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Re: [kictanet] Tanzania first to lower internet rates? huh?
by S.Murigi Muraya 31 Oct '09

31 Oct '09

To think that Nyerere spoke of Kenya as being man eat man ... Looks like they are following in our footsteps now. Question: Is it viable to offer monthly throughput @ USD 2.00 to the masses, yet? Not to justify mobile networks (rarely use them due to the factors you just explained below), 1GB at USD 2.00 is a way to package it for the masses who earn 2-5 USD per day - without taking you telcos and ISP's out of business. With the Safaricom offer, users in low density areas, are hitting speeds (throughputs) of up to 1Mbs while in more densely populated areas experience much less. So while some can download up to 5GB per day, others can only download 500Mb for the same KES 200. Safaricom has been wise not to to be too specific in their offer - just calling it unlimited downloads for KES 200 per day. That said, look forward to hearing you speak at the Skunkworks meeting on Thursday, Nov 3, 2009. Come with your marketers with pricing information about FTTB, routers .... SMM kai wulff wrote: > > And I get complaints about the charges in Kenya ... > > > > There is another confusion .. > > > > Some people confuse packages (like 1GBYTE) with throughput like 1Mbps ... > > > > If you have 1Mbps duplex you can receive: > > > > 1 Megabyte in 8 seconds > > > > 7.5 Megabyte in a minute > > > > 450 Megabyte in an hour > > > > 10800 Megabyte in a day > > > > 326700 Megabyte (319 Gigabyte) in a month (30.25 days) > > > > Since you can send the same amount you could have a volume of 638 > Gigabyte with a 1Mbps pipe ... > > > > So if you take 1Mbps at 600 USD you will arrive for a package of > 10Gigabyte at less than 1 USD ..... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Von:* kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:[email protected]] *Im > Auftrag von *Brian Munyao Longwe > *Gesendet:* Saturday, October 31, 2009 10:47 > *An:* kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Betreff:* [kictanet] Tanzania first to lower internet rates? huh? > > > > TTCL drops pricing to 1MB for $2415/month? and that is low? Read on..... > > First East African country to lower internet rates? hmmmm..... > > > Tanzania First to Lower Internet Rates > > Tanzania Telecommunication Company Ltd customers will from this month > enjoy a 50 per cent cut in Internet charges, making Tanzania the first > East African country to lower Internet charges. TTCL chief executive > officer Said Amour Said, told The EastAfrican that the lowering of > charges follows the firm's connecting to the Seacom submarine fibre > optic cable. > > "TTCL has reduced its Internet prices effective from October 1, in > order to pass on this cost saving benefit to the end users, and the > high customer expectations of reduced costs on Internet services have > finally been met," he said. > > The new prices will see high volume Internet users including banks, > large businesses and corporations, government agencies and other > institutions enjoying a substantial Internet bandwidth cost reduction > as customers will get the same capacity of bandwidth at a third the > current prices. > > Under the new structure, a client who buys 1Mbps of Internet capacity > for Tsh9.2 million ($7,000) will now buy the same capacity for just > Tsh3.14 million ($2,415). > > For small and medium businesses like cyber cafes, the price has been > slashed by 50 per cent. > > According to Mr Said, customers who were buying 5GB for $200 > (Tsh200,000) will now buy 10GB for the same amount of money, and that > all Internet subscribers in this category would continue to get high > speed of up to 4Mbps through their TTCL fixed lines. > > According to the new tariff, non-commercial ordinary clients will > enjoy a new package with unlimited use for a monthly price of > Tsh45,000 ($ 43) with a speed of up to 256Kbps. > > "It is an ideal service mostly for the common man because it is > affordable and guarantees continuous usage," explained Said. > > (Source: The East African) > > > > -- > Brian Munyao Longwe > e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]> > cell: + 254 722 518 744 > blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com > meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%40gmail.… >

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Re: [kictanet] Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya
by Eric M.K Osiakwan 31 Oct '09

31 Oct '09

Actually more than that, alot of people were made offers that turn out not to be what was on paper (and am not in any way imputing motives on KDN as an enterprise) Eric here On 31 Oct 2009, at 01:33, kai wulff wrote: > Eric, > > You need an offer? > > Kai > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:[email protected]] Im > Auftrag von Eric M.K Osiakwan > Gesendet: Saturday, October 31, 2009 07:59 > An: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Betreff: Re: [kictanet] Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya > > Evidence is the name of the game, though we are not in court....:-) > > TGIF. > > Eric here > > > On 30 Oct 2009, at 00:08, alice munyua wrote: > >> KDN, For example "is currently selling submarine capacity, delivered >> to the user at between 220 and 600 USD per 4 Mbps! This is an >> effective price of between 55 to 150 USD per Mbps depending on >> volume". >> >> Best >> Alice >> >> ------Original Message------ >> From: alice munyua >> Sender: kictanet-bounces+alice=apc.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> To: alice(a)apc.org >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> ReplyTo: alice(a)apc.org >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya >> Sent: 30 Oct 2009 07:03 >> >> Hi Eric >> Thank you for this posting. A question though, who wrote this piece >> and where did they get their information apart from quoting P.S. >> Ndemo? >> >> Best >> Alice >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> >> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:14:14 >> To: <alice(a)apc.org> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Subject: [kictanet] Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: alice(a)apc.org >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: alice(a)apc.org >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emko%40internetresearch > .com.gh >> > > Eric M.K Osiakwan > Director > Internet Research > www.internetresearch.com.gh > emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh > 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North > Tel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031 > Fax: +233.21.258811 > Cell: +233.24.4386792 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kai.wulff%40kdn.co.ke > > Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.21.258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792

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Fwd: O3b Networks appoints a new CEO
by Eric M.K Osiakwan 31 Oct '09

31 Oct '09

fyi...sorry for cross posting. Begin forwarded message: > From: "O3b Networks Ltd" <O3b_Networks_Ltd(a)mail.vresp.com> > Date: 30 October 2009 02:01:28 EDT > To: secretary(a)gispa.org.gh > Subject: O3b Networks appoints a new CEO > Reply-To: "O3b Networks Ltd" <reply-d61de6b0b8-494b48f466-2f86(a)u.cts.vresp.com > > > > O3b Networks Limited appoints a new CEO to manage accelerating growth > > Fast growing satellite service provider appoints a Greg Clarke as > CEO to manage the company’s strong growth. > > Jersey, Channel Islands - October 28thz, 2009 – O3b Networks Limited > (O3b) the developer of a new fiber quality, satellite-based, global > Internet backbone and next generation backhaul infrastructure > announced the appointment of Greg Clarke as CEO. Mr. Clarke brings > to O3b a strong history of success and experience in the development > and operations of large service organizations and has held the top > position in global blue chip companies ranging from the technology > sector to real estate. As the former CEO of Cable & Wireless > Communications he built and managed the mobile networks in 54 > countries and most recently was the CEO of Lend Lease in Australia, > a multi-million dollar real estate management company. Prior to Lend > Lease, Mr. Clarke was the CEO of ICO a Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) > satellite based mobile phone provider. > > "Data backhaul and IP Backbone connectivity remain the most > expensive capital and operational expenditure costs for cellular > providers and ISPs in emerging markets” said Greg Clarke. “This > trend is expected to continue into the near future, as these service > providers continue to focus on data services in an attempt to > maintain profitability, due to the commoditization of voice > services. O3B has developed the technology to change this cost > structure for service providers while enabling internet penetration > in emerging markets." > > Reaching over 100 emerging market countries, O3b’s Next Generation > Satellites will provide fiber quality low latency connectivity for > cellular operators and Internet Service Providers. The company > intends to help emerging market service providers dramatically > reduce backhaul costs and improve service availability by delivering > high data rates directly to cellular towers so operators can > profitably offer 3G services even in the most remote locations. In > the past year O3b Networks Ltd. has accrued a backlog of just under > $600,000,000 USD in service contracts from Cellular Operators and > Internet Service Providers allowing for profitability at service > commencement. > > “Our vision remains to connect the unconnected and as we move closer > to actualizing this vision it was important for us to bring in a > candidate that has the right background for the next phase of O3b’s > growth”, said Greg Wyler, Director and founder of O3b. “We have been > looking for a CEO with Greg Clarke’s experience and are excited that > he is opted to join O3b”. Mr. Wyler will continue his technology > leadership role as O3b continues to design new ground equipment for > cellular backhaul and mobile communications and applications. > > About O3b Ltd. > > O3b is building a new fiber-quality, satellite-based, global > Internet Backbone for telecommunications operators (telcos) and > Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in emerging markets. With > deployment scheduled for late 2010, the O3b Networks system will > combine global reach and the speed of a fiber-optic network. With > investment and operational support from Google Inc., Liberty Global, > Inc. and HSBC Principal Investments, and NorthBridge Venture > Partners, the O3b Networks system will provide telcos and ISPs with > a low-cost, high-speed alternative to connect their 3G, WiMAX and > fixed-line networks to the rest of the world. This will allow > billions of consumers and businesses in more than 150 countries to > benefit from high-speed Internet connectivity for educational, > medical and commercial applications. O3b Networks’ headquarters is > in St. John, Jersey, Channel Islands. Ground systems and technical > development are managed through its wholly owned subsidiary in > Englewood, Colorado. > > For more information please visit www.o3bnetworks.com > > O3b Networks Media Contact > > Ladi OkuneyeMarketing Director > > Email: ladi.okuneye(a)o3bnetworks.com > > > > If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this > message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on > the following link: Unsubscribe > O3b Networks Limited > St John's Manor Offices > Le Neuf Chemin > St John, Jersey > Channel Islands > JE3 4EH > Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. > > > Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.21.258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792

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Re: [kictanet] Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya
by alice munyua 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

Ooops just been informed by Adam that the article was in the nation. Thanks Alice ------Original Message------ From: alice munyua Sender: kictanet-bounces+alice=apc.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: alice(a)apc.org Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions ReplyTo: alice(a)apc.org Subject: Re: [kictanet] Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya Sent: 30 Oct 2009 07:03 Hi Eric Thank you for this posting. A question though, who wrote this piece and where did they get their information apart from quoting P.S. Ndemo? Best Alice -----Original Message----- From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:14:14 To: <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: alice(a)apc.org Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: alice(a)apc.org Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org

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Skunkworks Meeting, Tuesday 3rd November, 2009, KDN CEO, Talking Fibre
by Phares Kariuki 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

Hi, There will be a Skunkworks meeting on the 3rd of November, at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor. We are pleased to have the speaker as Mr. Kai Wulff, KDN CEO. Meeting will start at 6 pm. Topics covered will be as follows: 1. Kenya, now that the Fibre has landed, what’s the future? 2. What it takes to build a fibre network in Kenya 3. KDN’s future plans. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Thanks to our kind sponsors, Multimedia University College of Kenya for graciously hosting us, time after time, and KDN for their sponsorship. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Governance vs Utiliterianism
by Al Kags 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

I am studying an interesting report on the governance of pioneering public projects that are geared towards increasing competitiveness of a country. Such projects could include, TEAMS, the ROOLA project and the Athi River Plantation project. On the one hand, there is the thinking that the government must act fast and intuitively to lay such projects on the ground to ensure that the country has the facilities it requires for its people to be competitive. A good example of this is TEAMS, where the government had to act fast to increase Kenya's competitiveness. In many cases, this fast action, by necessity circamvents the existing law because the law doesn't change as intuitively. Take TEAMS: people who are versed in questions of governance have put the government to task on its governance. They say that while the government has acted in the public's best interest and with integrity on this project (this is the one large scale government project that hasn't taken decades and has no scandal), it may have gone beyond existing operational law, which sets a precedent that can be misused. I am trying to gain perspective on this issue. What have other countries done with their laws where they have found themselves needing to move quickly beyond the existing law? How did they ensure no reduction in speed of delivery of competitive public service despite the slow changing, sometimes complicated legal process? If you have opinions as well as materials I could read/watch/listen to, I would be most interested. Al Kags

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ICANN root signing likely to shake Africa internet
by Rebecca Wanjiku 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

The root will be signed from Jan 2010 Some Africa ISP heads think it will have no effect, the root operators think it will. Who do you believe? Your choice. http://bit.ly/2mEQPm Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/

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Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya
by Eric M.K Osiakwan 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya The Kenyan Government has accused TEAMS shareholders of colluding to fix internet connectivity prices. Information and Communication PS Bitange Ndemo said the shareholders are making a massive 2,000 per cent from selling their capacity before the cable officially goes live. The shareholders have said that they will first have to recoup their investment before lowering the Internet connectivity prices. He said the shareholders should be selling internet connection at about $200 per Megabyte (MB) but the companies have held the price at about $4,000 just below the current price of satellite. "When we were initially setting up TEAMs the issue of recouping investments after it had gone live did not feature," Dr Ndemo said. Some shareholders have confirmed that they are already using the signal, but charging at prices of satellite. "The shareholders are entitled to pre-sell their capacity although the cable has not yet been handed over to TEAMS for commercial operations," said Teams chairman, Michael Joseph. He said the official launch will be announced on Thursday. Teams undersea fibre optic cable landed on June 12 and has been since undergoing testing. The initial testing report was released on August 21. Dr Ndemo says some of the shareholders are sabotaging the government's bid to increase Internet access in Kenya by delaying the launch. In the cable, the Government of Kenya has a 20 per cent stake, Safaricom Limited 22.5 per cent and Telkom Kenya Limited 22.5 per cent. Others include Essar Telecom Kenya Ltd, Kenya Data Networks Ltd, Wananchi Telecoms, Access Kenya and Jamii Telecommunications Ltd. The investors say meaningful price reductions will take up to three years. Dr Bitange says the government may be forced to step in and regulate internet connectivity charges if the prices will not come down significantly in the next one month. (Source: Daily Nation) NB: Sorry for crossposting. Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.21.258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792

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Fw: [AfrICANN-discuss] Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya
by alice munyua 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya The Kenyan Government has accused TEAMS shareholders of colluding to fix internet connectivity prices. Information and Communication PS Bitange Ndemo said the shareholders are making a massive 2,000 per cent from selling their capacity before the cable officially goes live. The shareholders have said that they will first have to recoup their investment before lowering the Internet connectivity prices. He said the shareholders should be selling internet connection at about $200 per Megabyte (MB) but the companies have held the price at about $4,000 just below the current price of satellite. "When we were initially setting up TEAMs the issue of recouping investments after it had gone live did not feature," Dr Ndemo said. Some shareholders have confirmed that they are already using the signal, but charging at prices of satellite. "The shareholders are entitled to pre-sell their capacity although the cable has not yet been handed over to TEAMS for commercial operations," said Teams chairman, Michael Joseph. He said the official launch will be announced on Thursday. Teams undersea fibre optic cable landed on June 12 and has been since undergoing testing. The initial testing report was released on August 21. Dr Ndemo says some of the shareholders are sabotaging the government's bid to increase Internet access in Kenya by delaying the launch. In the cable, the Government of Kenya has a 20 per cent stake, Safaricom Limited 22.5 per cent and Telkom Kenya Limited 22.5 per cent. Others include Essar Telecom Kenya Ltd, Kenya Data Networks Ltd, Wananchi Telecoms, Access Kenya and Jamii Telecommunications Ltd. The investors say meaningful price reductions will take up to three years. Dr Bitange says the government may be forced to step in and regulate internet connectivity charges if the prices will not come down significantly in the next one month. (Source: Daily Nation) NB: Sorry for crossposting. Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.21.258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792 -----Original Message----- From: "Eric M.K Osiakwan" <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:14:14 To: <Participants(a)ghanaconnect.org.gh>; <members(a)gispa.org.gh>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; <africann(a)afrinic.net> Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Uproar Over Internet Costs in Kenya _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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May be of Interest: Regional Cooperation in IT -- South Asia
by Victor Gathara 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

A challenge to the East African Community? Victor DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the UK Government's fight against world poverty. Find out more at http://www.dfid.gov.uk. The road to Copenhagen: the UK Government's ambition for a global deal on climate change. Find out more at http://www.actoncopenhagen.gov.uk and about DFID's work at http://www.dfid.gov.uk/climate. ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Peapod. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.peapod.co.uk/cleanmail

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Fw: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN 37 International meeting in NAIROBI, Kenya
by alice munyua 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

Please apply/ register/ participate. We need more of us in the region to contribute and participate to these global internet governance policy processes. Best regards Alice @@@ Registration is open for Nairobi: http://nbo.icann.org/ Reminder: fellowship call for Nairobi is opened till 6 November 2009 @@@@ L'enregistrement pour la 37eme Reunion Internationale de l'ICANN est ouverte a: http://nbo.icann.org/ Je vous rappelle a tous que le preogramme de bourse pour lareunion de Nairobi ferme l'appel a candidature le 6 Novembre.2009 @@@http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ *The 37th International Public ICANN meeting in Nairobi, Kenya 7-12 March 2010 Application Round opens: 28 September 2009 Application Round closes: 6 November 2009 Selected Fellows announced: 18 December 2009* Online Application Form Documentation Terms and Conditions Fellowship Committee Fellowships Committee Questions/Comments? Email: fellowships(a)icann.org -----Original Message----- From: Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:22:24 To: <africann(a)afrinic.net>; AfTLD Discuss<aftld-discuss(a)aftld.org>; AFRINIC<afrinic-discuss(a)afrinic.org>; Discussion List for African Private Sector and ICT4D<aisi-ps-l(a)dgroups.org>; African Information Society Initiative - Discussion Forum<aisi-l(a)lyris.bellanet.org> Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN 37 International meeting in NAIROBI, Kenya _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Telecoms firms oppose 1pc universal fund
by McTim 28 Oct '09

28 Oct '09

http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/-/2558/676810/-/item/0/-/itq5ov/-/inde… "Telecommunications operators in Kenya have opposed plans by the industry regulator to levy a one per cent fee on their gross annual income to set up a universal fund. The bone of contention is that the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) plans to collect the levy under the proposed Universal Service Fund, and thereafter lend the money to the same entities as commercial loans. " Is this notion of loans shocking to anyone else? -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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Orange launches attractive Internet offers
by Harry Hare 28 Oct '09

28 Oct '09

Hi All, Looks like the forces of supply and demand are slowly taking over. http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-main-stories/318-orange-launches-att ractive-internet-offers.html Harry African eDevelopment Resource Centre eDevelopment House : : 604 Limuru Road Old Muthaiga : : P O Box 49475 00100 Nairobi : : Kenya T +254 20 3741646/7 : : C +254 725 650044 Training : : Research: :Consultancy: : Publishing

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Re: [kictanet] CCK named African regulator of the year
by charles nduati 28 Oct '09

28 Oct '09

Hi DG Njoroge, Kindly thank on behalf of the listers His Excellency the President, Prime minister, Hon Pogisho and ours truly PS Ndemo, your chairman, Board and staff CCK cause we have come along way. I don't how many remember the time of TESPOK Internet exchange disconnection by CCK (how times change) Indeed we do have a conducive environment for business although it can better but this commendation means that we are leading the rest in Africa Keep it up CCK Cheers all !!!! Charles Nduati CHARLES N. NDUATI GENERAL MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] www.jkuat.ac.ke --- On Mon, 26/10/09, Douglas Onyango <ondouglas(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Douglas Onyango <ondouglas(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] CCK named African regulator of the year > To: charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Monday, 26 October, 2009, 8:36 > Congratulations to the CCK. > > Regards, > Douglas Onyango +256(0712)981329 > > If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the > Problem. > > --- On Sun, 10/25/09, alice(a)apc.org > <alice(a)apc.org> wrote: > > From: alice(a)apc.org <alice(a)apc.org> > Subject: [kictanet] CCK named African regulator of the > year > To: ondouglas(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 8:36 AM > > > CCK named African regulator of the year > BY EVELYNE NJOROGE > Updated 3 hours 7 minutes ago > > CAPE TOWN, Oct 24- The Communications Commission of Kenya > (CCK) is this > year's winner of the African Infrastructure Regulator > of the Year Award. > > CCK was declared the winner by the investment > communications group, Africa > Investor in Cape Town, South Africa, at a ceremony attended > by venture > capitalists, > developers, and infrastructure experts and policy makers. > > "We are delighted with the award, which goes to show > that our efforts to > promote an excellent and stable investment climate in > communications > industry in the country are being noted as progressive and > exceptional", > said CCK Director General Charles Njoroge of the award. > > He attributed the recognition to their policy of having > consultations > before making any major decision that affects the > industry. > > Mr Njoroge called on investors in the Information and > Communications > Technology industry to take advantage of the stable > regulatory climate and > improved infrastructure to set up businesses in the > country. > > "The country's broadband infrastructure offers > investors tremendous > opportunities for their businesses and we expect to see > more investments > in all facets of the economy that will be driven by the > available reliable > connectivity," he > said. > > http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/Kenyabusiness/CCK-named-African-regulat… > > CCK won the award for its role in seeking to develop > regulations that are > aimed at alleviating poverty and improving the investment > climate in > partnership with the private sector. > > "Through infrastructure investment, the private sector > operating in Africa > has established itself as a critical development > partner," said Africa > Investor's Vice Chairman Hubert Danso while presenting > the award. > > CCK beat its counterparts in Nigeria (Nigeria > Communications Commission > -NCC) and South Africa (Independent Communications > Authority of South > Africa -ICASA) that had also been short listed for the > award. > > Other award category winners included Africa Development > Bank as the > Sponsor of > the Year Award, and the Industrial Development > Corporation, > which won the award in the Developer of the Year category. > > The Power Deal of the Year award went to Exxaro, while > Nedbank Capital > took Transport Deal of the Year Award, and Rand Merchant > Bank led the way > with Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: ondouglas(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ondouglas%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/charlesnduati2002%40ya… >

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 29, Issue 65
by Herbert Nyukuri 28 Oct '09

28 Oct '09

Walu, Kwach and all, I read the discussion and analysis about broadband costing with immense interest. I belief that the stats below can enrich and contribute in putting into perspective what we are talking about in a nutshell. I have lifted it from a paper am reviewing. I therefore see CCK's plate quite full in making sure that we consistently move towards the direction of affordable rates. Herbert Development Informatics Working Paper no.42: The ICT4D 2.0 Manifesto Broadband: New Hope / New Divide Broadband is already an integral part of ICT usage in the global North. In the US, for example (one of the poorer performers), by 2008, there were 25 broadband subscriptions per 100 citizens, and 55% of households had broadband, representing around 90% of all Internet connections. By contrast, the subscription rates for most African countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda were well under 0.1% of the population. Tiny Andorra had roughly as many broadband subscriptions as Africa's most populous country, Nigeria. So, as we start seeing digital divides closing around Internet access and mobile phone ownership, a new broadband divide is growing. This is already – and will continuingly – require a strategic response which, if not led, must at the least be coordinated by government. As and where this happens, the development results will be impressive. Broadband uptake is associated at the macro level with growth in indicators such as employment and GDP, and at the micro level there are many new employment- and productivity-enhancing opportunities. Manchester Centre for Development Informatics Working Paper 42 Full citation The ICT4D 2.0 Manifesto: Where Next for ICTs and International Development? Richard Heeks Development Informatics Group University of Manchester, UK 2009 --- On Tue, 10/27/09, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: From: kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 29, Issue 65 To: herbertwamalwa(a)yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 8:53 AM Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: [Skunkworks] Safaricom to introduce unlimitedinternet service (Akich Kwach) 2. Re: "Outsource our jobs? Why firms are afraid of BPOs" (Edith Adera) 3. Re: "Outsource our jobs? Why firms are afraid of BPOs" (Rad!) 4. Fw: press invite - kenya economic report 2009 launch (alice munyua) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:30:26 +0300 From: "Akich Kwach" <kwach(a)archway-productions.com> To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Safaricom to introduce unlimitedinternet service Message-ID: <BCCA03C03191455C9A683D8ACEDA96DF@USERPC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Walu, I have been receiving such direct marketing mails from Safaricom. One thing i noted with concern; are such products developed/informed based market research, i doubt if ordinary Kenyans would have made such proposals. In my view, this is like pushing products/services down the customers throat. Even with those "wonder speed", COST is stil a fundamental factor especially for the SMEs under which majority of Kenyans fall. One fact is the operator is ignoring the public expectations - speed without cost is just but a fallacy. Thank you for making the GDP comparison which the operators and regulators always ignore, both should aprreciate internet and information are basic needs if we have to achieve the 2030 dream and as such those in the sector should not just be focussing on being declared the highest tax payers. Could someone from Safaricom let us know whom they were targeting with such offers? Have a blessed week Akich Kwach ----- Original Message ----- From: Walubengo J To: kwach(a)archway-productions.com Cc: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Safaricom to introduce unlimitedinternet service very interesting analysis...@200ksh unlimited internet gives you 6,000Ksh per month as some of you noted - almost 100USD per month. Almost like in the US -BUT the US GDP per capita is about 50times higher than .KE. So we must adopt some weighting to get the equivalent pricing in kenya. Put in another way, Kenyans should work towards 50x less the US monthly rates (of 100USD) for broadband internet i.e. 2USD per month for unlimited broadband internet. It wont happen tomorrow, maybe 2030? But am glad the operators are tweaking all possible combinations as the 1st step in seeing how to move in that direction... walu. --- On Sun, 10/25/09, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Safaricom to introduce unlimited internet service To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 12:55 PM Thats Kbps not KBps... ./bernard On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru(a)gmail.com> wrote: My peak is approx 260KBps. Average 140 KBps... However, I don't doubt the capacities provided by the submarine fiber cables...Thats no longer a constraint now....My biggest worry is at the radio interface. The biggest bottleneck in any GSM/UMTS network is at the BTS/Node B level...You can have STM-1 capacities on the transmission but the bandwidth in the wireless medium diminishes exponentially as the number of users per cell increases. Also voice is always given a priority so again this should add to the congestion(remember the free calls ?) Also, there's no info on how long this promo is(or whether it is a promo)... ./bernard On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: 10 gigs at what rate Bernard? I think they now have extra bandwidth on Teams, hence the unlimited product. -- with Regards: Get your free technology e-magazine in pdf format: Tekniaonline: http://bit.ly/tekniaonline-2 Maybe we should start a Reality show of collapsing buidlings: http://gramware.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: kwach(a)archway-productions.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kwach%40archway-produc…

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Re: [kictanet] "Outsource our jobs? Why firms are afraid of BPOs"
by Peres Were 28 Oct '09

28 Oct '09

The article is enlightening, especially since in the past, local corporates which run their own call centres have not been willing to openly discuss their reasons as to why they prefer not to outsource. It is true that most companies would rather keep their customer care functions in house, so they can maintain control of this critical aspect of their business which has a direct impact on building and retaining their customer base. Much of India's growth in the contact centre industry has been spurred by Western corporates 'offshoring' their contact centres to India. This means that the company simply sets up and runs its own contact centre in an offshore location. The result is that the organisation still maintains control of its customer care operations, albeit at a lower cost due to the reduced operational costs at the offshore location. However, there are still many organisations that prefer to outsource their call centres, depending what functions those centres could be providing e.g order entry, travel reservations, credit card applications, debt collection, telephone screening interviews for mass recruitment, etc the list is endless . We at the Kenya BPO & Contact Centre Society are working closely with government and stakeholders, towards developing a strong contact centre industry that can build customer loyalty and deliver an excellent customer experience that can reinforce brand values, regardless of whether the contact centre is in house or outsourced. We are also encouraging organizations to outsource various processes to the numerous BPO & KPO operators that exist in Kenya. There is a misconception that BPO=Call Centres. However there are many other processes which local corporates including the banks are outsourcing e.g. data storage, billing, payroll processing, IT Support, market surveys, telesales, market research, and many others. The title of the newspaper article is therefore misleading. Peres Were Vice Chair Kenya BPO Society Quoting michael Ouma <benomnta(a)yahoo.com>: > > > Hi all: > > kindly follow this link for the article from the interview we did: > "Outsource our jobs? Why firms are afraid of BPOs" > > http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/-/2558/676830/-/qxo0jiz/-/index.html > > > Michael Ouma > Journalist > Nairobi, Kenya > Tel: +254-725-537823 / +254-0731-201729 > Email: benomnta(a)yahoo.com > > "There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far > less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction," > - JF Kennedy. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: pwere(a)cascadegl.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pwere%40cascadegl.com > ----- End forwarded message ----- The article is enlightening, especially since in the past, local corporates which run their own call centres have not been willing to openly discuss their reasons as to why they prefer not to outsource. It is true that most companies would rather keep their customer care functions in house, so they can maintain control of this critical aspect of their business which has a direct impact on building and retaining their customer base. Much of India's growth in the contact centre industry has been spurred by Western corporates 'offshoring' their contact centres to India. This means that the company simply sets up and runs its own contact centre in an offshore location. The result is that the organisation still maintains control of its customer care operations, albeit at a lower cost due to the reduced operational costs at the offshore location. However, there are still many organisations that prefer to outsource their call centres, depending what functions those centres could be providing e.g order entry, travel reservations, credit card applications, debt collection, telephone screening interviews for mass recruitment, etc the list is endless . We at the Kenya BPO & Contact Centre Society are working closely with government and stakeholders, towards developing a strong contact centre industry that can build customer loyalty and deliver an excellent customer experience that can reinforce brand values, regardless of whether the contact centre is in house or outsourced. We are also encouraging organizations to outsource various processes to the numerous BPO & KPO operators that exist in Kenya. There is a misconception that BPO=Call Centres. However there are many other processes which local corporates including the banks are outsourcing e.g. data storage, billing, payroll processing, IT Support, market surveys, telesales, market research, and many others. The title of the newspaper article is therefore misleading. Peres Were Vice Chair Kenya BPO Society Quoting michael Ouma <benomnta(a)yahoo.com>: > > > Hi all: > > kindly follow this link for the article from the interview we did: > "Outsource our jobs? Why firms are afraid of BPOs" > > http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/-/2558/676830/-/qxo0jiz/-/index.html > > > Michael Ouma > Journalist > Nairobi, Kenya > Tel: +254-725-537823 / +254-0731-201729 > Email: benomnta(a)yahoo.com > > "There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far > less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction," > - JF Kennedy. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: pwere(a)cascadegl.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pwere%40cascadegl.com >

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Kenyan .ke domain
by kennedy waweru 27 Oct '09

27 Oct '09

Greetings skunks. just a quick one. Any other way you think the .ke domain should be managed to effectively brand Kenya on the internet. regards, kennedy

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Re: [kictanet] "Outsource our jobs? Why firms are afraid of BPOs"
by Edith Adera 27 Oct '09

27 Oct '09

Michael, >From the article, it's clear that the sector has a long way to go! I recall during the BPO workshop at KICC, Dr Ndemo pledged to host a local workshop to bring stakeholders together (including these firms) to discuss these issues and explore how trust can be built to outsource to local BPO firms. The time is ripe. Edith

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Fw: press invite - kenya economic report 2009 launch
by alice munyua 27 Oct '09

27 Oct '09

-----Original Message----- From: nmathu(a)treasury.go.ke Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:32:02 To: <nickwaitathu(a)financialpost.co.ke> Subject: press invite - kenya economic report 2009 launch Dear Partner, RE: THE KENYA ECONOMIC REPORT 2009 LAUNCH The Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) and the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development & Vision 2030 cordially invite you to the Launch of the inaugural edition of the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2009 on Wednesday 28th of October 2009 at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies starting at 9:00am. The Kenya Economic Report will be published annually and will primarily focus on the economic performance of the country over the previous one year and prospects for the following three years. The report, produced by KIPPRA in consultation with the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development & Vision 2030, Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Kenya, shall be laid before the National Assembly by the Minister for Planning, National Development & Vision 2030. You are cordially invited to attend and cover this function. Nancy Mathu PRO

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Safaricom to introduce unlimited internet service
by Walubengo J 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

very interesting analysis...@200ksh unlimited internet gives you 6,000Ksh per month as some of you noted - almost 100USD per month. Almost like in the US -BUT the US GDP per capita is about 50times higher than .KE. So we must adopt some weighting to get the equivalent pricing in kenya. Put in another way, Kenyans should work towards 50x less the US monthly rates (of 100USD) for broadband internet i.e. 2USD per month for unlimited broadband internet. It wont happen tomorrow, maybe 2030? But am glad the operators are tweaking all possible combinations as the 1st step in seeing how to move in that direction... walu. --- On Sun, 10/25/09, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Safaricom to introduce unlimited internet service To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 12:55 PM Thats Kbps not KBps... ./bernard On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru(a)gmail.com> wrote: My peak is approx 260KBps. Average 140 KBps... However, I don't doubt the capacities provided by the submarine fiber cables...Thats no longer a constraint now....My biggest worry is at the radio interface. The biggest bottleneck in any GSM/UMTS network is at the BTS/Node B level...You can have STM-1 capacities on the transmission but the bandwidth in the wireless medium diminishes exponentially as the number of users per cell increases. Also voice is always given a priority so again this should add to the congestion(remember the free calls ?) Also, there's no info on how long this promo is(or whether it is a promo)... ./bernard On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: 10 gigs at what rate Bernard? I think they now have extra bandwidth on Teams, hence the unlimited product. -- with Regards: Get your free technology e-magazine in pdf format: Tekniaonline: http://bit.ly/tekniaonline-2 Maybe we should start a Reality show of collapsing buidlings: http://gramware.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general

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"Outsource our jobs? Why firms are afraid of BPOs"
by michael Ouma 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Hi all: kindly follow this link for the article from the interview we did: "Outsource our jobs? Why firms are afraid of BPOs" http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/-/2558/676830/-/qxo0jiz/-/index.html Michael Ouma Journalist Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254-725-537823 / +254-0731-201729 Email: benomnta(a)yahoo.com "There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction," - JF Kennedy.

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Unified Communications
by Zachary Ochieng 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Dear listers, Kindly follow this link for a story on unified communications. http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-main-stories/313-coming-together-.h… Have a great week. Best, Zachary. --- Be the change you want to see in the world.

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CCK named African regulator of the year
by alice＠apc.org 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

CCK named African regulator of the year BY EVELYNE NJOROGE Updated 3 hours 7 minutes ago CAPE TOWN, Oct 24- The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is this year's winner of the African Infrastructure Regulator of the Year Award. CCK was declared the winner by the investment communications group, Africa Investor in Cape Town, South Africa, at a ceremony attended by venture capitalists, developers, and infrastructure experts and policy makers. "We are delighted with the award, which goes to show that our efforts to promote an excellent and stable investment climate in communications industry in the country are being noted as progressive and exceptional", said CCK Director General Charles Njoroge of the award. He attributed the recognition to their policy of having consultations before making any major decision that affects the industry. Mr Njoroge called on investors in the Information and Communications Technology industry to take advantage of the stable regulatory climate and improved infrastructure to set up businesses in the country. "The country's broadband infrastructure offers investors tremendous opportunities for their businesses and we expect to see more investments in all facets of the economy that will be driven by the available reliable connectivity," he said. http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/Kenyabusiness/CCK-named-African-regulat… CCK won the award for its role in seeking to develop regulations that are aimed at alleviating poverty and improving the investment climate in partnership with the private sector. "Through infrastructure investment, the private sector operating in Africa has established itself as a critical development partner," said Africa Investor's Vice Chairman Hubert Danso while presenting the award. CCK beat its counterparts in Nigeria (Nigeria Communications Commission -NCC) and South Africa (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa -ICASA) that had also been short listed for the award. Other award category winners included Africa Development Bank as the Sponsor of the Year Award, and the Industrial Development Corporation, which won the award in the Developer of the Year category. The Power Deal of the Year award went to Exxaro, while Nedbank Capital took Transport Deal of the Year Award, and Rand Merchant Bank led the way with Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 29, Issue 60
by Herbert Nyukuri 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Kudos to CCK for this milestone. How I wish that one will wake up tomorrow and see this splashed as headline news in our Kenyan dailies and TV channels, instead of the usual not-so-helpful politicking. Herbert --- On Sun, 10/25/09, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: From: kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 29, Issue 60 To: herbertwamalwa(a)yahoo.com Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 12:00 PM Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. CCK named African regulator of the year (alice(a)apc.org) 2. IPv6 addresses: North American ISPs are now grabbing for them over IPv4 (alice(a)apc.org) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:36:55 -0000 (GMT) From: alice(a)apc.org To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] CCK named African regulator of the year Message-ID: <53253.121.160.190.161.1256449015.squirrel(a)sqmail.gn.apc.org> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 CCK named African regulator of the year BY EVELYNE NJOROGE Updated 3 hours 7 minutes ago CAPE TOWN, Oct 24- The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is this year's winner of the African Infrastructure Regulator of the Year Award. CCK was declared the winner by the investment communications group, Africa Investor in Cape Town, South Africa, at a ceremony attended by venture capitalists, developers, and infrastructure experts and policy makers. "We are delighted with the award, which goes to show that our efforts to promote an excellent and stable investment climate in communications industry in the country are being noted as progressive and exceptional", said CCK Director General Charles Njoroge of the award. He attributed the recognition to their policy of having consultations before making any major decision that affects the industry. Mr Njoroge called on investors in the Information and Communications Technology industry to take advantage of the stable regulatory climate and improved infrastructure to set up businesses in the country. "The country's broadband infrastructure offers investors tremendous opportunities for their businesses and we expect to see more investments in all facets of the economy that will be driven by the available reliable connectivity," he said. http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/Kenyabusiness/CCK-named-African-regulat… CCK won the award for its role in seeking to develop regulations that are aimed at alleviating poverty and improving the investment climate in partnership with the private sector. "Through infrastructure investment, the private sector operating in Africa has established itself as a critical development partner," said Africa Investor's Vice Chairman Hubert Danso while presenting the award. CCK beat its counterparts in Nigeria (Nigeria Communications Commission -NCC) and South Africa (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa -ICASA) that had also been short listed for the award. Other award category winners included Africa Development Bank as the Sponsor of the Year Award, and the Industrial Development Corporation, which won the award in the Developer of the Year category. The Power Deal of the Year award went to Exxaro, while Nedbank Capital took Transport Deal of the Year Award, and Rand Merchant Bank led the way with Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:04:50 -0000 (GMT) From: alice(a)apc.org To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] IPv6 addresses: North American ISPs are now grabbing for them over IPv4 Message-ID: <54320.121.160.190.161.1256454290.squirrel(a)sqmail.gn.apc.org> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 IPv6 addresses: North American ISPs are now grabbing for them over IPv4 By Carolyn Duffy Marsan Created 2009-10-19 02:29PM U.S. ISPs are requesting more IPv6 [1] addresses and fewer IPv4 addresses than ever before -- a sign that carriers are investing in the future amidst one of the deepest recessions[2] in modern history. The shift in IP address requests shows that North American carriers are getting ready for the long-anticipated upgrade [3] of the Internet's main communications protocol from IPv4, the current standard, to the next-generation IPv6. [ What U.S. businesses are missing [4] in their slow move to IPv6. | Despite businesses' faint interest, the shift to IPv6 [5] is seen as an inevitable | Keep up on the latest networking news with our Technology: Networking newsletter [6]. ] IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses and can support 4.3 billion individually addressed devices on the Internet. IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses and supports an inconceivably huge amount of devices: 2 to the 128th power. IPv6 also offers built-in security and enhanced network management features when compared to IPv4, which is expected to run out [7] of address space by 2012. In the first nine months of 2009, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN [8]) received 300 requests from carriers for blocks of IPv6 address space. This compares to 250 requests received in all of 2008 and 2007. "We're seeing an uptick in IPv6 address space requests; it's a very significant growth rate," says John Curran, president and CEO of ARIN. "We've seen a slight slowdown in IPv4 address space requests?It's probably dropped off 10 percent or 20 percent year over year." Curran says ARIN is beginning to see ISPs such as Comcast [9] and Verizon Wireless [10] put a great deal of effort into migrating from IPv4-based networks to those built using IPv6. "ISPs are asking for IPv6 addresses so they can make their networks IPv6-enabled so they are ready [for the future]," Curran says. "We give each ISP enough IPv6 addresses to support 4 billion networks, and each network can contain trillions and trillions of hosts." Curran says the recession is not hampering carriers' interest in IPv6. "IPv6 solves a problem that hasn't happened yet. So seeing any demand is surprising, and it means that organizations are planning ahead," Curran says. "The current weakness in the economy?is not dampening down IPv6 demand significantly because IPv6 is right around the corner for ISPs. We may be two years away from the IPv4 free pool of addresses running out, but two years if you're an ISP is enough time to get one network deployed. Two years is within everyone's planning horizon." ARIN will detail the latest statistics about IPv6 address demand in North America at a policy meeting [2] that will be held this week in Dearborn, Mich. ARIN also will discuss several proposed policy changes related to IPv4 depletion and the push towards IPv6 adoption. These include: * Allowing ARIN to https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2009_8.html [11] ">reduce the size of IPv4 address space allocations to carriers as the industry gets closer to IPv4 address depletion. * Increasing access to IPv6 [12] address space by removing the requirement for carriers to first demonstrate that they have hundreds of customers. * Allowing carriers to run multiple, discrete IPv6 networks [13] that don't have to be connected to each other, such as community networks. * Reconsideration of a current policy that requires the regional registries including ARIN to evenly divide up any IPv4 space [14] they are able to recover. ARIN will hold elections at this meeting for several open board of trustees and advisory council openings. * Networking * IPv6 * Internet ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet End of kictanet Digest, Vol 29, Issue 60 ****************************************

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The future of the IGF
by alice 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

http://blog.nominet.org.uk/ukigf/2009/09/the-future-of-the-igf/ The future of the IGF Posted by: Nick Thorne <http://blog.nominet.org.uk/ukigf/category/uncategorized/> *The UN Internet Governance Forum will meet in November at Sharm El Sheikh. The IGF has matured into a useful tool. But it is under threat. Stakeholders should speak up!* ** **It’s IGF season again. Representatives of key stakeholders are meeting again in Geneva to prepare the ground for the forthcoming fourth meeting of a body that has turned out to be considerably more useful than those of us involved in its invention expected. But despite its success, the future of this, the only multi-stakeholder forum available to consider Internet Governance, is under threat. If we want it to continue then we all, we /multi-stakeholders/, must speak up and demonstrate how and why we find it useful. These issues were highlighted last week at the excellent East African Internet Governance Forum. Very well run, with solid participation from regional governments, CCTLD’s, Civil Society and Industry. A novelty was a special session for Parliamentarians. I argued that Members of Parliament had a vital role to play and should consider themselves internationally as another /stakeholder/ group. They knew what their constituents needed, and were best placed to put pressure on governments and resist unnecessarily restrictive legislation, which might stifle the benefits of the Internet as we have come to know it. All this was taking place in Nairobi, against the background of the remarkable progress being made in Broad Band connectivity in Kenya. No less than four undersea fibre-optic cables will be coming on shore in the coming two years. One has already landed and will be coupled to links reaching beyond the immediate East African region and north to Ethiopia and South Sudan. We talked about various different methods for distributing links beyond the cable proper. Wi-Max systems will link up the smallest municipalities with all the attendant benefits. Exciting stuff. It will be fascinating to see how these cables will spread their invaluable tentacles throughout the region. Can there be a more effective multiplier for economic and social development? In Nairobi we also discussed the proposal for a Commonwealth IGF, designed to take advantage of that unique coalition of like-minded countries of all sizes, shapes and stages of development. The Commonwealth Secretariat is active in support of this initiative and side-events are planned for Sharm El Sheikh. Something else which will be raised in Geneva this week where representatives from Commonwealth countries will consider how best to share experiences and best practice across the broadest possible range of ideas. But governments are only one element of the unique /multi stakeholder/ approach to which many of us attribute the phenomenal success of the Internet. And not all the influences are positive. At WSIS, when we created the IGF, we also agreed that there should be a programme of “enhanced cooperation” among all the actors involved in Internet Governance. The UN Secretary General was asked to produce a report on how matters might be improved, possibly with recommendations. I think this report was supposed to be produced after about a year, but it eventually appeared a couple of months ago in the form of a compilation of the views of interested parties which had been called upon to contribute. It included submissions from e.g. the Internet Society, ICANN, and also from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). In each case the views and ambitions of the authors were made very clear. I would recommend that all those interested in the continuation of liberal internet governance look at this report, and in particular the views of the ITU Secretariat. [http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un-dpadm/unpan035383.… I say Secretariat because I understand the contribution was not necessarily cleared in advance with its membership. Nevertheless it would appear to be a clear statement, as it were, of intent, and should serve to encourage us to work harder to ensure that the IGF mechanism will continue to give all parties, all /stakeholders/, an opportunity to express their views. This should of course include developing countries whose interests are I believe much better served by this liberal approach rather than by the repetition of the sort of government driven bureaucratic rules previously deemed appropriate for the old telecoms system. I think our experience in Kenya last week amply demonstrated this. And so I was delighted when the Kenyan Government formally announced its intention to host the IGF in the year 2011. (Next years event is already fixed for Vilnius, Lithuania). This guarantee of continuity is very important as we face the five-year review process built in to the WSIS decisions. I am a great believer in such reviews. Too often we create mechanisms which trundle along, impelled only by their own bureaucratic existence. Not so with the IGF which has demonstrated a real vitality as all the previous meetings, and in particular Rio (2007) and last year Hyderabad have shown. And all with only the most limited bureaucratic support. “Secretariat-lite!” Well done Markus Kummer! Nevertheless there are still those who for a variety of reasons seek either to supplant or suppress this useful mechanism. If we are to maintain this admirable energy we must all, all we /multi-stakeholders/, redouble our efforts to renew the mandate of the IGF. Some governments are doing their best, but I would like to hear more from Industry, and from Civil Society, particularly among developing countries where most of the next billion Internet users reside. We should all speak up to announce that we all still have much to learn from each other, through Sharm El Sheikh, then Vilnius and on to Nairobi in 2011. Nick Thorne Les Augers. September 2009 (Nick Thorne CMG was UK Ambassador to the UN in Geneva from 2003to 2008 and led the UK and the EU at the Tunis WSIS Summit. He now consults on Internet Governance issues and is International Relations Adviser to the President and CEO of ICANN. ) Tags: Commonwealth IGF <http://blog.nominet.org.uk/ukigf/tag/commonwealth-igf/>, East African IGF <http://blog.nominet.org.uk/ukigf/tag/east-african-igf/>, IGF <http://blog.nominet.org.uk/ukigf/tag/igf/>, Internet Governance Forum <http://blog.nominet.org.uk/ukigf/tag/internet-governance-forum/>, Sharm El Sheikh <http://blog.nominet.org.uk/ukigf/tag/sharm-el-sheikh/>

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