<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html><head> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head>Asante sana.<br/><br/>Incidentally we have Gartner visiting with us and this morning they presented to a team of BPO providers and the Kenya ICT Board project team. We listened to a global overview of the sector via teleconference from one of their global lead analysts and they also shared an update of bpo buyers and seller trends. Will be sharing this with stakeholders.<br/><br/>Paul Kukubo<br/>CEO Kenya ICT Board<p>Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya</p><hr/><div><b>From: </b> Lucy Kimani <lkimani@yahoo.com>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:47:48 -0800 (PST)</div><div><b>To: </b><pkukubo@ict.go.ke></div><div><b>Cc: </b>KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Global broadband prices?</div><div><br/></div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Paul,</DIV>
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<DIV>A good source is:</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/search/Search.aspx?SearchBy=0&Word=Growth+in+Worldwide+Consumer+Fixed+Broadband&Search=Search&By=0">http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/search/Search.aspx?SearchBy=0&Word=Growth+in+Worldwide+Consumer+Fixed+Broadband&Search=Search&By=0</A></DIV>
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<DIV>The OECD portal also has some stats but I didnt see Africa:</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2649_34225_38690102_1_1_1_1,00.html">http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2649_34225_38690102_1_1_1_1,00.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Or </DIV>
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<DIV>There is also research available from Gartner: "Next Phase of Growth in Worldwide Consumer Fixed Broadband." </DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=g_search&id=1171912&subref=simplesearch">http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=g_search&id=1171912&subref=simplesearch</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>and Instat's <SPAN class=header><A name=IN0904516RC></A>Global Outlook for Broadband CPE Through 2013</SPAN><BR><A href="http://instat.com/catalog/mmcatalogue.asp?id=99">http://instat.com/catalog/mmcatalogue.asp?id=99</A></DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 11/30/10, pkukubo@ict.go.ke <I><pkukubo@ict.go.ke></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: pkukubo@ict.go.ke <pkukubo@ict.go.ke><BR>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Global broadband prices?<BR>To: lkimani@yahoo.com<BR>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><BR>Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 6:45 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv1761190948>Thanks Walu<BR><BR>Anyone out there with another global comparison? <BR><BR>On another note, when we see these global metrics we write to the originators where corrections are required.<BR><BR>Asante.
<DIV>Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya</DIV>
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<DIV><B>From: </B>Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Date: </B>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:40:07 -0800 (PST)</DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>@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=yiv1761190948yiv1205756929Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">The <A style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,86,137); PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.openheatmap.com/view.html?map=ProprietorVideoedBlockbuster" target=_blank rel=nofollow>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="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><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>
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<H1 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 2.16em; BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: rgb(214,29,0); BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: rgb(214,29,0); PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 2px; WIDTH: 460px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.154; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: rgb(214,29,0)">The cheapest place on the planet to get broadband?</H1>
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<P style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">Where's the best value for money for <A title="More from guardian.co.uk on Broadband" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,86,137); PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/broadband" target=_blank rel=nofollow>broadband</A>? South Korea? The UK? No - it turns out to be Hong Kong, according to a study by the broadband consultancy Point Topic.</DIV>
<P style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">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-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"><BR style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 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.</DIV>
<P style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">The <A style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,86,137); PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.openheatmap.com/view.html?map=ProprietorVideoedBlockbuster" target=_blank rel=nofollow>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.</DIV>
<P style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">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-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"><BR style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 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.</DIV>
<P style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">Many come with data limits, email addresses or static IPs, and that is before accounting for "special offers".</DIV>
<P style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">To help comparison, Point Topic analysed the amount a consumer pays for a megabit of bandwidth, and analysed the cost over a year.</DIV>
<P style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">"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-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"><BR style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px;
PADDING-TOP: 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-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"><BR style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 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.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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