[kictanet] Facebook's Express Wifi is Now Live in Nairobi

[Timothy- Coach- Oriedo]

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On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo <timoriedo at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sure Ali, and as you rightly state, even with the launch of the 5G network
> by 2020,  the focus for Telcos is fast shifting to the tier III markets.
> Leading that pursuit is Jio Infocom, i would encourage policy makers and
> strategists to follow keenly the pursuits made by the Jio as its poised to
> revolutionarize the discussions around net neutrality. Through its unique
> freemium phone and data model, it added over 25 million subscribers in
> the shortest time from last September, and it is now trying to quickly
> reach the target of 100 million users.
>
> For instance, the company is looking to launch feature phones with voice
> over LTE (VoLTE) capability to tap the rural and tier-III markets for its
> data services and mobile business. pricing for these devices could be as
> low as Kshs 1500 and will come bundled with unlimited voice and video
> calling, alongside digital content.
>
> Targeting the first time data users, the VoLTE feature phones will have a
> keypad, front-facing and rear cameras and will run on a lighter version of
> Android operating system. These handsets will come with Jio’s content
> applications such as Jio Chat, Live TV and video on demand. Jio will push
> its digital wallet service, Jio Money Wallet, through these feature phones.
>
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> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 8:10 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
>> Tim
>>
>> Thanks for that clarification. And this is definitely a welcome
>> development.
>>
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>> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 7:38 AM, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>>> No its not.
>>>
>>> Unlike internet.org, which restricts access to specific sites and
>>> constrained format, Express Wifi is focused on providing last mile internet
>>> connectivity to SMEs.
>>>
>>> Its Facebooks answer to infrastracture deployment. It partnered with
>>> Elon Musk's Space X to launch satelites into space soecifically for that
>>> purpose.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Timothy Oriedo
>>>
>>> about.me/Timoriedo
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>>>
>>> On 3 Mar 2017 6:30 am, "Admin CampusCiti" <info at campusciti.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Tim
>>>
>>> Is this the same as Internet.org?
>>>
>>> I think Airtel has been running this program with Facebook for sometime?
>>>
>>> This issue of Net Neutrality and how Multinationals like Facebook and
>>> Airtel engage in Africa is definitely a contentious issue. The arguments
>>> for and against are numerous. I myself have come to one conclusion:-
>>>
>>> That the Net Neutrality question is very emotive and each region must
>>> work towards the optimal tools on how to navigate it. This list has talked
>>> about Net Neutrality for many years. I think it's time this country and
>>> Africa really engage with government (The CA in the Kenya) on what the
>>> official position is.
>>>
>>> Reaching out to Rachel. What is the CA's position on this?
>>>
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>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On 3 Mar 2017, at 5:39 AM, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>>>
>>> Morning Listers.
>>>
>>> Any of you who have encountered this service in the said locations? What
>>> has been the experience?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.techweez.com/2017/03/01/express-wifi-facebook-kenya/
>>>
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>>>
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