[kictanet] Mobile Operators Sim Toolkit

Thu Nov 15 10:56:01 EAT 2018

Ahmed

Great contribution!

On the market for USSD disappearing in the next 2 -5 years? Possible but
unlikely unless our infrastructure tremendously improves. The numbers are
clear. 50% of the world still don't have access to the Internet and most of
those are in Africa.

Speaking to some players in the financial sector they say that USSD based
mobile banking is still 50%+ of their total traffic. For connectivity to be
ubiquitous we need to do a lot more work.

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On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 10:50 AM Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <
ultimateprogramer at gmail.com> wrote:

> If I understand the technology correctly it shouldn't ideally be
> difficult. In my opinion it should open up avenues to a lot of automation
> to happen, and integrate very seamlessly to IoT and interconnected devices.
> Infact, I believe USSD can be a huge gateway for folks to get IoT solutions
> developed. There is lucrative market for this if the costs of USSD can be
> re-evaluated for specific use cases where it makes sense to have bulk
> transactions.
>
> The other argument that may be made is that USSD as a platform should not
> be allowed to be as open for many reasons (security, etc). My way of
> looking at this is that during this day and age folks are beyond all that.
> Google has Play Store, Apple has App Store, etc, etc, and they all have
> validation techniques for new entrants to the market (who actually submit
> binaries).
>
> However I am seeing a market in the next 2 to 5 years where USSD may be
> obsolete, because at the rate at which Internet is penetrating we may
> eventually see it replace conventional telephony as we know it.
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 10:39 AM Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Bernard
>>
>> Great question. It goes to the heart of the discussions we’ve had on this
>> list and other forums.
>>
>> What makes a Platform a Platform?
>>
>> To partially answer that question I recommend the book below:-
>>
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Platform-Revolution-Networked-Transforming-Economyand-ebook/dp/B00ZAT8VS4
>>
>> However to take Bernard’s question one step further:-
>>
>> Should it be a commercial decision by the Telcos or should it be a
>> regulatory push?
>>
>> Like for example number portability? We know how successful that was.. or
>> perhaps mobile money interoperability and agency network sharing?
>>
>> Mixed results on the above and some the jury is still out.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>> *Principal*
>> *AHK & Associates*
>> +254 0713 601113
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>
>> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a
>> habit."  ~ Aristotle
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On 15 Nov 2018, at 9:33 AM, Bernard Kioko via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> What has been the justification for Kenyan mobile Operators to not open
>> sim toolkit to third party developers and integrators?
>>
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