[kictanet] Yawe migrates to Digital TV

Wed Jul 11 07:52:58 EAT 2012

Hi Badru,

I'd like to invite you to develop and lead a panel discussion on this issue at our East Africa ICT Summit in Nairobi 24-25 October this year. 

The Call for Papers for this is attached.

Regards,

Sean

Sean Moroney
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-----Original Message-----
From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+seanm=aitecafrica.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Badru Ntege
Sent: 10 July 2012 15:30
To: Sean Moroney
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe migrates to Digital TV

Some new stbs are running on android which effectively means that we should be able to deliver internet services to the home. Some of the boxes on the market even support wifi. 

We need to think out of the box to solve our connectivity challenge to the home.   african countries now have the opportunity to create a specification that manufacturers will create solutions for.  Just think of the order quantity if Kenya said that all stbs should have full Internet capabilities.  The tools are here but we are still trying to fix problems with conventional thinking i think we should set the bar.  The market will deliver they cannot afford to ignore continent of 1 billion people.  However as long as we tow the itu line we will always end up with others peoples solutions to our unique problems.  

So Africa needs to set the standard and then market will have to we can even start with an east african standard 

Badru Ntege
CEO
NFT Consult Ltd
Www.Nftconsult.com

“Vision without execution is hallucination.” 
― Thomas A. Edison

On 8 Jul 2012, at 19:51, bitange at jambo.co.ke wrote:

> Robert,
> Free to Air must remain free.  This is why we need cheaper converters 
> that the current STBs.  Check the pricing on Internet.  They are as 
> cheap as 5 dollars.  Big operators want expensive STBs in order to 
> accomodate they conditional access channels.  We need SMEs to bring in 
> the low end DVBT2 STBs.  We are letting the opportunity pass those who need business most.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Ndemo.
> 
>> Hi Daktari,
>> 
>> Now that I have migrated I am more interested with what is going on.
>> 
>> There is a bit of confusion about the free to air channels are they 
>> to remain available or not?
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>>  
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
>> 
>> 
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: "bitange at jambo.co.ke" <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>> To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
>> Cc: bitange at jambo.co.ke; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions 
>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Sent: Sunday, 24 June 2012, 22:04
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe migrates to Digital TV
>> 
>> Robert,
>> Thank you for being a great Ambassador.  With competition you are 
>> going to see the price of set top drom to as little as Ksh. 500.  I 
>> hear some with conditional access will be offering popular bouque of 
>> some 50 channels for
>> $2 (two) dollars a month.
>> 
>> I know of new venacular entrants coming in in less than a month.  
>> More content will also come from edutainment which in my view from 
>> what I have seen is world class.  Perhaps this may be the greatest 
>> opportunity to revive our own lanuages.
>> 
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> Ndemo.
>> 
>>> Hi Listers,
>>> 
>>> Wanted to inform you that on the 19th of June 2012 I migrated from 
>>> analogue to digital TV reception, the signal is crystal clear not 
>>> like the graining images I have been accustomed to over the past 
>>> many years.  The move was necessitated by the need for some of my 
>>> house-mates to watch Tusker Project Fame, I went VoD many months 
>>> ago.
>>> 
>>> To put an issue to rest especially those in the media who have been 
>>> spreading malicious roamers about the migration that I did not buy a 
>>> digital TV set.  All I bought was a decoder for 2,999/- which I 
>>> plugged into old faithful and "pap" I can now receive clear digital signal.
>>> 
>>> It was encouraging to note that all the current free to air 
>>> channels, some of which I did not even know existed, have jumped 
>>> onto the transmission including NTV, KTN and Citizen which makes you 
>>> wonder what all those legalise was about.  The quality of the 
>>> various channels is glaring, something that was not visible with the 
>>> analogue signal.
>>> 
>>> To get a more holistic experience I also paid for the basic bouquet 
>>> for
>>> 500/- a month, the offering was not disappointing but the number of 
>>> channels is mind boggling especially having been there during the 
>>> days of single channel VOK (Voice of Kenya).  I only wish they could 
>>> allow me create my own selection of channels to receive, the 
>>> standard offerings make me feel like I am in a straight jacket.  
>>> Yes, this is what happens when you enlighten people, 2 days ago I 
>>> was comfortable receiving 6 horrible free to air channels today I am 
>>> demanding a la Carte.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> All of you out there who where saving to buy expensive digital TV 
>>> sets you can take 2,999/- of that money and migrate to digital TV 
>>> today.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> PS.  I just took the device home handed over to my son who within 15 
>>> minutes had it up and running, held on to the remote.
>>>  
>>> Robert Yawe
>>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>>> Kenya
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tel: +254722511225,
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