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

Tue Feb 27 09:05:26 EAT 2018

Rachel

I want to raise something here that is not directly linked to the current discussions on this thread but which I think is equally important.

I want to appreciate you and the CA and the way you engage stakeholders. It is not often we get such passioned engagement. Even when we agree to disagree we learn from each other and the paramount reason we engage - to better this country. 

So thank you and I hope that your mother Ministry and other Agencies within the ministry will understand and appreciate that engagements like these are for the good of this country and not a witch hunt against any particular individual or Agency. 

Keep up the good work and we promise to engage objectively and listen in return.

Regards 

Ali Hussein
Principal
Hussein & Associates
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> On 26 Feb 2018, at 10:29 PM, Alwala, Rachel <Alwala at ca.go.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
> Principal
> AHK & Associates
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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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