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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I have had access at the KQ international flight lounge before,
I believe this is the case even today!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Edwin</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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kictanet-bounces+eonchari=kenyabposociety.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=kenyabposociety.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Mwangi Wamae<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 28, 2010 5:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> eonchari@kenyabposociety.or.ke<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] JKIA-Lack of wireless
internet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Wesley/Waudo:<br>
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If our local press was to be believed we have had WiFi at JKIA since 2004
provided by Ericonet (who are they?) -- "Kenya becomes the second country
Africa to have hotspots at its international airports."
"Speaking during the launch July 6 [2004], KAA managing director George
Muhoho said, "This the first step to making our airports world-
class.""<br>
<br>
I recall reading this article, I can't find the original on the East African's
website (are they embarrassed about their old reports so they take them down?)
but thankfully the Mars group has a copy <a
href="http://www.marsgroupkenya.org/multimedia/?StoryID=70369&storydate=2004-07-19&page=2">here</a>.<br>
<br>
Waudo ask your friend what happened to this contract that they loudly touted 6
years ago. What happened? Did they deliver? Were they
paid? We as a country are always procuring, when do we get vendors to
deliver?<br>
<br>
-Mw<br>
<br>
Here's a copy of the article:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>THE JOMO Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has become
the first airport in Eastern Africa to go wireless after Ericonet Ltd, a
Wireless ISP company, commissioned the first public hotspot in the country.<br>
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This means that travelers can now access the Internet anytime at designated
areas called "hotspots," within the airport using personal laptop
computers or other Wi-Fi enabled handheld devices, such as mobile phones.<br>
<br>
Kenya becomes the second country Africa to have hotspots at its international
airports. Three South African international airports; Johannes burg, Cape Town and
Durban are wireless.<br>
<br>
A hotspot is a place where wireless base station that allows anyone with a
Wi-Fi equipped computer or handheld device access the Internet has been up.
Wi-Fi, short for wireless fidelity allows laptops and other mobile devices to connect
to Internet wirelessly and at broadband speeds.<br>
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Ericonet has also just unwired the Dar es Salaam International Airport and the
Golden Tulip Tanzania, in addition to ]KIA and several other wireless networks
in the region. The Dar es Salaam International Airport, however, yet to be
commissioned, says Ericonect director Morris.<br>
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Ericonet, a Wireless Internet Service Provider in East Africa, is partnering
with the Kenya Airports Authority to roll out hotspots in airports in Kenya.<br>
<br>
Speaking during the launch July 6, KAA managing director George Muhoho said,
"This the first step to making our airports world- class."<br>
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The JKIA hotspots are integrated with the rapidly growing Global Broadband
Internet Access (GBIA) network, which has integrated several Wireless ISPs and
is already providing access in over 4, 000 locations including major airports
around the world. Global Broadband Internet Access GBIA) is an international
network of independent Wireless ISPs.<br>
<br>
The hotspots situated KIA will target both the international and local business
travellers who would like spend the so called "dead waiting for connecting
flights to access their office network, file reports and access e-mail.<br>
<br>
Global travellers will now able to roam seamlessly between GBIA-integrated airports
in Kenya and all Over world without changing any settings on their laptop,
using their existing user name and password and applying the payment method of
their choice.<br>
<br>
PicoPoint, a Dutch company based in Amsterdam, will ply Ericonet with a centrally
managed back-office and roaming solution, providing essential authentication,
authorization, accounting, billing and settlement services that will enable
Ericonet to offer a carrier-grade Wi-Pi network at the Kenyan airports.<br>
<br>
Together PicoPoint, Ericonet will offer clients the freedom to move work freely
without the inconvenience of cables and operate within wireless networks is
expected that in the years, most companies attempt to execute wireless
application strategies, bringing number of wireless data users to 36 million by
the end this year.<br>
<br>
The Wireless Local Network will be the way get there since it is the fastest,
most economical way for enabling business wirelessly.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 8:54 AM, waudo siganga <<a
href="mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com">emailsignet@mailcan.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Antony
Wachira, head of ICT at KAA tells me that they are at procurement stage. The
service will be concessioned and will be available at JKIA and Moi Airport at a
fee to users.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:59 +0300, "Joseph Mucheru" <<a
href="mailto:mucheru@google.com" target="_blank">mucheru@google.com</a>>
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Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:10 PM, waudo siganga <<a
href="mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com" target="_blank">emailsignet@mailcan.com</a>>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert,
Wesley - I am attending a conference in Mombasa with the head of ICT at KAA -
so I will mention this to him tomorrow and hear what he says. I agree its a
problem. There should be pervasive airside and landside wireless, preferably
free like in Singapore and Dubai airports.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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And Rwanda!<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:10 +0000, "robert yawe" <<a
href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif"'>Wesley, <br>
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They are called ISPs, you can take the donkey to the river but you cannot
make it drink.<br>
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Regards<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>
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--- On <b>Tue, 26/1/10, wesley kirinya <i><<a
href="mailto:kiriinya2000@yahoo.com" target="_blank">kiriinya2000@yahoo.com</a>></i></b>
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From: wesley kirinya <<a href="mailto:kiriinya2000@yahoo.com"
target="_blank">kiriinya2000@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: [ke-internetusers] JKIA-Lack of wireless internet<br>
To: "ke-users" <<a href="mailto:ke-internetusers@bdix.net"
target="_blank">ke-internetusers@bdix.net</a>><br>
Date: Tuesday, 26 January, 2010, 15:46<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"inherit","serif"'>*Sigh* I lack words on how to start this. I don't have
to explain it. Can something be done ASAP so that JKIA can have free, fast
WiFi Internet accessible everywhere (even from the toilets). Now, how can
Kenya boast of broadband when the gateway to Africa (JKIA) has nothing to
show of it. Imagine the very many passengers who use KQ (and other
airlines) from all around Africa who pass by our airport: Company
Directors, CEOs, CTOs, CFOs, ... Basically people who Kenya is trying to
reach in order to attract investments in various sectors including IT. These
are the same people going to invest in the rest of Africa. It's beyond my
thinking why JKIA has never tapped into this even before the fibres came.<br>
<br>
It's been a couple of months since I was there. Perhaps someone who was
there more recently can give us an update on the current situation. I sure
hope it has changed.<br>
<br>
8~(<br>
<br>
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