<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>In our definition of broadband, apart from speed we need to look at service properties too.</div><div>It seems the underlying problem is we think of broadband more as a competition issue </div><div>than as a public good and thus end up not emphasizing important attributes such as quality, security etc.</div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Ronald Ojino</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 11:12 AM Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kivuva and all</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Let's start with the definition so that we are on the same page. Besides a 'Kenyan Translation' let's agree first what Broadband is. Because a car is a car but there are Mercedeses, Teslas, Toyotas, and the thing that some Governor in Kenya displayed some weeks back.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">According to Wikipedia, Broadband is:-</div><div class="gmail_default"><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><b>Broadband</b> is wide <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwidth_(signal_processing)" title="Bandwidth (signal processing)" style="text-decoration-line:none;background:none" target="_blank">bandwidth</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_transmission" title="Data transmission" style="text-decoration-line:none;background:none" target="_blank">data transmission</a> which transports multiple signals and traffic types. The medium can be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_cable" title="Coaxial cable" style="text-decoration-line:none;background:none" target="_blank">coaxial cable</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber" title="Optical fiber" style="text-decoration-line:none;background:none" target="_blank">optical fiber</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio" title="Radio" style="text-decoration-line:none;background:none" target="_blank">radio</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_pair" title="Twisted pair" style="text-decoration-line:none;background:none" target="_blank">twisted pair</a>. </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif">In the context of</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_access" title="Internet access" style="background:none;font-family:georgia,serif;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Internet access</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif">,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif">broadband</b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif">is used to mean any high-speed Internet access that is <b>always on and faster than</b></span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial-up_Internet_access" title="Dial-up Internet access" style="background:none;font-family:georgia,serif;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">dial-up access</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"><b>over </b>traditional</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_old_telephone_service" title="Plain old telephone service" style="background:none;font-family:georgia,serif;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">analog</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif">or</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISDN" class="gmail-m_-2761664914820554185gmail-mw-redirect" title="ISDN" style="background:none;font-family:georgia,serif;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">ISDN</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_switched_telephone_network" title="Public switched telephone network" style="background:none;font-family:georgia,serif;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">PSTN</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif">services.</span></p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><br></p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Based on the definition above what is the broadband coverage in Kenya and what is the <a href="https://ca.go.ke/industry/universal-access/purpose-of-the-fund/" target="_blank">Universal Service Fund</a> of the Communications Authority doing to ensure Kenyans are not disenfranchised? My own thumb suck estimation is that Broadband coverage in this country stands at less than 10%. And I'm being generous.</font></p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Most of us know this. Beyond the major towns, there is almost no connectivity to speak of. How is this impacting citizens? We know for example that today you can hardly transact with the govt without online services. Most Kenyans don't have access to computers let alone Smart Phones. And when you have a Smart Phone try connecting to eCitizen. A visit to the dentist is less painful.</font></p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">According to the latest <a href="http:///" target="_blank"><span id="gmail-m_-2761664914820554185goog_1046893412"></span>Communications Authority Statistics,<span id="gmail-m_-2761664914820554185goog_1046893413"></span></a> </font><font face="georgia, serif">The data/Internet market in the country remained vibrant during the period under review. As at
31st December 2018, the total number of active data/Internet subscriptions stood at 45.7 million
of which 47.9 percent were on broadband. Consider those numbers and then consider the population of this country. And then ask yourself how reliable these statistics are. I leave it here.</font></p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><font face="georgia, serif">The impact of accessibility or lack thereof of Broadband in today's world cannot be gainsaid. We must have an executable plan in this country to ensure the disenfranchised are brought on board.</font></p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-2761664914820554185gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
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<span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 8:36 AM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Listers,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As notified last week, we are conducting</span> an assessment on the state of play and impact of
broadband in Kenya, broadly looking at the socio-economic impact on
consumers, businesses and various sectors like agriculture, education,
healthcare, finance and government. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We are looking at real life
examples of impact of broadband, challenges we face in increasing impact
of broadband and recommendations on interventions needed to address the
challenges identified. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">For this discussion, we define broadband as any fast internet. Fast enough to serve your intended purpose. We can have an extended definition through the discussion.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Some of the questions we should answer are:</p><ol start="1" style="margin-bottom:0in" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black">What is the current state of broadband in Kenya? What is the current coverage of broadband in Kenya? Do you have broadband internet in your area? How affordable is the available broadband? </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black">What barriers are there in increasing impact of broadband in Kenya?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black">What recommendations can counter the barriers identified in increasing impact of broadband?</li></ol><p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward to a grrat debate.</p><div><div class="gmail-m_-2761664914820554185gmail-m_141334522204273665m_3900781892709119473m_1517563918685365251gmail-m_-3706959649539042186m_-406314383802767005gmail_signature">Sincerely,</div></div>
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