the operative words are<br><br><b>“The PPP is going on well, and we expect to roll out the 4G network in some areas soon,” said Mr Bitange.<br><br> </b>I suppose the key to breaking the impasse is<br>(a)
to actualise the critical parts of the PPP (what are the details? has a
critical mass of buy-in by stakeholders been achieved?) such as
reliable, affordably priced shared infrastructure (e.g. site sharing)
and services (e.g. signal distribution),<br>
<br>(b) for CCK to decide on the standard for TV set-top boxes and allow
analog TV service consumers a reasonable period to purchase STBs or
digital TVs and<br><br>(c) for CCK to agree that irrespective of mode of
allocation of frequency spectrum for LTE, it is beneficial for the
entire economy to exploit the market potential at the earliest
opportunity.<br>
<br>Let us suppose that the potential market in Nairobi is 70% of the
national addressable market (revenue-wise); the actual figures can be
inferred from MNO subscriber and service usage statistics for 2G and 3G
services. Since Nairobi is in the simulcast period, it is possible to
establish if the digital TV transmission tests have been successful this
far. To me, it follows that it is not economic-wise justified to wait
another 3 years for digital TV signal to be available countrywide before
TV broadcasters surrender the frequency spectrum that is currently
assigned to analog TV broadcasting.<br>
<br>Since the Digital TV Migration <b>&</b> LTE rollout are mutually
dependent, I suggest it would be better for all stakeholders if CCK
phased the two projects' implementation by issuing say, 3 regional/zone
licences and the corresponding resources in a manner such as:<br>
<br>a) priority 1- greater Nairobi, greater Mombasa, and Lamu archipelago by say, October 2013<br>b) priority 2- urban areas of: Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru, Kakamega, Nyeri, Embu, Meru, Garissa by say, April 2014<br>
c) priority 3- rest of Kenya by say, January 2015.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Eng. K. Gicohi<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 March 2012 19:24, Dennis Kioko <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p>The focus on the 700 Mhz is because of standardization accross various regions, especially Africa, Europe and Mid East. This leads to more affordable equipment for all. Choosing your own "white space" will see you ordering customised equipment which comes at a high cost. </p>
<p>Brazil does some manufacturing and may decide to choose its own path. </p>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Thank you.<br>BR,<br><br>Eng. K. Gicohi<br><br>