[kictanet] Cable issues

Sat Nov 7 23:47:39 EAT 2009

If we were to forget competition and be true patriots, we would ask
ourselves how much it costs the users for the lost business, think of a
crucial call that cannot go through because of a cable cut, think of
hotlines et al?

Users can however help us identify the culprits, always see who is first
to knock your doors when you have a downtime as a result of cable cut?
Does it tell you anything, how did they know, if you listen carefully to
the sales pitch, you will be promised a more stable service and at that
time you will definitely sign up because of frustration with your
otherwise helpless provider whose service is "unreliable".

By the way cable vandalism happens even in the most developed world
"vandals slash silicon valley fiber optic " sabotage happens in Kenya.

Be part of mulika "mwizi" if we are to get rid of this retrogressive
behavior that is a big threat to the growth of the ICT industry and the
economy at large.

Evans

From: kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of kai wulff
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:17 PM
To: Evans J. Nyagah
Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Cable issues

Sabotage and Vandalism look very similar .. Unless we ask the people
doing it we would not know the motives.

The fault on Monday was caused by contractors of another operator who
was not following procedures and who thought that by virtue of working
for a partly state owned company he will be allowed to do what he wants
(happens very often, treatment of Operators is still not equal).

Today was clearly a fault caused by someone who ON PURPOSE cut the
cable.

Did the person want to steal a cable and stopped when seeing it was not
metal or was he there to sabotage the network - I would not know.

Kai

Von: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] Im
Auftrag von Jevans Nyabiage
Gesendet: Friday, November 06, 2009 19:07
An: kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Betreff: [kictanet] Cable issues

In the last few weeks there has been an outcry over increasing in
disruption of networks with some of the affected firms pointing to
industrial sabotage.

Safaricom was the first this week to claim "acts of sabotage" on the
disruption of its network. The Orange the next day arrested some cable
vandals and attributed it to suspected sabotage.

This Friday (today) Seacom fibre cable went offline for about four
hours, they said this was due to cuts on KDN fibre around Voi. 

Is this 'sabotage' real or imagined?

Jevans

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