[kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands

[Eric Osiakwan]

Paul,

I would submit that the ICT Board is better placed to do some of  
these sectorial studies with empirical basis to attract business and  
show resource allocation.

Eric here


On 17 Mar 2008, at 10:46, Paul Kukubo wrote:

> Kai
>
> Is there any public analysis or research on actual bandwidth  
> utilization by sector? i.e.. Agriculture vs say Banking? And web  
> browsing vs. Infrastructure facilitation.
>
> Who is using what bandwidth and for what?
>
> As we promote outsourcing and ICT industries, the conversation will  
> shift from bandwidth availability to its exploitation by the common  
> mwananchi
>
> The ICT board is spending time in many forums explaining this  
> exciting opportunity to ICT business and entrepreuners as it  
> unfolds. We must spread the message that business and entreprenuers  
> must be ready when the cable lands.
>
> Regards
>
> Paul Kukubo ICT Board
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Kai Wulff" <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke>
>
> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:09:27
> To:pkukubo at ict.go.ke
> Cc:KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands
>
>
> Walu,
>
> like all other initiatives we have supported, KDN is seeing it as  
> an enabler
> for the market and our approach is not profit driven (of course we  
> want to
> recover the investment).
>
> There will be more than enough capacity on this cable as on Seacom,  
> so fully
> redundant connectivity for the market will be the rule!
>
> Kai
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Walubengo" <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> To: <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke>
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 09:07
> Subject: [kictanet] TEAMs to switch into Private Hands
>
>
>> The current issue of The EastAfrican claims that the
>> government submarine fiber project is to be transferred to
>> the initial co-financiers : Safaricom, KDN, Jamii, amongst
>> others.
>>
>> Will the eventual majority shareholders - essentially the
>> private sector - operate the cable  on Open Access
>> principles?  Specifically, the following questions arise.
>>
>>
>> 1. Will the cable be open for direct connectivity (at the
>> source in MSA) to other future telco players?
>>
>> 2. Will the price of connecting to the international fiber
>> be driven by profit-motives or will it be based on the
>> 'cost-of-operating-the-fiber' basis.
>>
>> 3. What modalities exist for future investors who may wish
>> to own part of the fiber maybe 2 or 5years after the cable
>> is operational- or will this thing be a closed-club to the
>> original financiers once the cable becomes operational?
>> (remember the consortium approach of EASSy?)
>>
>> 4. What are the steps involved in transparently
>> transferring this public resource into private sector?
>>
>> just wondering...
>>
>> walu.
>>
>>
>>
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