[kictanet] Mobile vs Broadband?

[aki]

As a tech input on this and my opinion, Safaricom is true broadband
available to end users and many other telcos dragging their feet on 3g
implementation elsewhere should borrow a leaf on this. The mobile
broadband  platform has enabled users like myself to do various tests
including remote cctv ( frame by frame ), large file transfers and currently
on software as a service. 3G will eventually become an excellent means of
access and distribution to local content. To those who are technical, mobile
speeds to local networks on downlink can be around upto 3200kbps and around
240kbps to international sites. The international issue we understand.
Similarly, Orange EVDO ( CDMA implementation of 3G - mobile modem )  is also
doing pretty well with excellent speeds in the evenings and the hope is that
its network management will improve over time.

We now have excellent mobile data infrastructure within Nairobi as a start.
What may be lacking is the development to use these platforms to advance
access and content to users.

My thots....



On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:02 AM, Brian Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com> wrote:

> THanks for the input Eric - but I beg to differ. Today you can obtain
> 5-7Mbps on a 3G-capable mobile phone (tested in Kenya on Safaricom's network
> by Aki & the local tech group Skunkworks). EDGE network can offer up to
> about 470Kbps.
>
> If we take the generally accepted parameters for broadband as anything
> above 512Kbps then we can actually argue that mobile IS broadband - when 3G
> and EDGE capabilities are available.
>
> This issue has actually been taken up by the W3C consortium and they have
> recognised the huge disruption potential that the mobile phenomenon in
> Africa has to usher in a new era of human/computer/network interface - to
> this end they are holding an even in Mozambique in April 2009 aimed at
> bringing together thought leaders, technologists, policy makers etc to take
> a better look at the subject.
>
> The future is bright!
>
> Brian
>
>
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