. 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 Safaricom 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 Safaricom numbers.
Safaricom uses 2 GSM bands, 1 UMTS bands, 2 and 0 CDMA bands.. You can read the specific frequency bands in the table below. All bands of the Safaricom are display in MHz units.
Another important information in Safaricom Kenya architectures is the standard of used protocols. It also uses 5 protocols such as GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA.
The ISO standard code of Safaricom is KE. You can see more info about this mobile network operator at http://www.safaricom.co.ke/. How to check Safaricom 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 Safaricom roaming. Use out database and check out if your device will be locked or unlocked in Safaricom.
Use our CARRIER LOOKUP TOOL in order to make sure that your phone number is using Safaricom network.
If you'd like to find out whether your device is going to work with Safaricom (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 | Safaricom |
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| Company | Safaricom Limited |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Country ISO | KE |
| Country code | + 254 |
| Carrier website | http://www.safaricom.co.ke/ |
| Carrier codes |
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| Mobile prefix | 70x, 71x, 72x |
| Size of NSN | 9 |
| Number format | +254 70x xxx xxx +254 71x xxx xxx +254 72x xxx xxx |
| Coverage map | Unknown |
| Subscribers | 42 000 000 (2023) |
| GSM bands |
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| UMTS bands |
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| UMTS protocols |
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| LTE bands |
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