[kictanet] Wirelessweek: ItXs All Mobile Now

[Alex Gakuru]

/FYI

[benton]
 
 SF BOARD DELAYS VOTE ON FREE WI-FI
 [SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle, AUTHOR: Heather Knight]
 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors opted Tuesday to delay a key vote on free, citywide Internet access -- signaling what could be a long, drawn-out battle over the issue to come. Mayor Gavin Newsom proposed a free Wi-Fi system two years ago, and his administration last month revealed the outlines of a proposed contract between the city and EarthLink and Google. According to the contract, EarthLink would pay the city $2 million over four years for the right to build, own and maintain the network. Google would provide free Internet access, while EarthLink would offer a faster service that could be accessed for a $22 monthly fee. The terms of the deal haven't sat well with some members of the Board of Supervisors who say it's not good enough for the city. Board Budget Analyst Harvey Rose has said the city could run its own Wi-Fi system or contract with a nonprofit Internet provider -- but left the merits of such a decision to the supervisors.
 http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/14/BAGUGO4A0C1.DTL&type=politics
 
Gakuru
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"Kai U. Wulff" <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke> wrote:     Hello,
  
 we have ALL our masts manufactured locally (you pay  around 15 000 KSH for a proper small mast per 3m segment). A BTS is about 50m  (if you want to have the reach for rural deployments) and needs to be more  massive (done by HYoung locally).
 You still nedd the extras and even a local ISP will  need a Gateway Service, should be peered at KIXP ....... so  backhauls.
  
 We provide Franchise for local "operators" whereby  we outsource the operation and the maintenance of a mast side to a local partner  in rural areas! This gives the option to have a unified system while still  enabling the community!
  
 We believe (as we are not a large Telco) that we  can justify to blanket the whole country using motivated local partners .. THAT  is what KDN is all about!
  
 Kai
  
    ----- Original Message ----- 
   From:    Alex    Gakuru 
   To: kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke 
   Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 3:32    PM
   Subject: Re: [kictanet] Wirelessweek:    ItXs All Mobile Now
   

Hey Kai,
 
But I am not talking about a national    company here, just increasing options for the small rural ISP outreach (where    large telcos this far lack the business case justifying heavy investment you    outlined).

I know salaries, office  rent, security watchmen, etc    are all needed. 

BTW there are local guys who are making masts at Kshs    60,000/= each and they're great. Unless they should also be    imported?

Gakuru
 
"Kai U. Wulff"    <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke> wrote:                   If you dont need a mast, power, security,      switching and Backhaul ...
      
     The BTS is not the issue but the O&M and      the CPEs ..
      
     Btw. we had 68 Wimax BTS!
      
     Kai
            -----        Original Message ----- 
       From:        Alex        Gakuru 
       To:        kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke 
       Sent:        Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:01 PM
       Subject:        Wirelessweek: ItXs All Mobile Now
       

Strange with shillings 1.4 million one WiMAX base station        is up and running?
.....

Adaptix announced the pricing and        availability of its compact mobile base stations and mobile terminals for        mobile WiMAX. The company’s BX-3000 series of base stations are priced        starting at $19,995 for a single-sector configuration, with three-sector        configurations starting at $39,995. Adaptix also announced that its        BX-3000 base station and San Francisco-300 mobile terminal participated in        the recent WiMAX Forum interoperability PlugFest.

<        http://www.wirelessweek.com/article/CA6379821.html >

/Alex        
       
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