[kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo-but who is to blame?

[Walubengo J]

@ Edwin,

By saying ISPs/Telcos to "Open Up their Supply Chain" do you mean "Force down the Retail Cost in order to stimulate demand?" - Hoping to recoup cost through larger volume sales?

Again, the ASSUMPTION here is that lower costs will automatically stimulate demand. Perhaps there's no demand because there's no local internet content and as such dropping cost may not really increas demand. 

Put differently, 90% of the Kenyans who are currently NOT using the internet, dont, simply because there's NOTHING in it for them (why would my Dad get online? or that farmer in Kirinyaga? to do facebook, yahoo, youtube?(.. the current hot content "locally" here)). 

In other words even giving them FREE internet will not get them online...but it might get the Operators broke, forcing some of them to close shop and eventually deny the few 10% of the current Kenyan Internet Users access to the 'Net...far fetched but possible.

walu.

--- On Thu, 9/23/10, Edwin Onchari <eonchari at lynxbits.com> wrote:

From: Edwin Onchari <eonchari at lynxbits.com>
Subject: RE: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo-but who is to blame?
To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu at yahoo.com>
Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 2:16 PM




 
 






Walu, 

   

The ISPs/Telcos are to blame for the sheer lack of innovation on
their part. The one asset that they have not leveraged on is the abundant;
under-utilized IT human resource and entrepreneurial base inKenya. Open up
their supply chain to include this group(s) will see the last mile issue sorted
= more users= shared costs on the bandwidth procured by ISPs=lowered retail
prices 

   

My take, 

   

Edwin 

   



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  Yawe,

  

  I think everyone (including ISPs) ASSUMED that the marine cable will
  automatically crash the RETAIL internet prices.  But ofcourse that
  turned out to be false.

  

  At the same time, it DOES NOT mean the marine cable was a wasted
  effort.  It simply means the marine cable is NECESSARY but NOT
  SUFFICIENT to bring down retail internet prices.

  

  I am not sure at this moment in time whom to blame for this. But I know its
  not Dr. Ndemo nor the ISPs/Telcos. I am investigating this phenomena, and
  perhaps, sometime future I could share the results...

  

  walu.

  @ Nnenna, your quotes from Senegal, Ivory Coast are juicy - but dig deeper -
  since at face value, the mobile internet prices in .Ke look cheap, but in
  long term reality(usage) they ARE NOT!

  

  --- On Thu, 9/23/10, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
  wrote: 
  

  From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>

  Subject: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo

  To: jwalu at yahoo.com

  Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
  <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>

  Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:38 AM 
  
  
  
  Hi, 
  
  
     
  
  
  The ISPs have
  now teamed up and agreed that the cost of "International" Internet
  access will not be coming down soon because we have less than 2.6%
  penetration. 
  
  
     
  
  
  Dr. Ndemo, this
  is a slap on you, wield your big stick, or sorry not possible you recently
  handed it over to Orange. 
  
  
     
  
  
  There is only
  one solution to this issue lets concentrate in developing local content
  thereby reducing the dependence on the over hyped marine cable.  But
  based on the discussions on the commodity exchange system this will be an up
  hill task as we question the credibility of everyone he tries to setup a
  local online application or service. 
  
  
     
  
  
  I read an
  article on how Hon. Kilonzo is planning to setup green houses in all the
  schools in his constituency while the others are trying to provide computers
  to children who are not able to get a balanced diet.   
  
  
     
  
  
  Again I repeat
  "I am ashamed to be a member of the ICT fraternity" but like was
  once said by a disgruntled KANU memebrr "I shall remain the
  opposition within" 
  
  
     
  
  
  Regards

    
  
  Robert Yawe

  KAY System Technologies Ltd

  Phoenix House, 6th Floor

  P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200

  Kenya 
  
  Tel:
  +254722511225, +254202010696 
  
     
  
  
  
     
  
  

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