[kictanet] Kenya Has Faster Internet Than Australia? “Complete Rubbish” Says Australia Prime Minister

[Barrack Otieno]

Hi Ali,

This is not surprising , be that as it may, i hope we can get such
glorification of our connectivity from our Counties since the quality of
connectivity in most places beyond Nairobi is wanting.

Best Regards

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 3:16 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers
>
> Interesting arguments going on around this subject. Apparently the
> Australian Prime is miffed by the suggestion that we can have faster
> Internet connections than Australia.. Surely that's not possible!!!??? :-)
>
> When *Bloomberg*
> <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-03/digital-doom-threatens-australia-where-internet-speeds-lag-kenya> highlighted
> that Kenya’s internet was ranked faster than Australia’s in the latest
> Akamai’s State of Internet report, the Australian Prime Minister did not
> take it lightly. To understand the backstory, Australia invested $38
> Billion in a National Broadband Network (NBN) infrastructure that was meant
> to “spearhead a digital revolution.” The situation on the ground is that
> the project has been mismanaged by the government leading to costs overrun
> and construction delays.
>
> Read on:-
>
> Surely Kenya can't have faster connectivity than Australia!!
> <http://www.techweez.com/2017/10/09/australia-v-kenya-broadband-speeds/>
>
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