[kictanet] [ke-internetusers] JKIA-Lack of wireless internet
Solomon Mburu Kamau
solo.mburu at gmail.com
Tue Apr 13 19:10:48 EAT 2010
On 13/04/2010, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks. 8~) 8~)
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> From: waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] JKIA-Lack of wireless internet
> To: "wesley kirinya" <kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 6:51 PM
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> 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.
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Who's madam Rono? You know we might need to send her accolades!
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> On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:26 -0800, "wesley kirinya" <kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com>
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> Thanks Waudo!
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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, ...
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 8~!
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> From: waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
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> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] JKIA-Lack of wireless
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> To: kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com
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> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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> Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 3:54 PM
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> 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.
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> Waudo
> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:59 +0300, "Joseph Mucheru"
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> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:10 PM, waudo siganga
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> 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.
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> And Rwanda!
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> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:10 +0000, "robert yawe"
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> Wesley,
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> They are called ISPs, you can take the donkey to the
> river but you cannot make it drink.
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> Regards
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> Robert Yawe
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> KAY System Technologies Ltd
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> --- On Tue, 26/1/10, wesley kirinya
> <kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: [ke-internetusers] JKIA-Lack of wireless
> internet
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> To: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers at bdix.net>
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> Date: Tuesday, 26 January, 2010, 15:46
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> *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.
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> 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.
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