[kictanet] FW: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] ICT BACKBONE: A solution in search of a problem or is it just a white elephant?

[aki]

Quite an interesting article. I'd like to add a comment: ( corrections are
welcome )

I'd written in an earlier post : Wireless technologies, except 3G, to become
obsolete when we get our Int'l FON. I believe wireless technologies could be
the future bottlenecks and may create problems if not addressed early
enough. If there are delays in planning ahead for the uptake and
distribution of FON international capacity, we may end up with terabits of
capacity sitting idle and never reaching the end user.

I think our case will more likely be that there will be ample demand but the
lack of correct platforms to deliver to end users.Fiber and copper are
definately the way forward. The triple play services already seem like a
non-starter on wireless. Hopefully the operators will be planning ahead to
cater for such.

With Rgds,

Aki.




On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Harry Hare <harry at africanedevelopment.org>
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>  Dear Colleagues,
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> As we await our own FON, there could be some lessons from this experience.
> One year after the commissioning of the government funded terrestrial fibre
> optic network in Tanzania, the network has remained relatively idle. Some
> basic business fundamentals could have been ignored or assumed. Read on.
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> Harry
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