<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">@Paul, the formulae used does not make sense to me (not understanding how it is valid indicator of what it attempts to measure (affordable internet prices) "<br>
<<<<br>
<span class="yiv1205756929Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">The <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.openheatmap.com/view.html?map=ProprietorVideoedBlockbuster" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">map</a> above
shows an adjusted measure of the cost - specifically, the logarithm of
the cost, subtracted from the largest value of cost. This means that
larger numbers actually match to lower, rather than higher prices: in
Hong Kong the provider, HKBN, offers fibre to the home, with a 1Gbps
connection, which costs the equivalent of $0.028 per megabit</span><br>
<<<<<br>
<br>
But either way, it seems to place Kenya at the same levels with SA. And
am not quite sure if that is necessarily a good thing coz cost in SA are
not necessarily cheap.<br>
<br>
walu.<br><br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 11/30/10, Paul Kukubo <i><pkukubo@ict.go.ke></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Paul Kukubo <pkukubo@ict.go.ke><br>Subject: [kictanet] Global broadband prices?<br>To: jwalu@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:26 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1983025902"><span class="yiv1983025902Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><h1 style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 2px; border-collapse: collapse; border-right-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); border-left-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); font-family: georgia,serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 2.166em; line-height: 1.154; width: 460px; border-top-width: 0px;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/nov/30/broadband-world-map-point-topic">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/nov/30/broadband-world-map-point-topic</a></h1><div><br></div><h1 style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 2px; border-collapse: collapse; border-right-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); border-left-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); font-family: georgia,serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 2.166em; line-height: 1.154; width: 460px; border-top-width: 0px;">
The cheapest place on the planet to get broadband?</h1><div><div id="yiv1983025902content" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; border-collapse: collapse; float: left; font-size: 1.166em; line-height: 1.357; width: 460px;">
<div id="yiv1983025902article-wrapper" style="padding: 5px 0px 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid rgb(214, 29, 0); border-color: rgb(214, 29, 0);">
<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
Where's the best value for money for <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/broadband" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Broadband" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">broadband</a>? South Korea? The UK? No - it turns out to be Hong Kong, according to a study by the broadband consultancy Point Topic.</p>
<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
The data, which is collected on a quarterly basis by the company, showcases the best deals on offer to consumers around the world.<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
"Consumers in different countries are faced with very different broadband tariffs, dependent on geography, market and network maturity, local competition and various levels and sources of subsidy," said Fiona Vanier, senior analyst at Point Topic.</p>
<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
The <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.openheatmap.com/view.html?map=ProprietorVideoedBlockbuster" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">map</a> above shows an adjusted measure of the cost - specifically, the logarithm of the cost, subtracted from the largest value of cost. This means that larger numbers actually match to lower, rather than higher prices: in Hong Kong the provider, HKBN, offers fibre to the home, with a 1Gbps connection, which costs the equivalent of $0.028 per megabit.</p>
<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
The next in the top ten are Japan, Romania, Sweden, Latvia, China, Singapore, Russia, Germany and Finland. The UK finally appears at No.24, ahead of the US which is at No.30.<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
In the standalone tariffs that Point Topic tracks, bandwidth can vary from 150kbps (which arguably isn't broadband, though it tends to be the continuous state of the connection rather than the speed that most focus on) up to 1Gbps.</p>
<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
Many come with data limits, email addresses or static IPs, and that is before accounting for "special offers".</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
To help comparison, Point Topic analysed the amount a consumer pays for a megabit of bandwidth, and analysed the cost over a year.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
"Nine of the ten best value tariffs are either pure fibre or hybrid offerings where fibre is a significant part of the local loop. The exception is Germany where Unity Media offer a cable service that is very competitive," said Vanier. "Prices are stabilising in many markets around the world and overall in the last quarter there was an average increase globally. However there are plenty of countries that are still rolling out new networks and ISPs that are announcing new tariffs. Even in relatively mature markets, like Singapore or Italy, there is room for improvement."<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
Faster downstream speeds usually mean a lower price per megabit but the bandwidth has to be used for those savings to be achieved.<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
"Bandwidth will continue to increase as fibre edges closer to the consumer. Higher speeds generally mean better value for the consumer. All that remains is to work out how best to use it," concluded Vanier.</p>
</div>
</div><div id="yiv1983025902related" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; float: right; width: 140px;">
<div class="yiv1983025902blog-byline" style="padding: 5px 0px 30px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; float: right; width: 140px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(214, 29, 0); border-color: rgb(214, 29, 0);">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/charlesarthur" title="Contributor's page" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2007/10/17/charles_arthur_140x140.jpg" alt="Charles Arthur" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none;" height="60" width="60"></a><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: block;">Posted by</span><a rel="nofollow" class="yiv1983025902contributor" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/charlesarthur" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">Charles Arthur</a> Tuesday 30 November 2010<span class="yiv1983025902timestamp" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline; white-space:
nowrap;">07.17 GMT</span><span class="yiv1983025902byline-publication" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: block;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">guardian.co.uk</a></span></div>
<ul id="yiv1983025902article-toolbox-side" style="padding: 6px 0px 10px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; border-collapse: collapse; list-style-type: none; border-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); border-top: 1px solid rgb(214, 29, 0); background-image: none; float: left; text-align: left; width: auto;">
<li class="yiv1983025902printable" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/nov/30/broadband-world-map-point-topic/print" id="yiv1983025902printlink" class="yiv1983025902printable rollover" title="Link to a printer-friendly version" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; width: auto; float: left;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/static/97220/common/images/icon_print.gif" alt="Print this" class="yiv1983025902trail-icon" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;"></a></li>
<li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline;">
<a rel="nofollow" class="yiv1983025902rollover send-email" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/369186645" title="Opens an email form" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; width: auto; float: left;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/static/97220/common/images/icon_email-friend.gif" alt="" class="yiv1983025902trail-icon" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;"></a></li>
<li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline;">
<a rel="nofollow" class="yiv1983025902rollover send-share" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/share/369186645" title="Opens a share this page in a new window" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; width: auto; float: left;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/static/97220/common/images/icon_share.gif" alt="" class="yiv1983025902trail-icon" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;"></a></li>
<li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/clippings/add?r2PageId=1486890" id="yiv1983025902clippable" title="Sends this page to your clippings file" class="yiv1983025902rollover anchor-based-login-required package-required-YCLD" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; width: auto; float: left;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/static/97220/common/images/icon_clip.gif" alt="" class="yiv1983025902trail-icon" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;"></a></li>
<li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/contactus/369186645" class="yiv1983025902rollover contact-link" title="Displays contact data for guardian.co.uk" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; width: auto; float: left;"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/static/97220/common/images/icon_email-us.gif" alt="" class="yiv1983025902trail-icon" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;"></a></li>
<li class="yiv1983025902resize" style="padding: 5px 0px 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: block; border-top: 1px dotted rgb(153, 153, 153); clear: both; width: 140px; float: left; border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">
<img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/static/97220/common/images/icon_font.gif" alt="" class="yiv1983025902trail-icon" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: middle;"> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" id="yiv1983025902larger-sidebar" title="Increase text size" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.17em; display: inline;">larger</a> | <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" id="yiv1983025902smaller-sidebar" title="Decrease text size" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.17em; display: inline;">smaller</a></li>
</ul><div class="yiv1983025902related-keywords" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 17px; border-collapse: collapse; clear: both;">
<h4 class="yiv1983025902b4 t6" style="padding: 3px 0px 2px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; border-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; border-top: 1px solid rgb(214, 29, 0); line-height: 15px;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">Technology</a></h4>
<ul style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; list-style-type: none;">
<li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline; border-top-style: none;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/broadband" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">Broadband</a></li>
</ul><p class="yiv1983025902b4 t6" style="padding: 3px 0px 6px; margin: 9px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; border-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); border-top: 1px solid rgb(214, 29, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; font-weight: bold;">
More from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">Technology blog</a> on</p>
<h4 class="yiv1983025902b3 t6" style="padding: 3px 0px 2px; margin: 9px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; border-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; border-top: 1px dotted rgb(214, 29, 0); line-height: 15px;">
Technology</h4><ul style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; list-style-type: none;">
<li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline; border-top-style: none;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog+broadband" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">Broadband</a></li>
</ul><p class="yiv1983025902t6 b4" style="padding: 3px 0px 6px; margin: 9px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; border-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); border-top: 1px solid rgb(214, 29, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; font-weight: bold;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/tone/blog" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">More blogposts</a></p>
<p class="yiv1983025902t6 b4" style="padding: 3px 0px 6px; margin: 9px 0px 0px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; border-color: rgb(214, 29, 0); border-top: 1px solid rgb(214, 29, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; font-weight: bold;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/tone/news" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">More news</a></p>
</div></div><ul id="yiv1983025902blog-nav-bottom" class="yiv1983025902blog-navigation" style="padding: 2px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; border-collapse: collapse; list-style-type: none; border-top: 1px dotted rgb(153, 153, 153); clear: both; width: 620px;">
<li class="yiv1983025902blog-previous" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline; float: left;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/nov/29/technology-links-newsbucket1" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">Previous</a></li>
<li class="yiv1983025902blog-home" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline;">
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog" title="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none;">Blog home</a></li>
</ul></div></span>Paul Kukubo<br>Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board<br>PO Box 27150 - 00100<br>Nairobi, Kenya<br><br>12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street<br><br>Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 <br>Fax: +254 20 2211962<br>
website: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ict.go.ke">www.ict.go.ke</a><br>local content project: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.tandaa.co.ke">www.tandaa.co.ke</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/tandaakenya">www.facebook.com/tandaakenya</a><br>
twitter:@tandaaKENYA<br>BPO Project: www. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://doitinkenya.co.ke">doitinkenya.co.ke</a><br>Digital Villages Project: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.pasha.co.ke">www.pasha.co.ke</a><br><br><br>personal contacts<br>_______________<br>
<br>Cell: + 254 717 180001<br><br><br>skype: kukubopaul<br>googletalk: pkukubo<br>personal blog: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.paulkukubo.co.ke">www.paulkukubo.co.ke</a><br>personal twitter: @pkukubo<br><br><br>____________________<br>
Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub<br><br>Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment <br>
</div><br>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br><br><div class="plainMail">_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>This message was sent to: <a ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com</a><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></table><br>