On 06/07/2010, Walubengo J <
jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Barrack,
>
> internet traffic is truly messed up down here. Considering that our domestic
> networks+local content are relatively non-existent we are heavy consumers
> international traffic - even my email, yours and many others are .com and so
> they will try to head out of the country through constrained links given
> that Seacom has gone down with probably 50%? of our international
> capacity...
>
> it only emphasis the sorry state of affairs that despite the pomp
> surrounding the advent of the undersea cable, there is yet to be that
> socio-economic revolution that was expected. Maybe there is but I have not
> yet heard about BPO jobs flooding our market, eLearning taking off,
> eCommerce and the rest of the goodies happening because we now have the
> superhighway down at the coast...indeed someone can do a good PhD thesis on
> why this is so and inform us exactly when the IT miracle will happen (the
> Indian style).
>
> walu.
>
>
>
> --- On Tue, 7/6/10, Barrack Otieno <
otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Barrack Otieno <
otieno.barrack@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF 2010 Mailing List Discussions Day 2 of 8
> Theme : Infrastructure Issues - Impact of the Fibre Optic Cable IGF Mailing
> List Discussions
> To:
jwalu@yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <
kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 2:42 PM
>
> Listers , there is very loud silence with regard to Infrastructure issues i
> suppose we have adopted a wait and see approach, i can hear murmus across
> various lists within the country as well as regionally that seacom is down
>
http://www.seacomblog.com/team-seacom/2010/07/seacom-service-down-seacom-actively-seeking-solutions,
> probably we are getting used to this scenario, however is this right?
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Barrack Otieno <
otieno.barrack@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> Apologies for starting the thread late and thanks
> to all those who responded actively on the first day, the thread is
> still open. Today we look at Infrastructure issues, a quick glance
> through last years report brings to mind the Pomp that greeted the
> TEAMS and SEACOM initiative, one year down the line, it would only be
> good to review the milestones we have made this far, going through an
> earlier discussion on this list, i noted an interesting article posted
> by listers that mentioned the fact that the undersea cable has led to a
> boom in Spam coming from the this region, the study was conducted by
> Symantec, i know this is just a tip of the ICEBERG and would like to
> look at the issue from a Social perspective as well as an economic
> perspective, are there real (tangible benefits) that the cables have
> brought or is it euphoria, do we have indicators that show how the
> country has benefited?, what do the various consituencies have to say?
> Consumer advocates, Youth Representatives, the Private Sector?..the
> discussion is open
>
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> Skype: barrack.otieno
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