[kictanet] Kenya IGF Mailing List discussions Day 1 of 10: Impact of Mobile Internet in Kenya

Fri Jul 1 18:13:57 EAT 2011

Thanks for the response Walu, you have brought in interesting dimensions,
going by the KeNIC agm i think you might be able to purchase a domain
through your mobile phone soon, a target of 50,000 domains has been set, i
am waiting with bated breath to see how many will be acquired through the
mobile platform, have a great weekend.

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> @Barrack,
>
> Its quite a short notice but since u have an interesting menu of topics, am
> tempted to shoot first and off-the-head.
>
> Qtn1: Role of mobile networks in provision of internet? promotion?+local
> content? spectrum?
> Answer1: enormous impact observed and documented by the regulator @
> www.cck.go.ke, over 5million? Kenyan using mobile modems to connect...
>
> Answer2: we need promotion and encouragement  to bring internet to rural
> areas. Kenya is NOT Nairobi and Nairobi is not Kenya (ref: my recent and
> frustrating experience of trying to connect from Embu County, the HQ of
> Eastern province). The policy and indeed the legislation provides for
> Universal Service Fund (USF) to deal with this - but all the "big" shots
> went mute when i asked this question - what is (not) happening with the USF?
> (Dr. Ndemo, Eng Okundi et. al.- r u still on this list?)
> .
> Answer3: local content? I think we have done well with mobile content (e.g.
> downloads of music tracks, ringtones, etc). but we are doing badly on
> websites (was 17,000 dot.ke domains announced by Sammy B, Chair of
> KENIC).  Looks good until u realize Egypt, SA deal with millions of
> domains...with a higher % ratio of domain names of population sizes.
>
> Answer4: on spectrum, I have to put a disclaimer that am not an expert
> here. Other than overhearing that the Military has for a long time refused
> to release some frequency spectrum that is internationally considered for
> public use (by ITU)...but probably with the new constitution, they have
> probably released it otherwise we shall ask our friend Steve Mutoro to deal
> with them in court ;-)
>
> i think ave ventilated enough for the week...and i leave the floor for
> others.
>
> walu.
> --- On *Fri, 7/1/11, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> Subject: [kictanet] Kenya IGF Mailing List discussions Day 1 of 10: Impact
> of Mobile Internet in Kenya
> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Friday, July 1, 2011, 1:07 PM
>
>
> Listers,
>
> ·         What role has mobile networks played in providing Internet
> access to Kenyan citizens and what needs to be put in place to promote
> mobile Internet and enhance local content development?
>
> ·         What initiatives are needed to ensure that sufficient spectrum
> is available for mobile networks to provide effective Internet access for
> various services?
>
> The floor is open, on Monday, which is officially day 2, we will discuss
> the role and impact of Mobile Payment platforms.
>
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