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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Unfortunately, we may be missing the point.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> 5G will be primarily used by connected devices that will make smart cities possible (because of improved speeds).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Just looking at consumers’ handsets may be missing the point.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Safaricom should also be aware that possible competitors in Africa are building IoT networks based on radio frequencies (RF) that will bypass the GSM networks (They have been a disaster requiring topping up of voice for the sim cards to remain active)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="https://advisera.com/27001academy/#a_aid=621f58ced9bb1&a_bid=f79f3b0b"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Quality Management Systems</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="https://advisera.com/27001academy/#a_aid=621f58ced9bb1&a_bid=f79f3b0b"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Information Security Management Systems</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> KICTANet <kictanet-bounces+awatila=gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Indeje via KICTANet<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 16, 2022 3:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> Alex Watila <awatila@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> David Indeje <davidindeje@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] 5G Discourse Re-surfaces in Kenya. Are We Ready?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><img border=0 width=337 height=452 style='width:3.5104in;height:4.7083in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D8693F.29127040"></span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Dear Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Safaricom has come out and said it will take some time before rolling out the 5G service to its customers. The reason was infrastructure and the cost of devices. The entire story can be found <a href="https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/technology/costly-phones-slow-safaricom-5g-rollout-3816624">here </a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>It reminded me of our policy brief done by Mr John Walubengo and Mr Barrack Otieno who are members here "Policy Brief No.7, November 2020 --- 5G Policy Brief. Which way for Kenya?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>The objective of the study was to establish Kenya’s preparedness to deploy fifth-generation wireless networks (5G). <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>A key finding was: <b><i>"The study has established that the country is still not ready to effectively deploy and benefit from 5G technologies – particularly from a strategic, policy, and regulatory perspective."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Read below the brief: </span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://bit.ly/2XVMdit">https://bit.ly/2XVMdit</a></span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#990000'>Kind Regards,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#990000'>David Indeje <br></span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#20124D'>_____________________________________</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://cytonn.sheerhr.com/signature/icon/ico-phone.png"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A'>+254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=30 height=30 style='width:.3125in;height:.3125in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yBYq8CO3z4CMJjF8wcqHAMa3I57BvTkJ89uqP8lK9i8j6o7YiJQnjTC4eelqPvOYUff1aNqzI" alt=" "><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=30 height=30 style='width:.3125in;height:.3125in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zyiOW04Rxia0Qfi-RSMSxiWoDKO7LTnIAJ31XooS-f1NPpWqyfbDIGHOe5UeIz64IJbDU2twg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>