[Kictanet] Ethiopia on International Optical Fibre!!!!!

[Kai Wulff]

I hope we will not see more than 500 VSATs still in operation in locations 
where there is fiber or MW in existence!

Kai
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From: "Joseph Mucheru" <mucheru at wananchi.com>
To: <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:14
Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Ethiopia on International Optical Fibre!!!!!


> This is great news for Kenya, 12 months is a great to know and am certain
> consumers will benefit.
>
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> Joseph Mucheru
> Chief Executive
> mucheru at wananchi.com
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>> From: <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet at kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:14:03 +0300 (EAT)
>> To: <mucheru at wananchi.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Ethiopia on International Optical Fibre!!!!!
>>
>> Dear Brian,
>> We (Telkom) shall finish our Digital Microwave link to Ethiopia by
>> January.  Ethiopia is to link to Port Sudan Undersea Cable.  In simple
>> terms we shall have STM-1 link to Port Sudan very soon.  Ethiopia's
>> terrestrial network is 200 Km from Moyale.  We should be in Moyale and
>> most of District H/Qs on our terrestrial fibre links in 8 months (The
>> tender has already been advertized). Whether or not the TEAMs or EASSY
>> start, we shall be linked to the sea cables in 12 months.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> Ndemo.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> You may not believe this but I am sitting in Addis right now and
>>> seeing latency of 120ms on a ping to BBC in the UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>> Apparently the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) did a
>>> deal with Sudan to get access by extending the national fibre optic
>>> between two towns close to the border. Interestingly enough this came
>>> about after another project to link Ethiopia via Eritrea stalled due
>>> to cross-border negotiations.
>>>
>>> At an estimated project cost of approx US$690,000 the country now has
>>> fairly good internet connectivity. The project was initiated in
>>> February this year and completed by August with 34 Mbps from Verizon.
>>> An invitation for bids to provide 155Mbps (STM-1) was also launched
>>> at the same time.
>>>
>>> This is a v. good example of how terrestrial networks can provide a
>>> quick alternative means of providing international connectivity.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
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