Your films in Kano. Even on 1 Mbps.
Kano at a glance
- Where
- Kano State, Nigeria
- Population
- about 4.9 million
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos (UTC+1)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 18:00–22:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 11 h 25 min in mid-winter, 12 h 50 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 484 m
- Nearest cities
- Kaduna 202 km · Jos 234 km · Abuja 346 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo
Kano, and the connections it runs on
As the capital of Kano State, Kano has its own mix of connections. With about 4.9 million people, Kano has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck.
Mobile data in Kano
Same picture, less data: about 1.0 GB per HD hour, compared with 2.5–2.7 GB for Jellyfin and Plex in our live tests. That's the difference between a film finishing on mobile data in Kano or not.
Evenings in Kano
Local time in Kano is UTC+1, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (18:00–22:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Close to the equator, Kano has about 11 h 25 min–12 h 50 min of daylight all year, so evening viewing starts at much the same time in every season.
On the move from Kano
From Kano it's about 202 km to Kaduna. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Niger? Zinder is about 207 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Kano
How much mobile data does a film use in Kano?
Roughly 0.6 GB for an hour of 720p and 1.0 GB in 1080p, so a two-hour film in HD fits in about 2.0 GB of your plan.
Can I watch my films in Niger?
Yes — the server stays at home in Kano and you watch from anywhere, including Zinder about 207 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
Will it work on the way to Kaduna?
Yes — the 202 km trip to Kaduna is no problem: the stream adapts to each mast you pass instead of stopping.
What does Silux Media cost in Nigeria?
Free. Running the server at home in Kano costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Does it support English, Hausa and Yoruba subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in English, Hausa and Yoruba or any other language.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Kano?
Yes. Using less data per minute means a stream needs less of a busy cell or Wi-Fi network — so it keeps playing when others start to buffer.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.