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

[Ali Hussein]

True that Barrack.

The point though was not penetration rate but speed. This is something
(penetration rate) that needs addressing soonest.

*Ali Hussein*

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On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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/>
>>
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>>
>> *Principal*
>>
>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>
>>
>>
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