[kictanet] [ke-internetusers] JKIA-Lack of wireless internet
waudo siganga
emailsignet at mailcan.com
Tue Apr 13 18:51:07 EAT 2010
Sorry to regurgitate this but since it's a positive report it's
OK - I have just come across free Butterfly service covering JKIA
and it's very fast to boot! Congratulations to someone, maybe
madame Rono.
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:26 -0800, "wesley kirinya"
<kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks Waudo!
But why at a fee? KDN has 1Mb for $600. May be KDN can give them
a deal for more bandwidth. 5Mb would be about $3000 per month,
$36,000 a year. I hope KAA is not looking at making a business
out of this-Hahahaha.
If installation costs and on-going costs are too high for KAA,
let the Kenya Tourism Board, Airlines and other sectors that can
benefit chip in. I don't even see the reason why they should
because KAA will ultimately gain when more tourists and foreign
businesses are set up in Kenya because of their experience with
the free Kenyan broadband.
Most people flying around can definately afford the internet but
there is a bigger picture here. It's not about making some
profit. It's about showing how confident Kenya is in it's
telecommunication infrastructure. For any profit to be made or
even to break even they would charge the tourists more than they
would pay in Asia, Europe and US. But imagine the punch they get
when it's good quality internet and free! Then you have a couple
of posters saying, "Freely connect to our fast BroadBand!" And
all tourists and people on transit will definately want to give
it a try. And some Kenyan content can be put in the default page
that opens up. May be some nice places to visit in Kenya, do
shopping, ...
While they are at it why dont they put flat screens showing
Kenya's wildlife and tourism sites. If Nakumatt, Uchumi and
Tuskys have them at their tills, why not JKIA.
Kenya Tourism Board spent millions with their advert campaign in
CNN. If they work together with KAA to provide this free internet
for a fraction of their marketing costs they would be effectively
targeting people who are more likely to visit Kenya or people who
are more likely to know people who can visit Kenya.
8~!
--- On Thu, 1/28/10, waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
wrote:
From: waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] JKIA-Lack of
wireless internet
To: kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 3:54 PM
Antony Wachira, head of ICT at KAA tells me that they are at
procurement stage. The service will be concessioned and will be
available at JKIA and Moi Airport at a fee to users.
Waudo
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:59 +0300, "Joseph Mucheru"
<mucheru at google.com> wrote:
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:10 PM, waudo siganga
<emailsignet at mailcan.com> wrote:
Robert, Wesley - I am attending a conference in Mombasa with the
head of ICT at KAA - so I will mention this to him tomorrow and
hear what he says. I agree its a problem. There should be
pervasive airside and landside wireless, preferably free like in
Singapore and Dubai airports.
And Rwanda!
Waudo
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:10 +0000, "robert yawe"
<robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Wesley,
They are called ISPs, you can take the donkey to the river but
you cannot make it drink.
Regards
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
--- On Tue, 26/1/10, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com>
wrote:
From: wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [ke-internetusers] JKIA-Lack of wireless internet
To: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers at bdix.net>
Date: Tuesday, 26 January, 2010, 15:46
*Sigh* I lack words on how to start this. I don't have to explain
it. Can something be done ASAP so that JKIA can have free, fast
WiFi Internet accessible everywhere (even from the toilets). Now,
how can Kenya boast of broadband when the gateway to Africa
(JKIA) has nothing to show of it. Imagine the very many
passengers who use KQ (and other airlines) from all around Africa
who pass by our airport: Company Directors, CEOs, CTOs, CFOs, ...
Basically people who Kenya is trying to reach in order to attract
investments in various sectors including IT. These are the same
people going to invest in the rest of Africa. It's beyond my
thinking why JKIA has never tapped into this even before the
fibres came.
It's been a couple of months since I was there. Perhaps someone
who was there more recently can give us an update on the current
situation. I sure hope it has changed.
8~(
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