<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:14pt"><div id="yiv6468700032"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:14pt;">@Stephen,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Thanks a lot for sharing the links it is little gestures like this that keep the forum relevant to some of us.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The statement below from one of the links shared by @song gives direction to how we can make universal access a reality in the country<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><span id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_11_1385702484110_33" style="font-style:italic;">"The next step, RCT volunteer Hernandez said, is to form cooperatives
with other indigenous villages to request concessions from the Mexican
government in order to resolve "this lack of free frequencies for
cellphone communications in the country's rural communities." "</span><br id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_11_1385702484110_38" clear="none"><div id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_11_1385702484110_10"><span id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_11_1385702484110_35"><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_11_1385702484110_12">@Wambua of CCK please advise if there is a free frequency for community GSM communications?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Regards<br clear="none"> <br><img class="irc_mut" src="http://www.kenya-advisor.com/images/kenya-mobile-phones-network-coverage.jpg" style="margin-top: 32px;" id="irc_mi" height="572" width="462"><br></div><div id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_11_1385702484110_14">Robert Yawe<br clear="none">KAY System Technologies Ltd<br clear="none">Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br clear="none">P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br clear="none">Kenya</div><div
id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18239"><br id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_11_1385702484110_16" clear="none"><br id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_11_1385702484110_18" clear="none"></div><div id="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_11_1385702484110_20">Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696</div><div class="yiv6468700032yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18188" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:14pt;"> <div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18189" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div class="yiv6468700032yqt7289027923" id="yiv6468700032yqt78560"><div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 18:06, "Song, Stephen" <stephen.song@gmail.com> wrote:<br
clear="none"> </font> </div> <div class="yiv6468700032y_msg_container"><div id="yiv6468700032"><div><div dir="ltr">There is a great example of both Fairwaves and OpenBTS in Oaxaca, Mexico. A couple of news articles on it follow:<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Ignored by big companies, Mexican village creates its own mobile service<br clear="none">
</div><div><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-27/rest-of-world/41496213_1_village-america-movil-afp">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-27/rest-of-world/41496213_1_village-america-movil-afp</a><br clear="none">
</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>The Mexican village that got itself talking<br clear="none"></div><div><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24450542">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24450542</a><br clear="none"></div><div>
<br clear="none"></div><div>-Steve Song</div></div><div class="yiv6468700032gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv6468700032gmail_quote">On 27 November 2013 10:28, robert yawe <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none">
<blockquote class="yiv6468700032gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="yiv6468700032yqt8925509187" id="yiv6468700032yqt84001"><div><div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18192" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;">Hi,<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">You can get more information about the product on their website <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.fairwaves.ru/">www.fairwaves.ru</a>.<div class="yiv6468700032im"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Regards<br clear="none"> <div>Robert Yawe<br clear="none">KAY System Technologies Ltd<br clear="none">
Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br clear="none">P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br clear="none">Kenya</div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div>Tel: <a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">+254722511225</a>, <a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">+254202010696</a></div>
</div><div style="display:block;"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18194" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:14pt;"> <div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18195" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:12pt;">
<div><div class="yiv6468700032h5"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On , Network of non- formal Educational institutions <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:nnfeischools@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:nnfeischools@yahoo.com">nnfeischools@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div>
</div></div><div><div><div class="yiv6468700032h5"><div><div><div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18197" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;"><div><div><div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18198" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;">
<div><span>Hallo Yawe</span></div><div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18199" style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;"><span>I would be interested in the product. More information<br clear="none">
</span></div><div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18200" style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"><span></span></div><div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18201" style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;">
<span>Jane</span></div><div style="display:block;"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18203" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18204" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">
<div><div><div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:08 AM, James Kulubi <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:jkulubi@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:jkulubi@yahoo.co.uk">jkulubi@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div>
<div><div><div><div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18206" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;"><div><span class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18207" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Robert,</span></div><div><span class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18208" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">I find your proposal
interesting but also confusing.</span></div><div><span class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18209" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">It is interesting because the base station is ten times cheaper and uses open source but it is also confusing because you are proposing transmission in a frequency band that is not internationally recognized for GSM (<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/3G/casestudies/GSM-FINAL.pdf" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);">click here for second and third generation GSM details</a>). Further, you
appear to be emphasis the <i>Um </i>interface and associated equipment while ignoring the <i>Abis</i> and <i>A</i> equipment and interfaces. How is does the Russian base station authenticate, switch, handle mobility and perform roaming functions and generally interface with the global environment that is full of legacy GSM systems? Will such interfaces impose additional costs? Please provide us with a link to this innovative system so we understand.</span></div>
<div><span class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18211" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Back to your last question, the CCK national radio frequency table can be found <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://cck.go.ke/licensing/spectrum/freq_table.html" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);">here…</a></span></div>
<div><span class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18213" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Regards</span></div><div></div><div><span></span></div><div><span class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18214" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">James</span></div><div><span class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18215" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br clear="none">
</span></div><div style="display:block;"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18217" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"> <div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18218" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">
<div><div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 8:56, robert yawe <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div>
<div><div><div><div class="yiv6468700032yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385702484110_18220" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">Hi Listers,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I
recently met a group of Russian developers who have a GSM base station that sells at a tenth of the mainstream ones as it is based on open source technology.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The product could have a massive impact on many of Kenya's far-flung communities as it would allow them to set up community based communication networks especially where the ARPU is too low for the commercial operators to venture.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">For this to work we need to provide a license free GSM frequency such as the 2.5 ghz that is used for data networks, do you know if there is such a provision in the CCK regulations?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">
Regards<br clear="none"><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br clear="none">KAY System Technologies Ltd<br clear="none">Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br clear="none">P O Box 55806 Nairobi,
00200<br clear="none">Kenya</div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div>Tel: <a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">+254722511225</a>, <a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">+254202010696</a></div>
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