[kictanet] Fibre Optic

[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Dear Yawe,
I may have responded to your earlier e-mail before reading all of your
mail.  Nevertheless, I am interested to know what you had in mind.


Regards


Bitange Ndemo.




> Dr. Ndemo,
>
> Thank you for the information, but my feeling is that none of this
> initiatives seems to be getting publicized so that entrepreneurs like me
> can begin to plan for the opportunities.  It would be good to know that we
> are looking at other areas other than BPO.
>
> Again, thank you for taking the time to respond more exhaustively to my
> question
>
> Regards
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> KEnya
> Tel: +254722511225
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "bitange at jambo.co.ke" <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
> To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> Cc: bitange at jambo.co.ke; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 November, 2007 9:28:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fibre Optic
>
> Dear Yawe,
> I am sorry for assuming that you were aware of the National Optic Fibre
> Broadband network that is being built by Sagem, Huaweii and ZTE.  The
> project will be finished by August next year.  The Digital Village
>  project
> will benefit from this network that is to link all District HQs.  The
> netwotk shall be run by the operators and hopefully take control of it
>  if
> they see a business case in it.  Otherwise this was basically the
> Government wide area network.  We are now hoping that operators would
>  come
> up with the last mile solutions.
>
> Phase two of our plans is to partner with the private sector to build
>  data
> centers and disaster recovery centers.  This will ensure cheaper local
> hosting capability.  The biggest challenge is going to be local
>  content.
> On the Government side, by June next year we should have tons of
>  content
> online.  We need to pass the Freedom of Information Bill for the public
>  to
> benefit from most of GoK data.
>
> We shall still need the international Fibre optic for research to both
> ends, that is, the rest of the world and our own research.  We cannot
> develop on a cocoon.
>
> I hope I have responded to your questions.  If you are not satisfied,
> please let me know.
>
> Asante sana.
>
>
> Bitange Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> Dr Ndemo,
>>
>> You have not answered our concern yet on why we need the marine cable
>  to
>> bring us high speed Internet yet as a country we do not have a cost
>> effective national high speed network?
>>
>> The diaspora makes up less than 5% of the population and many of them
>  add
>> no value to us, yet you are more concerned about how we can
>  communicate
>> with them instead of how to make it possible for my children to talk
>  and
>> see their grandmother in Mbita point without requiring to make the
>  trip.
>>
>> As a democracy I believe our interest should be to serve the greater
>> population than a few out there.
>>
>> I have been looking at the cost of AGM's for listed companies and it
>  is a
>> major drain on this organisations, if you and your team could
>  concentrate
>> on a fiber link to all provincial head quarters we can have the next
>> Kengen AGM held virtually with participants in centers closest to
>  them, to
>> me this would be a greater utilisation of connectivity than being
>  able to
>> talk cheaply to my sister in the US who none the less is too busy
>  working
>> 3 jobs to have time to talk to me regularly irrespective of cost.
>>
>> So Dr. Ndemo gives us a more compelling reason for the fibre optic
>  cable.
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> KEnya
>> Tel: +254722511225
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: "bitange at jambo.co.ke" <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>> To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Sent: Monday, 26 November, 2007 9:13:57 AM
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fibre Optic
>>
>> Dear Yawe, Gakuru,
>> I promised to respond to the question as to whether we indeed need
>>  Fibre
>> Optic Cables.  Yes indeed we need them for the time being (Intel
>  shall
>>  be
>> commecializing [in 10 years time]a chip with the capability to send
>>  data
>> at high speeds without any cables)(see NY Times summary article
>  below).
>>
>> In as much as I do not like cables  for connectivity I think they are
>  a
>> necessary infrastructure at the moment.  The benefits are immense as
>  I
>> look forward to greater linkages with our increasingly important
>>  relatives
>> in the diaspora.
>>
>> With efficient connectivity, there we create opportunities such as
>> localised news that is accessible to anyone everywhere; we shall
>  enable
>> innovation and more importantly create jobs for our youth.  The
>>  difference
>> here is that some may see entrepreneurial opportunities that come
>  with
>> this infrastructure and unfortunately some will simply watch as
>  events
>> unfold.  Fortunately, you only need a few (Steve jobs, Bill Gates
>  etc)
>>  to
>> innovate and exploit the opportunity once access to technology is
>>  availed.
>>
>> Our role is to facilitate our people to reach their fullest
>  potential.
>> This is what leadership is all about.
>>
>>
>> Bitange Ndemo.
>>
>>
>>
>> A Chip That Can Transfer Data Using Laser Light
>> New York Times:
>>
>> The advance will make it possible to use laser light rather than
>  wires
>>  to
>> send data between chips, removing the most significant bottleneck in
>> computer design.
>>
>> A Tiny Laser on a Silicon Chip As a result, chip makers may be able
>  to
>>  put
>> the high-speed data communications industry on the same curve of
>>  increased
>> processing speed and diminishing costs — the phenomenon known
>  as
>>  Moore’s
>> law — that has driven the computer industry for the last four
>>  decades.
>>
>> The development is a result of research at Intel, the world’s
>  largest
>>  chip
>> maker, and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
>  Commercializing
>> the new technology may not happen before the end of the decade, but
>  the
>> prospect of being able to place hundreds or thousands of
>  data-carrying
>> light beams on standard industry chips is certain to shake up both
>  the
>> communications and computer industries.
>>
>>
>>
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