[kictanet] State rolls out Sh225b plan to improve Internet speeds

Wed Nov 19 12:49:55 EAT 2014

My understanding of shared infrastructure is that government, specially
local govt, found it very lucrative to make money from every provider
laying infrastructure than to encourage them to share.

Having talked to some operators, infrastructure sharing challenges included:

   - non-compatible standards on the fibre they wanted to share
   - exorbitant charges from some operators that defeated the purpose of
   infrastructure sharing
   - Initially, during the privatisation of Telkom Kenya, GoK ignored local
   investors who wanted the firm split into three, including an infrastructure
   arm. Instead, they preferred our much beloved foreign investors. To date,
   it has been a bitter pill and not the envisioned bed of roses (or perhaps
   it was, but with more thorns). Lesson here is to engage local investors as
   an important stakeholder - they do have local knowledge. Let's not leave
   them out this time round
   - There was the infamous South African company that tried to have their
   cake and eat it by trying to force customer to purchase more expensive
   services. They lost 60% of their business and eventually resulted in more
   infrastructure being laid.

What they however agreed on was that if there was a duct, laid to standard,
this could be leased at a competitive rate, and has capacity to carry a
number of cables.

On Wed Nov 19 2014 at 12:37:25 Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:

> Dennis
>
> I agree. Last mile should be left to the private sector. That's where
> value addition comes in. But infrastructure should be on a shared platform.
> I'm convinced of the wisdom of this...
>
> As for the Nakuru WiFi debacle I can only utter these word:-
>
> ITS OUR TIME TO EAT.
>
> Regards
>
> *Ali Hussein*
>
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> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Nov 19, 2014, at 11:40 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Ali,
> On the other hand we have the Nakuru WiFi as a scenario of what happens
> when Government tries to get into last mile.
>
> Some proposals such as the wholesale LTE network sound better. As I said,
> incentives play a critical role here, if we can find incentives ranging
> from tax eradication/tax subsidies.
>
> On Wed Nov 19 2014 at 11:25:54 Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
>> Dennis
>>
>> With all due respect and as an ardent private sector supporter I don't
>> think leaving ICT infrastructure entirely in the hands of ISPs is the right
>> strategy. This calls for a solid Multi-Stakeholder (yes...that word
>> again..) :) engagement roadmap. It's the only way we will have ubiquitous
>> and inexpensive connectivity across the region.
>>
>> Imagine if we had left the implementation of the undersea cable to telcos
>> alone without government involvement. Let's give credit where its due.
>> Despite pitfalls and hurdles and sometimes acrimonious relationships, the
>> Multi-Stakeholder (although truth be told in this case I think it happened
>> serendipitously as opposed to planned) engagement between the government
>> and the private players is the reason for our relative success story in the
>> internet space. And this should be celebrated.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>>
>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will
>> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2014, at 11:04 AM, Dennis Kioko via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> I would have preferred GoK go the other way and instead provide services
>> as a means of driving internet demand and bringing prices down eg
>> digitising hospitals, schools and other services.
>>
>> Infrastructure and internet provision should be left to ISPs. To drive
>> competition here, encourage more players, remove tax on equipment and other
>> incentives.
>>
>> Otherwise, we may send Internet to a place where demand is low.
>>
>> On Wed Nov 19 2014 at 09:50:22 Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> I agree with Emmanuel, can we have a proper evaluation on the current
>>> status of the ICT sector based on the point Ali pointed out , i
>>> suppose ICTA can help us on this , i know there are a couple of great
>>> initiatives but what have they helped us achieve?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> On 11/19/14, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> > I would give the GoK an A for PR but a D for implementation. Its
>>> > unfortunate that because of the fabulous PR everyone (the Fourth Estate
>>> > included) is holding the GoK with Kiddy gloves...We will wake up and
>>> > realise soon that we havent moved an inch from where Ndemo and Kibaki
>>> left
>>> > us...their own shortcomings notwithstanding..
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
>>> > kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> + 1 to Ali Hussein.
>>> >>
>>> >> Regards
>>> >>
>>> >> On 11/19/14, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > Bernard
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Commendable indeed. I think though sometimes the newspapers fill in
>>> >> stories
>>> >> > when they don't have anything else to report? The Americans have an
>>> >> > interesting word for it:-
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Silly Season.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I'd be more interested in in-depth pieces regarding our broadband
>>> >> strategy.
>>> >> > Here are a few pointers for journalists:-
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 1. What's the Status on the Broadband Strategy implementation?
>>> >> > 2. How has NOFBi affected our usage of broadband and has it had any
>>> >> Impact
>>> >> > in price reduction of connectivity?
>>> >> > 3. What's happening to the Universal Access Fund. Has the government
>>> >> acceded
>>> >> > to the telcos request for representation?
>>> >> > 4. What's the effect  on the Broadband Strategy of Safaricom's
>>> >> announcement
>>> >> > of going it alone  with the 4G rollout? Add the security tender to
>>> that
>>> >> > question.
>>> >> > 5. What's the real broadband penetration rate since the launch of
>>> the
>>> >> > National Broadband Strategy.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Lastly, I think the government's achievement so far in the ICT
>>> Sector
>>> >> > is
>>> >> a
>>> >> > mixed bag. I'd give them a B+ for achievement and a lot goes to the
>>> ICT
>>> >> > Ministry and the Presidency for continuing to highlight the
>>> importance
>>> >> > of
>>> >> > the sector and coordinating with other ministries and the region at
>>> >> large.
>>> >> > See:-
>>> >> >
>>> >> >  http://www.ttcanc.org/page.php?id=23
>>> >> >
>>> >> > As far as engagement with the ICT community at large I'd be
>>> circumspect
>>> >> if I
>>> >> > didn't say that the Ministry needs to up the game. Sometimes
>>> >> > perceptions
>>> >> > become reality. We are now entering the third year since this new
>>> >> > digital
>>> >> > government took over and I know that Dr. Matiang'i is doing a
>>> >> > commendable
>>> >> > job of engaging. However, I think the ministry's press office and
>>> other
>>> >> > authorities like the ICT Authority, and the CA could do a lot
>>> better. A
>>> >> new
>>> >> > strategy for community engagement?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Let's work towards a better ICT year in 2015 and beyond.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Ali Hussein
>>> >> >
>>> >> > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>> >> > Skype: abu-jomo
>>> >> > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>> >> > Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world
>>> >> > will
>>> >> > have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Sent from my iPad
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> On Nov 18, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Bernard Kioko via kictanet
>>> >> >> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Of interest to those who have not read about yet -
>>> >> >>
>>> >> http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/
>>> 2000141723/state-rolls-out-sh225b-plan-to-improve-internet-speeds
>>> >> >>
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