- Geonet provides VoIP and bulk SMS services through its own IP backbone, targeting diaspora and SME clients.
- The Nairobi-based ISP owns AS327963 and maintains direct control over 512 IPv4 addresses.
What they offer: local IP ownership with diaspora in mind
In a city as fast-moving as Nairobi, small operators often get buried under the weight of bigger telecoms. But Geonet Communications Ltd has carved out its space with focus, not flash. Instead of trying to be everything, it does a few things well—and it owns the pipes to do it.
Geonet runs as a Tier-II internet service provider with its own Autonomous System—AS327963—and controls 512 IPv4 addresses, a modest number by global standards, but a meaningful asset in East Africa’s bandwidth-starved environment. Its core offerings are voice-over-IP calls and bulk SMS campaigns, designed for diaspora families, micro-enterprises, and faith-based groups. Geonet doesn’t rely on third-party wholesalers to move traffic. That control means it can offer cleaner routes, lower latency, and pricing that small customers can understand.
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Why it matters: affordability, trust, and a sense of place
What makes Geonet stand out isn’t just that it’s cheaper—it’s that it understands its users. Many of them live abroad but send money, calls, and prayers home every week. They need a service that doesn’t drop calls during Sunday sermons, that can deliver 10,000 texts to a voter database in rural Embu, that just works, even when Safaricom or Airtel are clogged. Geonet’s client list includes diaspora-focused travel agents, church groups, and neighbourhood businesses in estates like South B and Eastleigh.
There’s no mobile app, no glossy billboard. But the company has invested in what matters: peering capacity, route autonomy, and a reliable portal interface. It may never become a household name, but for the communities it serves, Geonet is already essential—quiet, capable, and close to home.
