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

Tue Feb 27 10:18:54 EAT 2018

Rachel,

This is a great step.

My five cents......It might help gain the confidence of the stakeholders if
the CA were to share the gaps, regions most affected against the
population, and the roadmap to close these gaps over time, of course
palling against time, and available resources, now and in the future.

Best wishes, Dick

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?
>
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>
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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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