[kictanet] [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability

[Walubengo J]

@ Wire,

yes, Kenya made the move to number portability on 1st april 2011 (fools day?).  Unfortunately the uptake has been poor (only about 400 users have ported accross to other networks todate - 6days later).

I had argued earlier in Kenyan lists that Number portability was needed 5yrs ago - when mobile providers only had more or else a single service -voice service on their networks. Today moving away from say Safcom means leaving behind multiple services - most notably MPESA.  Ofcourse every provider has their MPESA equivalent but it just is not as widely available (limited agents across the country) and they lack the '1st mover' advantages enjoyed by the bigger player.

So in short, number portably is good - But ONLY when you effect it at the right time. Which for Kenya this was about 5yrs ago - before mobile operators became what they are today - a  mixture of a bank, an ISP, a payment geteway amongst others things.

walu.

--- On Wed, 4/6/11, Gwoke Joachim <jowor2002 at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Gwoke Joachim <jowor2002 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability
To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network at dgroups.org>
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 10:00 AM

--- On Tue, 4/5/11, James Wire <lunghabo at gmail.com> wrote:
From: James Wire <lunghabo at gmail.com>
Subject: [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability
To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network at dgroups.org>
Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 1:16 AM
Kenya has the led the way and they deserve a pat on the back. That sets the bar or our local telecoms industry too and I am certain that it is just a matter of time before we follow suit in .ug. As the saying goes ' If you dont change, change will change you'.
Wire



There is always a way to convince the powers that be about the 'security' angle of number portability. Isn't it easier to peg an individual to a number when there is number portability?


regards
Joachim


      


________________________
Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug
Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork
The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Visit [web site]( http://d2.dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ )  
Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network at dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe  
The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message.



  
  



      
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20110406/92f5b0d1/attachment.htm>