<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt">@Catherine,<br><br>Reach for the sky, at the worst you will get to the clouds but when you reach for the roof chances are that you will never get off the ground.<br><br>Regards<br><div><span><br></span></div><div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya</div><div><br><br></div><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696</div><br> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>
<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 26 September 2013, 5:19<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] National Broadband Strategy FINAL POSITION<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3770307545"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style=""><span style="">@Bobby,</span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="">I am not Catherine (Nyaki) but I do get your drift. That indeed the projections for mobile uptake was completely off-target. And perhaps then so will our Broadband targets.</span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="">But targets are like that. It depends on what is/are your assumptions. You can base your targets on exceptional disruptive realities (such moblie technology had over the fixed lines) or chose a more cautious approach (while still hoping this would be disrupted by new technologies).</span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="">I know you run a business and so this could be a question to consider: Would you like your finance manager/director to predict your next years Revenues based on a cautious last years Revenue or would you rather work with a prediction that is based on some one-off "bumber" harvest your experienced a while back?</span></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent;FONT-STYLE:normal;FONT-FAMILY:times new roman, new york, times, serif;COLOR:rgb(0,0,0);FONT-SIZE:16px;"><span style="">Both predictions are acceptable, depending on the level of risk you want to take. At a national level, one would be more comfy with a cautious prediction - while still being quite happy if proved otherwise with some disruptive technologies of the future. The flipside of this ofcourse would be to plan for ambitious targets that presuppose a disruptive technology in mind - but if it does not occur then you are more miserable than if it did.</span></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#fff;FONT-FAMILY:times new roman, new york, times, serif;COLOR:#000;FONT-SIZE:14pt;">@Catherine, Can you please share with us what the prediction/forecast was in 2000 for the penetration of mobile telephony in a 3rd world country and what Kenya actually achieved? Regards
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:13px;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">Let me begin by apologizing for the information that was earlier posted regarding the Broadband target in Kenya, it was an unintended mix up and is highly regretted. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:13px;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">Indeed the BB connectivity target as defined in the National Broadband Strategy is 5mbps and 40Mbps for urban areas. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:13px;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">While it’s the view of the commentator that the target is too low, </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:tahoma, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;">the </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;">view</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:tahoma, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;"> of the NBS Taskforce </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;">is that the issue is not to set as high a target as possible, but to be aware of prevalent conditions. Even with the current BB definition of 256kbps, what percentage of the country is covered with broadband? ( About 10% or so), and this does not mean that all broadband connections are at 256 kbps, many people are already enjoying speeds of several hundred mbps in
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">The 40mbps in urban areas by 2017 is not a limiting factor, but a benchmarking value/ average for the total Kenyan population. A number of subscribers may by then be enjoying speeds much greater than 40 mbps, but for statistical purposes, 40mbps is the targeted connection speed.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">In addition if reference had been made to developed and developing country broadband targets, probably this question should not have arisen. It could have been realised that peak connection speeds in these countries is already beyond what is stated in their targets. In section 6.1 for the NBS for example,<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">USA: 100mbps to 100 Million homes by 2020<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">Canada: 5mbps to all by 2016<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">Austria : Basic broadband (512kbps-4mbps) to all by 2016<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">Brazil: 1 mbps to all by 2014<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">Malaysia: 50% households at 2mbps by 2020<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">South Africa: 100% universal access (to at least 256mbps) by 2019<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">Egypt : 90% of households access to 25mbps by 2021<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">So, while 1Gps shall be achieved in Chattanooga,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;"> Tennessee, </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">the general target for the United states of America is 100mbps to 100 Million homes by 2020.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:small;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">In conclusion, the target figures of 5mbps for rural areas, and 40mbps for urban areas by 2017 is realistic. In fact we may be over-ambitious, if figures from developed countries is anything to go by.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:arial;FONT-SIZE:13px;" class="yiv3770307545MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt;" lang="EN-GB">It is also important to bear in mind that BB services defined at national levels should resonate with affordability by the population.</span></div>
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<div>Apologies as it seems the confusion maybe genuine. I understand that the final Report has been uploaded on CCK website and it may be the best one to read. It seems the confusion may be due to a mix up between kilobytes and megabits. It maybe correct that our target in megabits is quite ambitious for a developing country but we must believe. Muriuki, where are you? </div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;COLOR:rgb(0,0,0);FONT-SIZE:14pt;">Walu, Instead of a cheque why don't you just accept to "pay it forward". On a more serious note, I gather that the version of the Report that Robert may have downloaded is a little dated. I have not read the thread in this debate in detail but suffice it to say note that the target in <b>Urban areas</b> is very ambitious but with FTTx it is possible. Nothing ever hurt having ambition and we must think big...Vision 2030 here we come!!! A little bird also told me that they should be loading the corrected final version of the NBS Strategy on the CCK website. That is the version that was launched. Do have a great weekend, Nyaki
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);FONT-FAMILY:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;COLOR:rgb(0,0,0);FONT-SIZE:12pt;">@Bobby, True if content was local, we would avoid "expensive" international links. Unfortunately, this was only true during the days of Satellite communications. Today you can get 1MBs international bandwidth at 200USD - compared to 5000USD we used to pay over satellite international links. Clearly, the this confirms that the bigger costs for internet are no longer the "international" link but "domestic" links. It does costs more to move 1MB of data from Mombasa to Nairobi than it does to move it from USA to Mombasa. So yes, abundant local content may help, but not quite sure by how much. My guesstimate is that our internet cost structure is split 20/80 with 20% being what we spend on international links and 80% on domestic/local links. The National Broadband Strategy aims to
reduce cost on domestic links through: 1. Shared resources:-no need for each Operator to bury their own fiber; eventually it is you and I who will pay for something which could be shared through ONE duct provided by the local counties. 2. Better Spectrum Managment:-need to free up some spectrum to the operators and look into the punitive licensing regime for spectrum 3. Supportive Infrastructure:- Did you know 100% of the Operators Base Stations must be supported by disel generators because Kenya Power is not in the rural areas and where it is in the urban areas, it often asleep3-5 times a day.. 4. etc, etc. I think I have done enough marketing for the National Broadband Strategy. I hope CS Matiangi and DG Wangusi can prepare some cheque for me. walu. nb: yes, I conceed the Strategy was prepared in exclusive resort, but what I meant is that the PROCESS was NOT EXCLUSIVE. Indeed the draft was online and open
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all homes for local traffic and 256 for imported traffic, why is it assumed that to be on the Internet I must be accessing a server hosted in the USA. The answers and right here with is but unfortunately we let politicians, bureaucrats and academics to decide direction and policy. Regards PS. and I can assure you it was done in some isolated nut exclusive dark room :-)
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM:#ccc 1px solid;BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;LINE-HEIGHT:0;MARGIN:5px 0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;HEIGHT:0px;FONT-SIZE:0px;BORDER-TOP:#ccc 1px solid;BORDER-RIGHT:#ccc 1px solid;PADDING-TOP:0px;" class="yiv3770307545hr"></div><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">From:</span></b> Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com><br clear="none"><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">To:</span></b> robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk <br clear="none"><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">Cc:</span></b> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <br clear="none"><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, 20 September 2013, 8:38<br clear="none"><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] National Broadband Strategy<br clear="none"></font></div>
<div class="yiv3770307545y_msg_container"> Bobby, Eng. Kariuki, I happen to know the team of bright chaps who facilitated the production of the Natinal Broadband Strategy - and I can assure it was not done in some isolated nad exclusive dark room :-) They tell me that in setting targets, on must be appreciate where we are today in order to project where you expect to b in nxt 5yrs. 5MB per USER by 2017 may look poor compared to the US but did you know that some of our newer Universities can only afford 10MB for their 3000+ students? You must also differentiate between capacity (of technology/bandwidth) vis a viz actual bandwidth projected to be USED. Right now in Kenya, our Operators have the technologies and capacities to deliver even 10MB per USER for each of the 16m Internet users in Kenya. But do they? The answer is big NO. The average Kenyan uses cannot afford a fiber or wireless link
of 10MB per month. In the broadband strategy we need to work on the dynamics that would make this average Kenyan afford and USE at least 5MBs per month. Now u might be begin to see that even that 5MB per user per month by 2017 is not an easy target. walu. ------------------------------ On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 8:03 PM AST (Arabian) John Kariuki wrote: >Robert, Listers > >I would agree with Robert that 40 mbps in 5 years is a rather low target for urban areas and we should achieve higher speeds in the next 2 to 3 years. 5 years in ICT is a very very long time! > > >John Kariuki. > > >________________________________ > From: robert yawe <<a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> >To: <a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk</a> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> >Sent:
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 15:12 >Subject: [kictanet] National Broadband Strategy > > > >Hi, > >I recently went through the National Broad Band Strategy documents where it was indicated that we intend to achieve a connectivity speed of 40 mbps in urban areas in the next 5 years. > >This might seem like quite an achievement but starting today some of the Internet users inChattanooga, Tennessee in the USA will be experiencing 1 Gbps speeds to their homes, it seems either we are aiming very low or the strategy is a cut and paste from an era long gone which is a clear indication of what happens when you sit in a dark room and write a strategy but with no organised group to turn to for assistance what was the other
choice? > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/17/how-chattanooga-beat-google-fiber-by-half-a-decade/#! > > >Regards > >About Chattanooga: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" shape="rect">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee</a> > > >Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list ><a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> ><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" shape="rect">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a> > >Unsubscribe or change your
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