[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Kenya IGF 2011 Discussions Day 6 Broadband

Thu Jul 7 14:11:04 EAT 2011

My question is who should set this defination, is it the industry or the
regulator or both?

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 2:08 PM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins at gmail.com> wrote:

> I suggest for all intents and purposes that the absolute minimum for what
> constitutes as broadband be defined (i propose 1Mbps, 1:4 Max with a SLA)
> and some way be established to prevent ISPs calling their services
> broadband.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Thank you Brainiac, Sam Gatere, Lucy Kimani and Francis Hook, you all
>> raise important points. I would just like to stress on the defination of
>> broadband and Service Level agreements as emphasised in your posting, why
>> does it take bashing on lists for companies to honour their Service level
>> obligations, is there a way we can reign in on this poor services from a
>> policy and regulatory perspective?
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Francis Hook <francis.hook at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I concur.  At IDC for the purpose of measuring BB connections, we take
>>> 256k as minimum speeds, especially in emerging markets.   In more developed
>>> nations, when talking about national brooadband policies (and in some
>>> countries it is seen as a "right" alongside access to electricity, water,
>>> housing, etc), the definitions range from 1 to 4 Mbps.
>>>
>>> Also agree - SLAs - very crucial.   In Kenya its too common to see ISPs
>>> touting 1Mbps speeds and overlooking to mention that contention rates could
>>> be anything between 4-8.....and sometimes seeming to be up to 16 :-)  like I
>>> am experiencing with our current provider....finally SLA's in terms of
>>> availability and speeds...
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6 July 2011 21:38, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> For starters I think so as not to confuse the public the use of the term
>>>> broadband should be accompanied by a definition and a service level
>>>> agreement. :-( !
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Barrack Otieno <
>>>> otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Listers,
>>>>>
>>>>> •       As a nation do we need a comprehensive policy on broadband, if
>>>>> so
>>>>> what should it contain?
>>>>> •       Does the current ICT Policy ensure that the country maximizes
>>>>> on the
>>>>> potential of the available broadband?
>>>>>
>>>>> the floor is open, feel free to continue contributing to the previous
>>>>> threads.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards
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