[kictanet] Access Gaps: What would it take? A proposal

[Ali Hussein]

Collins

Well done. I second this suggestion. Maybe KICTANet can put together a
proposal to drive this conversation forward?

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On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 12:21 PM, Collins Areba via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> The sad thing, is this is probably the likely most efficient use of NOFBI,
> with detrimental impact on lots of “big players” who would lose significant
> market advantage in one clean swoop.
>
> Im not holding my breath though.
>
> Regards.
>
> On 28 May 2018, 12:20 PM +0300, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>, wrote:
>
> Hi Collins,
>
> Good proposal. Time to look beyond Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu and
> promote community networks.
>
> Best
>
> On 5/28/18, Job Muriuki via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> wrote:
>
> I Second Collins on this approach.
> Considering NOFBI is state funded (unless am wrong) so it's the Kenyan
> taxes funding it and that KIXP via Tespok be given the mandate to offer
> ports at fixed rates accessible anywhere the NOFBI fiber terminates.
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> On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 11:42 AM, Collins Areba via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I have a rather interesting suggestion to the powers, power brokers and
> brokers that be. This is with regard to flattening the access environment
> countrywide. If you are at CA: Indulge me for a moment.
>
> 1) KIXP has proven over time that it is possible, from a technical
> standpoint to significantly drive traffic locally and in an organized
> manner. This works well where there is an XP, in the current scheme of
> things: Nairobi, and if TKL doesnt pull the plug, Msa.
>
> 2) If KIXP were operated like a distributed network, with switches in
> Kilifi, Mombasa, Garsen, Garissa, Thika, and all major towns in the
> country, so that providers would visit the nearest exchange point and get
> a
> port, loop charges would all but disappear.
>
> 3) All thats needed is for GOK to give KIXP a dark fiber pair into all
> major towns, and in exchange, for KIXP to offer 1G, 10G, 100G, etc at
> subsidized rates in any of these towns, and for NOFBI hosts to be
> “strongly
> asked” not to strong arm entrants by levying crazy cross connect or other
> barriers to entry.
>
> Maoni?
>
>
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