<div dir="ltr">I was hoping for more discussion and insights on what the PS raised. Laptops in schools, not internet speeds. <div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Dennis Kioko <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">In some countries, operators have resorted to offering WiFi to their data subscribers to reduce the load on 3G networks. Here, however the situation is made worse by the fact that most of us do not have fixed connectivity in our homes, and we therefore use mobile networks in their place. <div>
<br></div><div>Some operators say they are desisting from doing fiber to the Eastlands(FTTE) due to the high number of cuts due to road construction, or the many other reasons that people dig up trenches. </div><div><br>
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<div>So what is needed here, the government to spearhead infrastructure PPP? </div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On 21 April 2013 18:26, Walubengo J <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">That's the irony of mobile/3G networks. Quality of link varies depending on the traffic levels at a given time and location. I was upcountry in Western Kenya, some 500km away from Nairobi and I could watch video on the very same 3G link - most of the times. I suppose I was relatively the rich don/mobile-data subscriber on that particular base station in this rural setting and was enjoying hoarding the link :-)<br>
<br>But here in Nairobi, most folks are largely rich dons and are online hence the congestion and the challenge for Operators on how to manage this type of situation. Continuous expansion to accommodate more traffic means you wont have time to make profit from your previous investments/expansion. The easiest thing to do is to apply "congestion pricing" where you settle on a price that tries to keep away
additional subscribers who would otherwise spoil the surfing experience of those subscribers your already have. You could also encourage after-hours surfing (after 10pm) where those determined to be online can wait the time and get online when the rest are snoring.<br>
<br>walu.<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Japheth kemboi <<a href="mailto:kipkirui2002tz@yahoo.com" target="_blank">kipkirui2002tz@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> <br><div><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Consumer and Public Affairs <<a href="mailto:cpa@cck.go.ke" target="_blank">cpa@cck.go.ke</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br>
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<div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div><span>Just watched the video link in Dar es Salaam via Sasatel link - smooth. Pretty good talk also. </span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">
<span><br></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif"><span>Japheth. </span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt">
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Walubengo J
<<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:kipkirui2002tz@yahoo.com" target="_blank">kipkirui2002tz@yahoo.com</a> <br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, April 21, 2013 5:46 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] The future of learning and the President's proposal on Computers<br>
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<div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">@Bitange,<br><br>You wont believe it, I cannot watch the video from home, and yet am on some supposedly good 3G link here in Nairobi/Westlands. Too much jitter/latency. Guess I have to wait till tomorrow and watch from my office link or try again later after 10pm :-(<br>
<br>Just experiencing reality of the CCK report - that only 1m Kenyans (perhaps those on fiber links) have true broadband.<br><br>walu.<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt">
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Bitange Ndemo
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 20, 2013 9:02 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] The future of learning and the President's proposal on Computers<br>
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This will help explain the President's intentions on Computers.<br><br><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html" target="_blank">http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html</a><br>
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