[kictanet] LTE in Rwanda, TZ, UG

[Odhiambo Washington]

It would be most welcome if having 4G will lower data prices. Then again, I
doubt the number of users who require 4G is that significant.


On 25 August 2014 16:52, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am an advocate for tech all the way but would first ask why all the fuss
> with 4G? Have we maxed out the 3G bandwidth and have we put in place enough
> fiber to the building already in existence?
>
> This rush for the newest and the greatest tech is not after solving
> problems but earning the likes of Huawei money with little value.
>
> I understand that Safaricom faced similar questions when launching 3G and
> are currently the only one testing 4G and so I may eat my words soon
> enough. I still think we should be laying more fiber to homes and offices
> rather than fight for spectrum.
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hi Adam,
>>
>> Kenyans are known for their 11th-hour (in)decisions/actions. You better
>> start thinking & behaving like one:)
>> CAK is doing the right thing, but bedevilled by political forces in the
>> bg.
>>
>>
>> On 25 August 2014 15:36, Adam Nelson via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> It seems that CAK is trying to do the right thing but I can't tell if
>>> they have weak lawyers or if the court is just confused or if the
>>> rights-holders of the analog spectrum really are being violated.
>>>
>>> But while we wait, other countries in the region are moving forward.
>>>  The big problem is that LTE deployment (and digital-only terrestrial TV)
>>> takes time and the longer we wait for the start, the further away we are
>>> from getting meaningful value out of the transition moving ahead.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io
>>> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud>
>>> More Musings: varud.com
>>> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 8/25/14, Adam Nelson via kictanet <
>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>> I figured somebody on this list would have the  latest update.
>>>> ~~~~
>>>> True that Adam.
>>>>
>>>> Only problem is that the Gava /Regulator folks have gone awfully quiet
>>>> in recent times..even our ever-ready Wambua of the CCK fame has not said
>>>> anything since they became CAK :-)
>>>>
>>>> Or perhaps since since we have sued them left, right and center, they
>>>> are unable to comment on matters before the Bench (it can always be used
>>>> against you).
>>>>
>>>> walu.
>>>> --------------------------------------------
>>>> On Mon, 8/25/14, Adam Nelson via kictanet <
>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Subject: [kictanet] LTE in Rwanda, TZ, UG
>>>>  To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>>>>  Date: Monday, August 25, 2014, 10:59 AM
>>>>
>>>>  Looks like Rwanda is
>>>>  about to launch LTE:
>>>>  http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=15825&a=79508
>>>>
>>>>  Any updates on Kenya?  Aside from Burundi, Kenya
>>>>  looks set to be the last to launch the service in the East
>>>>  African Community.
>>>>  The last I heard, the Supreme Court blocked the
>>>>  disabling of the analog signals which need to be shut down
>>>>  in order to free up spectrum.  In addition, KDF has alot of
>>>>  spectrum that they've been holding onto as well.
>>>>
>>>>  I figured somebody on this list would have the
>>>>  latest update.
>>>>  -Adam
>>>>  --
>>>>  Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io
>>>>  Musings: twitter.com/varud
>>>>  More
>>>>  Musings: varud.comAbout Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson
>>>>
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>> --
>> Best regards,
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>
> Mark Mwangi
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