[kictanet] Kenya's MNP

[Mark Mwangi]

I also suspect they will make no profits and will wind up sooner than later.
Its simply too easy to buy multiple SIMs and use twin sim phones . . . What
does it actually solve?

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Andrea Bohnstedt <
andrea.bohnstedt at ratio-magazine.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I'm actually curious about the business case for the porting company,
> assuming that the KES173 fee per ported number are the only revenue they
> have (or will they be paid a fee by the operators as well?). The East
> African article indicates that in Pakistan, around 3% of subscribers ported.
> I had a quick look around the internet and in India, it seems to be less
> than 1% so far. If the company plans to invest around USD2m per year for the
> coming years, and gets KES173 per ported number - how long is that going to
> be profitable?
>
> From my quick look around, there also seems to be a suggestion that number
> portability is more attractive for post-paid subscribers - still a much
> smaller market segment in Kenya. And many people already have two lines, so
> where would you move to? I think mobile operators will probably throw out
> more offers and promotions, which is attractive for consumers, but how many
> are actually going to change operators? And if the numbers are limited, then
> the network effect for those operators who charge higher off-net tariffs
> will remain.
>
> Happy week!
> Andrea
>
> On 28 March 2011 13:59, Michael Ouma <benomnta at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Kenya's MNP:  *http://tinyurl.com/4ssdw8b*
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