[kictanet] [KICTAnet] Update on National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI)

Fri Jul 29 17:27:47 EAT 2011

Agreed. Serious content that should quickly be translated and uploaded to the opengovernment portal.

Now for a serious question (not sure to who, but may Paul Kukubo could take it on as the CEO of ICT Board).  I know for budgetory reasons that the fiber cannot be run through each and every town/county but any special reason why Bungoma Town  was left out?

2010  Census Statistics showed that Bungoma county is the most populated after Nairobi and Kakamega in that order. That alone should be a good enough reason to extend this fiber there. Another one ofcourse is that Bungoma happens to be my Shags and I may want to access fiber from there - on the few ocassions that I show up there ;-).

walu.  

--- On Fri, 7/29/11, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] [KICTAnet] Update on National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI)
To: jwalu at yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Friday, July 29, 2011, 3:59 PM

Thanks Fiona for this.

On 29 July 2011 15:56, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks Fiona, 
Great Resource.

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Fiona Asonga <tespok at tespok.co.ke> wrote:

Hallo All,

 I have finally gotten hold of the NOFBI map, kindly find attached.

 Regards 

 Fiona Asonga 
Chief Executive Officer 

Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya/ Kenya Internet Exchange Point 
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Update on National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI)

 Dear Fiona

Many thanks for this. 

Following up on Yawe's point, can we get a PDF map of NOFBI to the list? I had asked PS Ndemo for this at the Kenya IGF. 

Many thanks if you can assist with this. 

Yours, RigiaOn Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:30 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi Fiona, Thanks for keeping us posted on the progress on the process of leveraging NOFBI, I would like to just raise 2 issues

 1.  In your report point 2 mentions government and licensed operators, how can the consumers participate?

 2.  Is it possible to get an up to date layout of NOFBI?   Regards

 Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 

 From: Fiona Asonga <tespok at tespok.co.ke>

To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
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Sent: Mon, 25 July, 2011 17:51:52
Subject: [kictanet] Update on National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI)

Hallo Listers,

Other the last couple of days there has been growing interest in the status
of the government build National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastructure.
Since last week PS Dr. Ndemo and his team at the MOIC have been engaging

operators in discussions to find the best way to maximize value on the
government built NOFBI infrastructure. In summary the outcome of the
meetings has been that;
1. NOFBI is accessible to all interested licensed operators who shall

provide the last mile solutions to their customers. 
2. A management committee comprising of various operators and government has
been put in place to finalize on suitable pricing and ensure as many people
as possible have access to the backbone infrastructure and  ensure that it

is eventually self-sustainable.
3. The management committee shall share quarterly reports on the progress 

It is the hope of all those involved that the use of this shared platform
will be a contributing factor to the reduced costs of internet access.

Kind regards,

Fiona Asonga 
Chief Executive Officer 
Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya/ Kenya Internet
Exchange Point 
Board Member Africa Internet Services Providers Association

NRO Number Council   http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html
ASO Address Council  http://aso.icann.org/ac/

14th Floor, Bruce House 
Standard Street 

Tel: +254 20 2245 036 
Cell: +254 721 713 504 

Website: www.tespok.or.ke

“Industry voice in Telecommunications, Providing Policy and Direction 
within the Industry and Government”

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