[kictanet] CA¹s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile voice

Mon Feb 26 23:37:45 EAT 2018

@Ali,

I don't think there is a space within 10 Kilometres of Kilifi county HQ,
that does not have Safaricom LTE. :-) leave alone Voice.

That said, We need CA to be more responsive in building the industry as a
whole, and not just the two or three main operators.

Regards,

Collins Areba,
Kilifi, Kenya.
Tel: +*254 707 750 788 */ *0731750788*
Twitter: @arebacollins.
Skype: arebacollins

On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 10:29 PM, Alwala, Rachel via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hi Ali,
>
> This is all factual.  I am sure you appreciate evidence-based decisions.
> Just as it is in the commercial world, so is it in the regulatory space
> too.  We cannot do away with statistics. We must measure development in the
> sector and use that information to draw strategies for the future.
> Investors too share this opinion.  Let us join hands to build our country
> and not trash the far we have come.  By the way the amount of money
> required to fill all the communication gaps is way much more than there is
> in the kitty.  But certainly as the regulator we respect the opinions of
> all stakeholders.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rachel
>
> From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> Date: Monday, February 26, 2018 at 9:05 PM
> To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Cc: Rachel <alwala at ca.go.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA¹s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile
> voice
>
> Rachel
>
> Thank you for your spirited defence of the USF. We can agree to disagree
> on this. I specifically mentioned areas that are inhabited by humans not
> elephants within a 10 km radius of County HQs. What is the USF for if not
> to ensure such areas are covered. Could it be because some of these areas
> are considered Opposition zones?
>
> Let us be circumspect and say it as it is. Statistics are for
> academicians. They won't get us connectivity to areas where they are
> needed. As a way forward I would like to see statistics going forward that
> say ALL County HQs are covered by High Speed Broadband for at least a 10km
> radius. Now that would be a statistic to celebrate. Can your report tell us
> that?
>
> Regards
>
> *Ali Hussein*
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> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 7:59 PM, Alwala, Rachel via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hi Hussein/Kivuva,
>>
>> These are not strange terms in industry.  We subscribe to global
>> statistics principles which are considered best practice.  The World
>> Telecommunications/ICT indicators Guidelines issued by the ITU clearly
>> define what we would refer to as the percentage of population covered by a
>> particular service and on the other the land mass covered by the same
>> service.  Generally in network expansion, even in commercial
>> considerations, population coverage takes precedence.  This is the same
>> consideration in use in the USF.
>>
>> Additionally,  beyond this , there are always initiatives to ensure
>> extended coverage especially in what is referred to as shadow areas.  For
>> instance  Kilifi and Lamu counties are covered with a 2G and 3G signals .
>> But due to vast geographical area,  the 3G network which utilises the 2.1
>> Ghz band is limited in coverage. This situation can be improved through
>> rollout the 3G network using re-farmed 900 Mhz (U900) band instead of using
>> the 2100 Mhz which was originally allocated for that purpose. It helps
>> reduce the network shadow areas using minimum investments on the side of
>> the operators.  These are ongoing initiatives that bear fruit not in a day
>> Ali but over time.  I hope you appreciate the efforts of CA and industry
>> players at large.  Lets us celebrate milestones and the positive gains
>> made.  Rome was not built in a day.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Rachel
>>
>> From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+alwala=ca.go.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> on behalf of KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Reply-To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date: Monday, February 26, 2018 at 7:14 PM
>> To: Rachel <alwala at ca.go.ke>
>> Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA¹s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile
>> voice
>>
>> Honestly, as Kenyans we are super tired of being strung along with
>>> non-existent statistics. We simply need to get our act together.
>>>
>>> I'm also keen to understand the difference between land based and
>>> population based statistics/connectivity.. Let's dispense with semantics
>>> please..
>>>
>>>
>> Can this forum have a clap feature like in Medium?  :-)
>>
>> You have got that correct Ali. CA is being Machiavellianon its reporting.
>> So that it can meet it's target, it reports that it has 94.4% coverage on
>> 2G and 78% coverage on 3G. There, it has reached it's Performace
>> Contracting targets. When now the user who know nothing about numbers asks
>> about connectivity, they spring up new jargons like land mass vs
>> population.
>>
>> As an end user, I would actually say I want connectivity on my phone, or
>> computer. Land mass, water mass, population, wharathos?
>>
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