Kenyan mobile service provider, Safaricom is predicting demand for data services will increase by 15% due to fast internet speeds after fibre optic cables have become fully operational.

The Standard reports Safaricom also said that it expects internet costs to drop between 15% to 20% over the next nine months.

Michael Joseph, Safaricom chief executive said he sees a scenario where internet costs come down after the cable companies are fully set up.

During the commissioning of the new Seacom cable last week, Haskell Ward, Seacom’s senior vice president in charge of government relations, said that cheaper internet would become a reality for end users once industry players come up with prices that will enable them to recoup their investment.