[kictanet] Mesh Networks in South Africa

[Bitange Ndemo]

It uses broadcast spectrum on a shared basis.  It is the aspect of sharing
economy of the airwaves that lowers the cost.

Ndemo.

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 4:27 PM Peter Wakaba via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Who can talk to me about Mawingu and how it compares to this South Africa
> network. I would like to understand just what enables the lower costs and
> how it is different.
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 1:25 PM Song, Stephen via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joash,
>>
>> This is a great piece of video journalism from the BBC but a minor point
>> of clarification. Zenzeleni is not a mesh network. It did start out as one
>> but now uses hub and spoke WiFi technology from Ubiquiti just like Mawingu
>> and many others do in Kenya.  The BBC unfortunately buried the lead in the
>> headline by not highlighting the real innovation of Zenzeleni, which is the
>> nature of their organisation. They are a registered cooperative under South
>> African law.  Profits from the network go back to the community and back
>> into the network.  Cooperatives have been around since the middle ages.
>> Their time is coming for rural broadband.
>>
>> Cheers... Steve Song
>>
>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 06:37, Joash Moitui via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Innovative mesh networks in South Africa are connecting the connected
>>> for less than $2 a month.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-47723967/internet-access-in-africa-are-mesh-networks-the-future?ocid=socialflow_facebook
>>>
>>> Could this be the solution for connecting thousands in rural Kenya?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Joash Moitui
>>>
>>>
>>> ~Sent from mobile device. Apologies for brevity and typos ~
>>>
>>>
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