[kictanet] much ado about migration but small steps on the ground...

[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

David
The digital world will never cease to amaze.  We must start working on
Kensat or EASAT very soon. See below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18739694

Ndemo.




> members,
> there is a healthy discussion thriving here and on other ICT
> fora/platforms about the digital migration. yet quite frankly, this
> enthusiasm is not matched by concrete steps on the ground. for example,
> can anyone tell me where to get that decoder/top box in the whole of
> nairobi for receiving the signet (kbc signal where all local broadcasters
> seem to have moved? APPARENTLY there is no supply in town, as at my last
> check this past weekend (despite the government having waived duty on the
> gadgets in this year's budget). Also, it seems like the service is being
> charged a monthly fee - for those who want to subscribe to PANG. was that
> the intention of the govt? so then what happens to the whole notion of
> competition and the expected quality service if kbc is the sole provider
> of the signal? and do kenyans understand that the licence to pang was not
> free to air but pay to view?
>
> two, there seems to be confusion about the type of decoder to acquire if,
> as i gather, the types could be different for subscribers to PANG, SIGNET
> or the one that the media owners consortium will be gifted with. Is it T1
> or T2 decoder?
>
> three, the signal distributors don't have enough capacity yet - the signal
> only being available so far in nairobi and environs and (soon) Mombasa.
>
> which leads me to wonder whether the intense promotion/adverstising
> campaign by cck is not going to waste. shouldn't the switch be instant and
> nationwide?
>
> just wondering.
> david makali
>
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