[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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