<BR><BR>> Google favours Kenya over SA<BR>> <HTTP: google-favours-kenya-over-sa 11 06 2007 blogs mybroadband.co.za /><BR>><BR>> /Share This <BR>> <HTTP: blogs mybroadband.co.za ?p="114&akst_action=share-this">/ /June <BR>> 11th, 2007/ /Cara/<BR>><BR>> Google are looking to crack the African market but instead of making a <BR>> beeline for SA, one of the most developed countries on the continent, <BR>> they are setting up camp in Kenya.<BR>><BR>> They have advertised for South African personnel so the chances are <BR>> good that they will also establish an office in SA but the fact <BR>> remains that Kenya was their first choice.<BR>><BR>> One must wonder what made Kenya a more attractive alternative than SA?<BR>><BR>> I would hazard a guess that Google want to build their own <BR>> infrastructure and after investigating the situation in SA decided <BR>> that it would be easier for them to achieve their aims in
Kenya.<BR>><BR>> Whilst Kenya also has an incumbent operator that holds things back <BR>> somewhat, one gets the feeling that things are still happening over <BR>> there in the fixed line sector with companies like Kenya Data Networks.<BR>><BR>> Perhaps Google have identified the Kenyan market as being more open <BR>> for competing forces or perhaps the country is politically more <BR>> favourable, whatever the case it is a sad day when SA starts to loose <BR>> out to rival African players.<BR>><BR>> See http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=6695 <BR>> <HTTP: mybroadband.co.za ?m="show&id=6695" nephp>for the full story.<BR>><BR>> Entry Filed under: General <BR>> <HTTP: blogs mybroadband.co.za general category /><BR>><BR><BR><BR><BR><p>
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