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Why has KDN been able to lower their Internet prices by 90%? <br>
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Is it that they do not have 25 year contracts with the satellite
companies that are holding us hostage? <br>
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Walubengo J wrote:
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valign="top">Robert,<br>
<br>
I am glad you liked the predictions I made last year about internet
service costs. I am sure you might also like my suggested
price-reduction mechanisms I am making this year <br>
<br>
@ <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.strathmore.edu/pdf/ict09/affordable_ict.pdf">http://www.strathmore.edu/pdf/ict09/affordable_ict.pdf</a><br>
<br>
Unfortunately nobody listens to Academicians in these parts of the
world - no wonder most lecturers abandon classroom to become
politicians...so that someone can listen to them ;-). What's more I get
worried when I look at some of the approaches and strategies the
regulator CCK has proposed as a way of containing Tariffs (including
internet pricing?) from Operators (Licensees). <br>
<br>
But since I am not an Operator, I will leave it for the Operators to
present their case...but they will be hard-pressed to explain whey they
should not be considered biased...cant wait for that stakeholders
meeting.<br>
<br>
As for the PS to apologise...he is of age to decide for himself. But
he could learn from that Politician who had promised us a Constitution
in 100days. He didnt deny it - he just clarified that the days were not
consecutive days ;-). And so it is the same with the internet costs.
Prices will indeed come down as promised. But obviously not tomorrow.<br>
<br>
regards.<br>
<br>
walu.<br>
<br>
--- On <b>Thu, 10/8/09, robert yawe <i><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk"><robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk></a></i></b>
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From: robert yawe <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk"><robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk></a><br>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMS and Open ended circuit<br>
To: "Walubengo J" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com"><jwalu@yahoo.com></a><br>
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"><kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke></a><br>
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 12:27 PM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Hi,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I
finally
got a chance to look through the presentation you sent me concerning
the marine
cable issue, which was comprehensive.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">My
suggestion
is that you call all the ISPs and give them this presentation so that
they can
stop, once and for all, passing the buck for failing the Nation and
keeping us
in the stone age of connectivity.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">From
the
presentation it is clear that the marine cable on its own was not the
panacea
for high internet charges and slow connectivity, we did not understand
that the
model for Internet access in the US cannot be applied in countries
outside that continent as the bulk of the
content is resident in the US .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">For a
long
time, over 12 years ago when I wrote an article for an IT magazine that
was
called Micro Computer Guide, I was called the village madman for
advocating about
the need to develop local content.<span style=""> </span>I was
incensed by the action by the then Karisa Communications (Makatiani
&
Ngeno) later AfricaOnline to shut down their bulleting board based
service to
provide us with the so called Internet connection yet we where on the
right
track as we created local content out of necessity.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Today
I
believe I stand exonerated as ISP’s finally confirm that the marine
cable is
not going to bring down the cost of Internet access, you wonder why we
have
wasted the past 3 years singing its praises.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I say
PS
Ndemo, in his personal capacity and on behalf of all the agencies under
his
ministry (ICT board, e-government, CCK & other), owes the country
an
apology for taking us on a wild goose chase. PS Ndemo the creation of
local
content falls smack in your docket and I have said this before all the
government has to do is digitize all those reports in their possession
beginning
with the constitution, sessional papers, census, exam results, list of
village polytechnics
and the presidents diary then we can all move from their.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Again
thanks Walubengo.</span><br>
<br>
Robert Yawe<br>
KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
Kenya<br>
<br>
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>
<br>
--- On <b>Fri, 2/10/09, Walubengo J <i><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com"><jwalu@yahoo.com></a></i></b>
wrote:<br>
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From: Walubengo J <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com"><jwalu@yahoo.com></a><br>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMS and Open ended circuit<br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"><kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke></a><br>
Date: Friday, 2 October, 2009, 8:32 AM<br>
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<div class="plainMail">McTim, Kai,<br>
<br>
I can bet you have confused more than shedding light on this issue.
But I cant blame you. It's not something one can explain in two or
three emails. Typcially its a full-semester course issue... but here
could be some highlights.<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow"
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href="http://www.strathmore.edu/pdf/ictc-08/internet-interconnection-model.pdf">http://www.strathmore.edu/pdf/ictc-08/internet-interconnection-model.pdf</a><br>
<br>
walu.<br>
<br>
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--- On Fri, 10/2/09, McTim <<a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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> From: McTim <<a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] TEAMS and Open ended circuit<br>
> To: <a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
rel="nofollow">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
> Date: Friday, October 2, 2009, 10:28 AM<br>
> Hi Robert,<br>
> <br>
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 8:48 AM, robert yawe <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > For a while I wondered why the TEAMS cable has not<br>
> gone hot yet it landed over 2 weeks ago, yesterday I got the<br>
> answer.<br>
> ><br>
> > The headline in the newpaper story indicated that<br>
> Jamii, a partner in the TEAMS project had finally connected<br>
> to Europe from Fujaira, which sounded a little strange. <br>
> Where did the fibre cable terminate to when it got to<br>
> Fujaira?<br>
> ><br>
> <br>
> SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 and FLAG all land in<br>
> Fujiarah. I assume<br>
> there is a central landing station, with links to EMIX at<br>
> that<br>
> physical location.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> ><br>
> > What this statement would suggest is that the<br>
> termination in Fujaira does not actually connect into the<br>
> Internet backbone but is actually an "open end" from where<br>
> the providers must find a carrier, read IPOP, to get them<br>
> onto the Internet.<br>
> ><br>
> <br>
> That's what I got from the newspaper articles as well.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> ><br>
> > Maybe I do not understand this Internet connectivity<br>
> issue, but taking an analogy that if Kenya Power connect<br>
> electricity to my house (before which hopefully I had<br>
> already wired the inside of the house for lights, sockets<br>
> and cookers) the minute then the minute I flick a switch a<br>
> light will come on (subject to power rationing schedule and<br>
> having bought and installed an energy saving bulb).<br>
> <br>
> The analogy is flawed. The power company is a service<br>
> provider, the<br>
> submarine cables are not providing Internet connectivity as<br>
> such.<br>
> <br>
> Power flows down a power line to your house,that's what you<br>
> consume.<br>
> <br>
> light flows down glass (Layer 1 and 2). Internet<br>
> Packets (Layer 3 and<br>
> higher) are encoded in this light.<br>
> <br>
> ><br>
> > Can someone out there familiar with fibre optic cable<br>
> termination shade some light on this issue for my benefit<br>
> and also many others out there.<br>
> <br>
> TEAMS cable carries light waves. The investors in<br>
> TEAMS have the<br>
> right to this capacity. ISPs have to buy transit<br>
> (their Internet<br>
> access) from other providers(or peer with lots of other<br>
> players). As<br>
> an ISP on TEAMS, one has to either buy transit at some<br>
> location<br>
> (London, Amsterdam, New York, Hong Kong, wherever) and haul<br>
> it to<br>
> Fujairah, OR buy it in the UAE.<br>
> <br>
> Have no coffee in the house, so this might be confusing,<br>
> sorry.<br>
> <br>
> --<br>
> Cheers,<br>
> <br>
> McTim<br>
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where<br>
> it is. A<br>
> route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>
> <br>
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