Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS? Tunajivunia? walu.
Dear Walu, It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list. Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years. Does anyone know of any others? Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984 ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS? Tunajivunia? walu. The information contained in this communication is intended for the use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone at +44-20-7482-7400 and delete this e-mail. Thank you. [IP_UK_DISC] msk dccc60c6d2c3a6438f0cf467d9a4938
Hi Tom, SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project. I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch" Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up. Regards, Brian On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984
________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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Asante sana Brian. I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got. The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that. Unless of course there are others who already have. Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? Hi Tom, SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project. I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch" Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up. Regards, Brian On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984
________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better. Michael CEO Safaricom Limited -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Maliti, Tom Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM To: Michael Joseph Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? Asante sana Brian. I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got. The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that. Unless of course there are others who already have. Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? Hi Tom, SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project. I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch" Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up. Regards, Brian On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984
________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom) As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata. Brian BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote:
I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
-----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Maliti, Tom Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM To: Michael Joseph Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984
________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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Dear Brian and Michael So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment. Sincerely, Warigia On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com>wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Brian
BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms
I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
-----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph <kictanet-bounces%2Bmjoseph>=safaricom.co.ke@
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM To: Michael Joseph Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote: lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Maliti, Tom list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service
being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in
system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
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I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
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Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
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Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite
Just a modem from Safaricom or use your phone (either 3G - better - or EDGE) Michael CEO Safaricom Limited ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of warigia bowman Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:19 PM To: Michael Joseph Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? Dear Brian and Michael So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment. Sincerely, Warigia On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote: As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom) As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata. Brian BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote: that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984
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Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
-----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bmjoseph> =safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Maliti, Tom Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM To: Michael Joseph Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite
Hi, Just by way of information, Tata Communications will be managing the SEACOM cable. Through its subsidiary, Tata Transformation Services, will be in charge of managing and operating the cable. Separately, Tata, which is a large investor in South Africa's second national operator, Neotel, has bought capacity to further take the competition to Telkom SA and reach clients not yet serve in that vast country. Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984 ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Michael Joseph Sent: 29 July 2009 12:29 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? Just a modem from Safaricom or use your phone (either 3G - better - or EDGE) Michael CEO Safaricom Limited ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of warigia bowman Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:19 PM To: Michael Joseph Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? Dear Brian and Michael So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment. Sincerely, Warigia On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote: As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom) As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata. Brian BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote: that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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Thanks Tom, It's about time there was some competition for Telkom in SA..... Brian On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Hi,
Just by way of information, Tata Communications will be managing the SEACOM cable. Through its subsidiary, Tata Transformation Services, will be in charge of managing and operating the cable. Separately, Tata, which is a large investor in South Africa's second national operator, Neotel, has bought capacity to further take the competition to Telkom SA and reach clients not yet serve in that vast country.
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________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Michael Joseph Sent: 29 July 2009 12:29 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Just a modem from Safaricom or use your phone (either 3G – better - or EDGE)
Michael
CEO
Safaricom Limited
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From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of warigia bowman Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:19 PM To: Michael Joseph Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Dear Brian and Michael
So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment.
Sincerely, Warigia
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Brian
BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote:
I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
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Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
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Also for information we will use the southern leg of Seacom to get a redundent route to Europe via the Atlantic Regards Michael CEO Safaricom On 29 Jul 2009, at 12:44, "Maliti, Tom" <tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Hi,
Just by way of information, Tata Communications will be managing the SEACOM cable. Through its subsidiary, Tata Transformation Services, will be in charge of managing and operating the cable. Separately, Tata, which is a large investor in South Africa's second national operator, Neotel, has bought capacity to further take the competition to Telkom SA and reach clients not yet serve in that vast country.
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From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Michael Joseph Sent: 29 July 2009 12:29 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Just a modem from Safaricom or use your phone (either 3G – better - or EDGE)
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces +mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of warigia bowman Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:19 PM To: Michael Joseph Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Dear Brian and Michael
So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment.
Sincerely, Warigia
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com
wrote: As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Brian
BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms
wrote: I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
-----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces +mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet- bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Maliti, Tom Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM To: Michael Joseph Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the
service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects
system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions
SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" that
have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to aid our development? On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango@inbox.com> wrote:
Guys
Its disgusting listening and watching Michael Joseph claim how the investors must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit their clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and now has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to "re-coup their investment"?
Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya is expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? Then I wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD?
We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. The big mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is quiet.
Michael, please can we see the transfer of savings to the common man. Thats when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of 300 MB coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big profits but we will understand you.
We need a government which cares for its citizens
OH
-----Original Message----- From: warigia@gmail.com Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Dear Brian and Michael So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment. Sincerely, Warigia
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Brian
BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote:
I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
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Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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Brian Is there anywhere I mentione "everything"? Can you address me on issues I raised and we should not start engaging in flame mail and sideshows. Address my issues. OH
-----Original Message----- From: blongwe@gmail.com Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to aid our development?
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango@inbox.com> wrote:
Guys
Its disgusting listening and watching Michael Joseph claim how the investors must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit their clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and now has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to "re-coup their investment"?
Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya is expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? Then I wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD?
We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. The big mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is quiet.
Michael, please can we see the transfer of savings to the common man. Thats when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of 300 MB coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big profits but we will understand you.
We need a government which cares for its citizens
OH
-----Original Message----- From: warigia@gmail.com Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Dear Brian and Michael So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment. Sincerely, Warigia
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Brian
BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote:
I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
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Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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I agree with Hatari. After all the hullabaloo preeding this fibre landings it is deflating to start hearing stories that the benefits to consumers will be minimised as investments are recouped (after the investments are re-couped will the services be free?). And Brian, Government licenses the corporates to serve Wananchi. Both these players must show accountability to Wananchi. Well done Hatari. Waudo On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, "Onyango Hatari" <onyango@inbox.com> wrote:
Brian
Is there anywhere I mentione "everything"? Can you address me on issues I raised and we should not start engaging in flame mail and sideshows. Address my issues.
OH
-----Original Message----- From: blongwe@gmail.com Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to aid our development?
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango@inbox.com> wrote:
Guys
Its disgusting listening and watching Michael Joseph claim how the investors must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit their clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and now has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to "re-coup their investment"?
Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya is expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? Then I wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD?
We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. The big mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is quiet.
Michael, please can we see the transfer of savings to the common man. Thats when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of 300 MB coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big profits but we will understand you.
We need a government which cares for its citizens
OH
-----Original Message----- From: warigia@gmail.com Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Dear Brian and Michael So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment. Sincerely, Warigia
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Brian
BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote:
I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
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Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
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Waudo It was more saddening to hear it from Michael Joseph. I wonder what PS Ndemo will say on this. We are not calling for price regulation. We are calling for transfer of benefits to users. We beg if thats what we must do to be heard OH
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I agree with Hatari. After all the hullabaloo preeding this fibre landings it is deflating to start hearing stories that the benefits to consumers will be minimised as investments are recouped (after the investments are re-couped will the services be free?).
And Brian, Government licenses the corporates to serve Wananchi. Both these players must show accountability to Wananchi.
Well done Hatari.
Waudo
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, "Onyango Hatari" <onyango@inbox.com> wrote:
Brian
Is there anywhere I mentione "everything"? Can you address me on issues I raised and we should not start engaging in flame mail and sideshows. Address my issues.
OH
-----Original Message----- From: blongwe@gmail.com Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to aid our development?
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango@inbox.com> wrote:
Guys
Its disgusting listening and watching Michael Joseph claim how the investors must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit their clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and now has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to "re-coup their investment"?
Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya is expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? Then I wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD?
We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. The big mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is quiet.
Michael, please can we see the transfer of savings to the common man. Thats when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of 300 MB coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big profits but we will understand you.
We need a government which cares for its citizens
OH
-----Original Message----- From: warigia@gmail.com Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Dear Brian and Michael So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment. Sincerely, Warigia
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Brian
BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms 4.172 ms 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms 3.367 ms 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms 5.910 ms 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms 4.873 ms 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms 281.733 ms 277.584 ms 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote:
I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
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Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
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Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote:
Dear Walu,
It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem to be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions that have been dedicated to broadband on this list.
Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it possible our varied service providers were not prepared, irrespective of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high speeds that have been talked about for years.
Does anyone know of any others?
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http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/
Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS?
Tunajivunia?
walu.
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Hatari, I do not think there is course for concern yet. There are far too many operators with significant access to Broadband capacity that can shake up prices downwards. As such, there is absolutely no reason to call for price regulation. My prediction is that by Oct./Nov. you should see significant reductions in both voice and data. Regards Ndemo.
Waudo
It was more saddening to hear it from Michael Joseph. I wonder what PS Ndemo will say on this. We are not calling for price regulation. We are calling for transfer of benefits to users.
We beg if thats what we must do to be heard
OH
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I agree with Hatari. After all the hullabaloo preeding this fibre landings it is deflating to start hearing stories that the benefits to consumers will be minimised as investments are recouped (after the investments are re-couped will the services be free?).
And Brian, Government licenses the corporates to serve Wananchi. Both these players must show accountability to Wananchi.
Well done Hatari.
Waudo
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, "Onyango Hatari" <onyango@inbox.com> wrote:
Brian
Is there anywhere I mentione "everything"? Can you address me on issues I raised and we should not start engaging in flame mail and sideshows. Address my issues.
OH
-----Original Message----- From: blongwe@gmail.com Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to aid our development?
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango@inbox.com> wrote:
Guys
Its disgusting listening and watching Michael Joseph claim how the investors must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit their clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and now has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to "re-coup their investment"?
Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya is expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? Then I wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD?
We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. The big mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is quiet.
Michael, please can we see the transfer of savings to the common man. Thats when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of 300 MB coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big profits but we will understand you.
We need a government which cares for its citizens
OH
-----Original Message----- From: warigia@gmail.com Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Dear Brian and Michael So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment. Sincerely, Warigia
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute  (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Brian
BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets  1  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  1.302 ms  0.689 ms  0.677 ms  2  41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209)  15.363 ms  4.641 ms 4.172 ms  3  41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12)  20.489 ms  6.503 ms 3.367 ms  4  41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17)  5.089 ms  16.715 ms 5.910 ms  5  41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2)  5.636 ms  4.041 ms 4.873 ms  6  196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17)  12.243 ms  4.722 ms  4.986 ms  7  if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189)  238.321 ms  183.554 ms  187.807 ms  8  if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms  274.972 ms  279.118 ms  9  ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30)  287.170 ms 281.733 ms  277.584 ms 10  ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57)  272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21)  276.266 ms  269.433 ms
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote:
I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get better.
Michael
CEO Safaricom Limited
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Asante sana Brian.
I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week in Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got.
The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers are not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions on this list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and small companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of one, do not get that.
Unless of course there are others who already have.
Tom Maliti Correspondent East Africa Bureau
Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 Office line: +254 20 285 9000 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +254 734 555 252 Fax: +254 20 2724726 Mobile +254 733 641 984 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 To: Maliti, Tom Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
Hi Tom,
SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the service being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project.
I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 in South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going via SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects from Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What we have now is more of capacity on their "backup" system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the congestion on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of between 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch"
Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite that we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - but it will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of either SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up.
Regards,
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote: > Dear Walu, > > It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem > to > be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions > that > have been dedicated to broadband on this list. > > Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it > possible our varied service providers were not prepared, > irrespective > of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider > was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since > Saturday > and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high > speeds that have been talked about for years. > > Does anyone know of any others? > > Tom Maliti > Correspondent > East Africa Bureau > > Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 > Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >                   +254 734 555 252 > Fax: +254 20 2724726 > Mobile +254 733 641 984 > > > ________________________________ > From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > Behalf Of Walubengo J > Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 > To: Maliti, Tom > Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? > > http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ > > Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its > only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting > for > our very own TEAMS? > > Tunajivunia? > > walu. > > > > The information contained in this communication is intended for the > use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this > communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified > that you have received this communication in error, and that any > review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication > is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in > error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone > at > +44-20-7482-7400 and delete this e-mail. Thank you. > [IP_UK_DISC] > msk dccc60c6d2c3a6438f0cf467d9a4938 > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: blongwe@gmail.com Unsubscribe or change > your > options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.c > om > >
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its going to be very interesting how this ict landscape evolves. the tensions between private interests (read capitalism) visa-viz the public good (read govt mandate to protect) is going to be prominent over the next couple of months. my take is that Safaricom shares in SEACOM is private money and as such they have no apologies nor obligation to reduce prices for anyone. However, their shares in the TEAMS project will be subject to public good and it will be very interesting how the dynamics of that part of the cable plays out over the next couple of months. walu. --- On Fri, 7/31/09, bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
From: bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 7:57 PM Hatari, I do not think there is course for concern yet. There are far too many operators with significant access to Broadband capacity that can shake up prices downwards. As such, there is absolutely no reason to call for price regulation. My prediction is that by Oct./Nov. you should see significant reductions in both voice and data.
Regards
Ndemo.
Waudo
It was more saddening to hear it from Michael Joseph. I wonder what PS Ndemo will say on this. We are not calling for price regulation. We are calling for transfer of benefits to users.
We beg if thats what we must do to be heard
OH
-----Original Message----- From: emailsignet@mailcan.com Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:05 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
I agree with Hatari. After all the hullabaloo preeding this fibre landings it is deflating to start hearing stories that the benefits to consumers will be minimised as investments are recouped (after the investments are re-couped will the services be free?).
And Brian, Government licenses the corporates to serve Wananchi. Both these players must show accountability to Wananchi.
Well done Hatari.
Waudo
Brian
Is there anywhere I mentione "everything"? Can you address me on issues I raised and we should not start engaging in flame mail and sideshows. Address my issues.
OH
-----Original Message----- From: blongwe@gmail.com Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to aid our development?
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango@inbox.com> wrote:
Guys
Its disgusting listening and watching
Michael Joseph claim how the
investors must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit their clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and now has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to "re-coup their investment"?
Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya is expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? Then I wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD?
We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. The big mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is quiet.
Michael, please can we see the
Thats when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of 300 MB coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big profits but we will understand you.
We need a government which cares for its citizens
OH
-----Original Message----- From: warigia@gmail.com Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes
Dear Brian and Michael So, what is the best way for the
common mwananchi to take advantage
of these higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up through safaricom or do we need new equipment. Sincerely, Warigia
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute  (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Brian
BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets  1  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  1.302 ms  0.689 ms  0.677 ms  2  41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209)  15.363 ms  4.641 ms 4.172 ms  3  41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12)  20.489 ms  6.503 ms 3.367 ms  4  41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17)  5.089 ms  16.715 ms 5.910 ms  5  41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2)  5.636 ms  4.041 ms 4.873 ms  6  196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17)  12.243 ms  4.722 ms  4.986 ms  7  if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189)  238.321 ms  183.554 ms  187.807 ms  8  if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) 272.541 ms  274.972 ms  279.118 ms  9  ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30)  287.170 ms 281.733 ms  277.584 ms 10  ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57)  272.322 ms ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21)  276.266 ms  269.433 ms
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> wrote: > I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also > comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an > opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get > better. > > Michael > > CEO > Safaricom Limited > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] > On > Behalf Of Maliti, Tom > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM > To: Michael Joseph > Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? > > Asante sana Brian. > > I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week > in > Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got. > > The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers > are > not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions > on > this > list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and > small > companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without > interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high > speed > connections). Somehow our service
> one, > do > not get that. > > Unless of course there are others who already have. > > Tom Maliti > Correspondent > East Africa Bureau > > Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 > Office line: +254 20 285 9000 > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +254 734 555 252 > Fax: +254 20 2724726 > Mobile +254 733 641 984 > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] > Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 > To: Maliti, Tom > Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? > > Hi Tom, > > SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the > service > being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project. > > I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects > SAT-3 > in > South Africa upto Mombasa -
> going > via > SAT-3. The *complete* system as
> connects > from > Mumbai, India into Djibouti and
> we > have > now is more of capacity on their "backup" > system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a > round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the > congestion > on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of > between > 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch" > > Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite > that > we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - > but it > will be much more exciting once
> either > SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up. > > Regards, > > Brian > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote: >> Dear Walu, >> >> It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem >> to >> be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions >> that >> have been dedicated to broadband on this list. >> >> Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it >> possible our varied service
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, "Onyango Hatari" <onyango@inbox.com> wrote: transfer of savings to the common man. live? providers, with the exception of therefore the international link is per their technical drawings thence across the EA seaboard. What the true end-to-end services of providers were not prepared,
>> irrespective >> of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider >> was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since >> Saturday >> and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high >> speeds that have been talked about for years. >> >> Does anyone know of any others? >> >> Tom Maliti >> Correspondent >> East Africa Bureau >> >> Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 >> Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +254 734 555 252 >> Fax: +254 20 2724726 >> Mobile +254 733 641 984 >> >> >>
>> From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke >> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >> Behalf Of Walubengo J >> Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 >> To: Maliti, Tom >> Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >> >> http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ >> >> Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its >> only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting >> for >> our very own TEAMS? >> >> Tunajivunia? >> >> walu. >> >> >> >> The information contained in this communication is intended for the >> use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this >> communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby >> notified >> that you have received this communication in error, and that any >> review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this >> communication >> is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in >> error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone >> at >> +44-20-7482-7400 and delete this e-mail. Thank you. >> [IP_UK_DISC] >> msk dccc60c6d2c3a6438f0cf467d9a4938 >> >>
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Hi Walu - I do not understand the difference in the treatment of shares in SEACOM and TEAMS. All these cables sell the same commodity: bandwidth. I can see the same corporates sitting on the boards of each and every one of these cables to set the wholesale prices. How does competition work in these circumstances? Anyway let us take the PSs word and wait for October. He certainly has better information than us. Waudo On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:25 -0700, "Walubengo J" <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
its going to be very interesting how this ict landscape evolves. the tensions between private interests (read capitalism) visa-viz the public good (read govt mandate to protect) is going to be prominent over the next couple of months.
my take is that Safaricom shares in SEACOM is private money and as such they have no apologies nor obligation to reduce prices for anyone. However, their shares in the TEAMS project will be subject to public good and it will be very interesting how the dynamics of that part of the cable plays out over the next couple of months.
walu.
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From: bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 7:57 PM Hatari, I do not think there is course for concern yet. There are far too many operators with significant access to Broadband capacity that can shake up prices downwards. As such, there is absolutely no reason to call for price regulation. My prediction is that by Oct./Nov. you should see significant reductions in both voice and data.
Regards
Ndemo.
Waudo
It was more saddening to hear it from Michael Joseph. I wonder what PS Ndemo will say on this. We are not calling for price regulation. We are calling for transfer of benefits to users.
We beg if thats what we must do to be heard
OH
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I agree with Hatari. After all the hullabaloo preeding this fibre landings it is deflating to start hearing stories that the benefits to consumers will be minimised as investments are recouped (after the investments are re-couped will the services be free?).
And Brian, Government licenses the corporates to serve Wananchi. Both these players must show accountability to Wananchi.
Well done Hatari.
Waudo
Brian
Is there anywhere I mentione "everything"? Can you address me on issues I raised and we should not start engaging in flame mail and sideshows. Address my issues.
OH
-----Original Message----- From: blongwe@gmail.com Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0300 To: onyango@inbox.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to aid our development?
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango@inbox.com> wrote: > > Guys > > Its disgusting listening and watching Michael Joseph claim how the > investors > must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit > their > clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and > now > has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to > "re-coup > their > investment"? > > Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya > is > expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? > Then I > wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD? > > We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to > exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. > The > big > mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is > quiet. > > Michael, please can we see the
> Thats > when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of > 300 > MB > coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big > profits > but we will understand you. > > We need a government which cares for its citizens > > OH > > -----Original Message----- > From: warigia@gmail.com > Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 > To: onyango@inbox.com > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes
> > Dear Brian and Michael > So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage > of > these > higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up > through > safaricom or do we need new equipment. > Sincerely, Warigia > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe > <blongwe@gmail.com> > wrote: > > As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute  (connected on > Onecom/Safaricom) > > As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London > which belongs to Tata. > > Brian > > BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com > traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 > byte > packets >  1  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  1.302 ms  0.689 ms  0.677 ms >  2  41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209)  15.363 ms >  4.641 ms > 4.172 > ms >  3  41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12)  20.489 ms  6.503 > ms > 3.367 > ms >  4  41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17)  5.089 ms  16.715 > ms > 5.910 > ms >  5  41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2)  5.636 ms  4.041 ms > 4.873 > ms >  6  196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17)  12.243 ms  4.722 ms  4.986 > ms >  7  if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) >  238.321 > ms  183.554 ms  187.807 ms >  8  if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) > 272.541 ms  274.972 ms  279.118 ms >  9  ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30)  287.170 > ms > 281.733 ms  277.584 ms > 10  ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57)  272.322 ms > ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21)  276.266 ms  269.433 > ms > > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael > Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> > wrote: >> I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also >> comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an >> opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get >> better. >> >> Michael >> >> CEO >> Safaricom Limited >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke >> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] >> On >> Behalf Of Maliti, Tom >> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM >> To: Michael Joseph >> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >> >> Asante sana Brian. >> >> I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week >> in >> Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got. >> >> The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers >> are >> not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions >> on >> this >> list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and >> small >> companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without >> interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high >> speed >> connections). Somehow our service
>> one, >> do >> not get that. >> >> Unless of course there are others who already have. >> >> Tom Maliti >> Correspondent >> East Africa Bureau >> >> Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 >> Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +254 734 555 252 >> Fax: +254 20 2724726 >> Mobile +254 733 641 984 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] >> Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 >> To: Maliti, Tom >> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >> >> Hi Tom, >> >> SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the >> service >> being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project. >> >> I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects >> SAT-3 >> in >> South Africa upto Mombasa -
>> going >> via >> SAT-3. The *complete* system as
>> connects >> from >> Mumbai, India into Djibouti and
>> we >> have >> now is more of capacity on their "backup" >> system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a >> round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the >> congestion >> on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of >> between >> 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch" >> >> Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite >> that >> we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - >> but it >> will be much more exciting once
>> either >> SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up. >> >> Regards, >> >> Brian >> >> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> wrote: >>> Dear Walu, >>> >>> It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem >>> to >>> be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions >>> that >>> have been dedicated to broadband on this list. >>> >>> Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it >>> possible our varied service
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, "Onyango Hatari" <onyango@inbox.com> wrote: transfer of savings to the common man. live? providers, with the exception of therefore the international link is per their technical drawings thence across the EA seaboard. What the true end-to-end services of providers were not prepared,
>>> irrespective >>> of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider >>> was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since >>> Saturday >>> and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high >>> speeds that have been talked about for years. >>> >>> Does anyone know of any others? >>> >>> Tom Maliti >>> Correspondent >>> East Africa Bureau >>> >>> Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 >>> Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +254 734 555 252 >>> Fax: +254 20 2724726 >>> Mobile +254 733 641 984 >>> >>> >>>
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Waudo, Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was put up with Tax payers money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me have a 40% say or demand that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. But you and me (tax payers) have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM. SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only the individual shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the famous SAT3 cable on the west-african cost that had little impact on pricing? the individual shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% below satellite in order to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. 15 years later, the prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. That is called Business- increasing shareholders value and yes nobody should apologies for that) In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and CCK can shout as much as they want and they have every right not to care. BUT with TEAMS you and i do have a say - however small it is or it maybe. And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with shares on both cables can be compelled to reduce prices because if push comes to shove Safcom can say their data is strictly running on the (private) SEACOM cable which is exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can chose to say TEAMS is simply it back-up route. Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here and its going to be very interesting... walu. --- On Fri, 7/31/09, waudo siganga <emailsignet@mailcan.com> wrote: > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet@mailcan.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS > To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu@yahoo.com> > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 9:30 PM > Hi Walu - I do not understand the > difference in the treatment of shares > in SEACOM and TEAMS. All these cables sell the same > commodity: > bandwidth. I can see the same corporates sitting on the > boards of each > and every one of these cables to set the wholesale prices. > How does > competition work in these circumstances? Anyway let us take > the PSs word > and wait for October. He certainly has better information > than us. > > Waudo > > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:25 -0700, "Walubengo J" <jwalu@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > its going to be very interesting how this ict > landscape evolves. the > > tensions between private interests (read capitalism) > visa-viz the public > > good (read govt mandate to protect) is going to be > prominent over the > > next couple of months. > > > > my take is that Safaricom shares in SEACOM is private > money and as such > > they have no apologies nor obligation to reduce prices > for anyone. > > However, their shares in the TEAMS project will be > subject to public good > > and it will be very interesting how the dynamics of > that part of the > > cable plays out over the next couple of months. > > > > walu. > > > > --- On Fri, 7/31/09, bitange@jambo.co.ke > <bitange@jambo.co.ke> > wrote: > > > > > From: bitange@jambo.co.ke > <bitange@jambo.co.ke> > > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? > > > To: jwalu@yahoo.com > > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > > Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 7:57 PM > > > Hatari, > > > I do not think there is course for concern yet. > There > > > are far too many > > > operators with significant access to Broadband > capacity > > > that can shake up > > > prices downwards. As such, there is absolutely > no > > > reason to call for > > > price regulation. My prediction is that by > Oct./Nov. > > > you should see > > > significant reductions in both voice and data. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Waudo > > > > > > > > It was more saddening to hear it from > Michael Joseph. > > > I wonder what PS > > > > Ndemo will say on this. We are not calling > for price > > > regulation. We are > > > > calling for transfer of benefits to users. > > > > > > > > We beg if thats what we must do to be heard > > > > > > > > OH > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: emailsignet@mailcan.com > > > >> Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:05 +0300 > > > >> To: onyango@inbox.com > > > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes > live? > > > >> > > > >> I agree with Hatari. After all the > hullabaloo > > > preeding this fibre > > > >> landings it is deflating to start > hearing stories > > > that the benefits to > > > >> consumers will be minimised as > investments are > > > recouped (after the > > > >> investments are re-couped will the > services be > > > free?). > > > >> > > > >> And Brian, Government licenses the > corporates to > > > serve Wananchi. Both > > > >> these players must show accountability > to > > > Wananchi. > > > >> > > > >> Well done Hatari. > > > >> > > > >> Waudo > > > >> > > > >> On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, > "Onyango Hatari" > > > <onyango@inbox.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >>> Brian > > > >>> > > > >>> Is there anywhere I mentione > "everything"? Can > > > you address me on issues > > > >>> I > > > >>> raised and we should not start > engaging in > > > flame mail and sideshows. > > > >>> Address my issues. > > > >>> > > > >>> OH > > > >>> > > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > > > >>>> From: blongwe@gmail.com > > > >>>> Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 > +0300 > > > >>>> To: onyango@inbox.com > > > >>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom > goes live? > > > >>>> > > > >>>> hmm, so government and large > corporates > > > are to blame for everything... > > > >>>> isn't that an overly simple > approach > > > towards addressing solutions to > > > >>>> aid our development? > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, > Onyango > > > Hatari<onyango@inbox.com> > > > >>>> wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Guys > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Its disgusting listening and > watching > > > Michael Joseph claim how the > > > >>>>> investors > > > >>>>> must re-coup their > investment. How > > > much must they continue to exploit > > > >>>>> their > > > >>>>> clients to "re-coup their > > > investments"? The price of brea was 100 and > > > >>>>> now > > > >>>>> has gone to 10 and the > retailer is > > > still charging 100 just to > > > >>>>> "re-coup > > > >>>>> their > > > >>>>> investment"? > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Is this the same MJ who said > that the > > > cost of doing business in Kenya > > > >>>>> is > > > >>>>> expensive. Thats an investor > must > > > invest in a 4WD, security and such? > > > >>>>> Then I > > > >>>>> wondered why we must have > investors > > > who cant even afford a 4WD? > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> We would rather have the > kadogo > > > economy than big ones who continue to > > > >>>>> exploit Kenyans even when > they hinted > > > how much costs will go down. > > > >>>>> The > > > >>>>> big > > > >>>>> mistake is that now PS Ndemo > who is > > > representing the government is > > > >>>>> quiet. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Michael, please can we see > the > > > transfer of savings to the common man. > > > >>>>> Thats > > > >>>>> when Kenyans will appreciate > you. We > > > must not see atleas the cost of > > > >>>>> 300 > > > >>>>> MB > > > >>>>> coming from 1,000 to Ksh > 500. That way > > > you will still be making big > > > >>>>> profits > > > >>>>> but we will understand you. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> We need a government which > cares for > > > its citizens > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> OH > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > > > >>>>> From: warigia@gmail.com > > > >>>>> Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 > 12:19:19 +0300 > > > >>>>> To: onyango@inbox.com > > > >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] > Seacom goes > > > live? > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Dear Brian and Michael > > > >>>>> So, what is the best way for > the > > > common mwananchi to take advantage > > > >>>>> of > > > >>>>> these > > > >>>>> higher speeds? Will we > experience them > > > if we have the small dial up > > > >>>>> through > > > >>>>> safaricom or do we need new > > > equipment. > > > >>>>> Sincerely, Warigia > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at > 12:07 PM, > > > Brian Munyao Longwe > > > >>>>> <blongwe@gmail.com> > > > >>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> As usual Michael, you are > right! I did > > > a traceroute  (connected on > > > >>>>> Onecom/Safaricom) > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> As you can see it hops into > London and > > > gets onto AS6453 in London > > > >>>>> which belongs to Tata. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Brian > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> BryoNet:~ macbook$ > traceroute > > > www.yahoo.com > > > >>>>> traceroute to > www.wa1.b.yahoo.com > > > (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 > > > >>>>> byte > > > >>>>> packets > > > >>>>>  1  192.168.1.1 > (192.168.1.1) > > >  1.302 ms  0.689 ms  0.677 ms > > > >>>>>  2 >  41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke > > > (41.203.221.209)  15.363 ms > > > >>>>>  4.641 ms > > > >>>>> 4.172 > > > >>>>> ms > > > >>>>>  3 >  41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke > > > (41.203.216.12)  20.489 ms  6.503 > > > >>>>> ms > > > >>>>> 3.367 > > > >>>>> ms > > > >>>>>  4 >  41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke > > > (41.203.220.17)  5.089 ms  16.715 > > > >>>>> ms > > > >>>>> 5.910 > > > >>>>> ms > > > >>>>>  5 >  41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke > > > (41.203.220.2)  5.636 ms  4.041 ms > > > >>>>> 4.873 > > > >>>>> ms > > > >>>>>  6  196.201.222.17 > > > (196.201.222.17)  12.243 ms  4.722 ms >  4.986 > > > >>>>> ms > > > >>>>>  7 > > >  if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net > > > (195.219.195.189) > > > >>>>>  238.321 > > > >>>>> ms  183.554 ms >  187.807 ms > > > >>>>>  8 > > >  if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net > > > (195.219.195.154) > > > >>>>> 272.541 ms  274.972 ms >  279.118 > > > ms > > > >>>>>  9 > > >  ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net > (216.6.51.30) > > >  287.170 > > > >>>>> ms > > > >>>>> 281.733 ms  277.584 ms > > > >>>>> 10 >  ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com > > > (216.115.108.57)  272.322 ms > > > >>>>> ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com > > > (216.115.108.21)  276.266 ms  269.433 > > > >>>>> ms > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at > 12:02 PM, > > > Michael > > > >>>>> Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> > > > >>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>> I think they are using > Tata from > > > Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also > > > >>>>>> comprehensive tests are > not > > > complete but nevertheless it gave us an > > > >>>>>> opportunity to > experience much > > > faster speeds which can only get > > > >>>>>> better. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Michael > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> CEO > > > >>>>>> Safaricom Limited > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> -----Original > Message----- > > > >>>>>> From: > kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > >>>>>> > > > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] > > > >>>>>> On > > > >>>>>> Behalf Of Maliti, Tom > > > >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July > 29, 2009 > > > 11:46 AM > > > >>>>>> To: Michael Joseph > > > >>>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet > ICT Policy > > > Discussions > > > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] > Seacom > > > goes live? > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Asante sana Brian. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> I also pinged while > connected to a > > > 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week > > > >>>>>> in > > > >>>>>> Mombasa and got similar > numbers to > > > what you got. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> The point is this: we > have fiber > > > in Kenya but our service providers > > > >>>>>> are > > > >>>>>> not taking it up, even > if it is > > > backup. There have been discussions > > > >>>>>> on > > > >>>>>> this > > > >>>>>> list and other fora > about the > > > urgency of fiber for a slew of big and > > > >>>>>> small > > > >>>>>> companies as well just > you and I > > > to be able to stream video without > > > >>>>>> interruption or spend > less time on > > > email (made possible by high > > > >>>>>> speed > > > >>>>>> connections). Somehow > our service > > > providers, with the exception of > > > >>>>>> one, > > > >>>>>> do > > > >>>>>> not get that. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Unless of course there > are others > > > who already have. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Tom Maliti > > > >>>>>> Correspondent > > > >>>>>> East Africa Bureau > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Direct line: +254 20 285 > 9109 > > > >>>>>> Office line: +254 20 285 > 9000 > > > >>>>>>      >   > > >   +254 734 555 252 > > > >>>>>> Fax: +254 20 2724726 > > > >>>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 984 > > > >>>>>> -----Original > Message----- > > > >>>>>> From: Brian Munyao > Longwe > > > [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] > > > >>>>>> Sent: 29 July 2009 > 11:24 > > > >>>>>> To: Maliti, Tom > > > >>>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet > ICT Policy > > > Discussions > > > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] > Seacom > > > goes live? > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Hi Tom, > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> SEACOM indeed started > providing > > > services last week, however the > > > >>>>>> service > > > >>>>>> being provided is not > the > > > *complete* SEACOM project. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> I understand that what > they lit up > > > is the portion that connects > > > >>>>>> SAT-3 > > > >>>>>> in > > > >>>>>> South Africa upto > Mombasa - > > > therefore the international link is > > > >>>>>> going > > > >>>>>> via > > > >>>>>> SAT-3. The *complete* > system as > > > per their technical drawings > > > >>>>>> connects > > > >>>>>> from > > > >>>>>> Mumbai, India into > Djibouti and > > > thence across the EA seaboard. What > > > >>>>>> we > > > >>>>>> have > > > >>>>>> now is more of capacity > on their > > > "backup" > > > >>>>>> system. A traceroute or > 'ping' > > > across their present link reveals a > > > >>>>>> round-trip-time (RTT) of > about > > > 140ms-240ms - this is due to the > > > >>>>>> congestion > > > >>>>>> on SAT-3. A real > "end-to-end" > > > fiber system should yield RTT of > > > >>>>>> between > > > >>>>>> 7-30ms.... they, > nevertheless > > > called it a "launch" > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Needless to say, this is > much > > > better performance than the satellite > > > >>>>>> that > > > >>>>>> we are used to, thus > the > > > excitement is definitely worth it's while - > > > >>>>>> but it > > > >>>>>> will be much more > exciting once > > > the true end-to-end services of > > > >>>>>> either > > > >>>>>> SEACOM, TEAMS or others > lights > > > up. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Regards, > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Brian > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at > 10:58 AM, > > > Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> > > > wrote: > > > >>>>>>> Dear Walu, > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> It is almost a week > since > > > SEACOM went live and there does not seem > > > >>>>>>> to > > > >>>>>>> be that much > excitement or > > > response despite the many discussions > > > >>>>>>> that > > > >>>>>>> have been dedicated > to > > > broadband on this list. > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Your question at the > end of > > > your email is still valid. Or is it > > > >>>>>>> possible our varied > service > > > providers were not prepared, > > > >>>>>>> irrespective > > > >>>>>>> of what they say in > public? It > > > seems, however, one service provider > > > >>>>>>> was ready: > Safaricom. Their > > > service has been on fiber since > > > >>>>>>> Saturday > > > >>>>>>> and anyone who is on > their > > > data services has been enjoying the high > > > >>>>>>> speeds that have > been talked > > > about for years. > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Does anyone know of > any > > > others? > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Tom Maliti > > > >>>>>>> Correspondent > > > >>>>>>> East Africa Bureau > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Direct line: +254 20 > 285 9109 > > > >>>>>>> Office line: +254 20 > 285 9000 > > > >>>>>>> > > > >                   > > > +254 734 555 252 > > > >>>>>>> Fax: +254 20 > 2724726 > > > >>>>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 > 984 > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > ________________________________ > > > >>>>>>> From: > > > kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > >>>>>>> > > > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] > > > On > > > >>>>>>> Behalf Of Walubengo > J > > > >>>>>>> Sent: 23 July 2009 > 17:18 > > > >>>>>>> To: Maliti, Tom > > > >>>>>>> Cc: skunk; ke-users; > KICTAnet > > > ICT Policy Discussions > > > >>>>>>> Subject: [kictanet] > Seacom > > > goes live? > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Jst reading from > Twitter that > > > Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its > > > >>>>>>> only in .TZ > though. Any > > > impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting > > > >>>>>>> for > > > >>>>>>> our very own TEAMS? > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Tunajivunia? > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> walu. > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> The information > contained in > > > this communication is intended for the > > > >>>>>>> use of the > designated > > > recipients named above. If the reader of this > > > >>>>>>> communication is not > the > > > intended recipient, you are hereby > > > >>>>>>> notified > > > >>>>>>> that you have > received this > > > communication in error, and that any > > > >>>>>>> review, > dissemination, > > > distribution or copying of this > > > >>>>>>> communication > > > >>>>>>> is strictly > prohibited. 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Walu, I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over the many years we have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the country, the one sure thing that always worked was competition. In the case of the cables, I think the competitive pressures are much more for the operators as the investment (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both Seacom and Teams have more than three times the current bandwidth demand. That means the wiser operators will not only be the ones that are first to market, but those that give the right price to attract the economies of scale they need to ever get back their investment. Any operator that delays this process will only have much more future cost to convincing consumers to get onto their network. I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and what will be interesting is which operators are able to see things from a long-term perspective and win the market. The fact that some operators have a much broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes this more interesting and does not give outright victory to one. In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost and the game now is who can get the user numbers on their network. Any short-term gains by an operator through higer prices will cost them significantly more in the long-run. my 2cts worth Joe Mucheru On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote: > Waudo, > > Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was put up with Tax payers > money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me have a 40% say or demand > that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. But you and me (tax payers) > have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM. > > SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only the individual > shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the famous SAT3 cable on the > west-african cost that had little impact on pricing? the individual > shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% below satellite in order > to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. 15 years later, the > prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. That is called Business- > increasing shareholders value and yes nobody should apologies for that) > > In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and CCK can shout as much as > they want and they have every right not to care. BUT with TEAMS you and i > do have a say - however small it is or it maybe. > > And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with shares on both cables can > be compelled to reduce prices because if push comes to shove Safcom can say > their data is strictly running on the (private) SEACOM cable which is exempt > from all the regulatory pressures. It can chose to say TEAMS is simply it > back-up route. > > Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here and its going to be very > interesting... > > walu. > > > --- On Fri, 7/31/09, waudo siganga <emailsignet@mailcan.com> wrote: > > > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet@mailcan.com> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS > > To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu@yahoo.com> > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 9:30 PM > > Hi Walu - I do not understand the > > difference in the treatment of shares > > in SEACOM and TEAMS. All these cables sell the same > > commodity: > > bandwidth. I can see the same corporates sitting on the > > boards of each > > and every one of these cables to set the wholesale prices. > > How does > > competition work in these circumstances? Anyway let us take > > the PSs word > > and wait for October. He certainly has better information > > than us. > > > > Waudo > > > > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:25 -0700, "Walubengo J" <jwalu@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > > its going to be very interesting how this ict > > landscape evolves. the > > > tensions between private interests (read capitalism) > > visa-viz the public > > > good (read govt mandate to protect) is going to be > > prominent over the > > > next couple of months. > > > > > > my take is that Safaricom shares in SEACOM is private > > money and as such > > > they have no apologies nor obligation to reduce prices > > for anyone. > > > However, their shares in the TEAMS project will be > > subject to public good > > > and it will be very interesting how the dynamics of > > that part of the > > > cable plays out over the next couple of months. > > > > > > walu. > > > > > > --- On Fri, 7/31/09, bitange@jambo.co.ke > > <bitange@jambo.co.ke> > > wrote: > > > > > > > From: bitange@jambo.co.ke > > <bitange@jambo.co.ke> > > > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? > > > > To: jwalu@yahoo.com > > > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > > > > Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 7:57 PM > > > > Hatari, > > > > I do not think there is course for concern yet. > > There > > > > are far too many > > > > operators with significant access to Broadband > > capacity > > > > that can shake up > > > > prices downwards. As such, there is absolutely > > no > > > > reason to call for > > > > price regulation. My prediction is that by > > Oct./Nov. > > > > you should see > > > > significant reductions in both voice and data. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Waudo > > > > > > > > > > It was more saddening to hear it from > > Michael Joseph. > > > > I wonder what PS > > > > > Ndemo will say on this. We are not calling > > for price > > > > regulation. We are > > > > > calling for transfer of benefits to users. > > > > > > > > > > We beg if thats what we must do to be heard > > > > > > > > > > OH > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > > >> From: emailsignet@mailcan.com > > > > >> Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:05 +0300 > > > > >> To: onyango@inbox.com > > > > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes > > live? > > > > >> > > > > >> I agree with Hatari. After all the > > hullabaloo > > > > preeding this fibre > > > > >> landings it is deflating to start > > hearing stories > > > > that the benefits to > > > > >> consumers will be minimised as > > investments are > > > > recouped (after the > > > > >> investments are re-couped will the > > services be > > > > free?). > > > > >> > > > > >> And Brian, Government licenses the > > corporates to > > > > serve Wananchi. Both > > > > >> these players must show accountability > > to > > > > Wananchi. > > > > >> > > > > >> Well done Hatari. > > > > >> > > > > >> Waudo > > > > >> > > > > >> On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, > > "Onyango Hatari" > > > > <onyango@inbox.com> > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >>> Brian > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Is there anywhere I mentione > > "everything"? Can > > > > you address me on issues > > > > >>> I > > > > >>> raised and we should not start > > engaging in > > > > flame mail and sideshows. > > > > >>> Address my issues. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> OH > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > > > > >>>> From: blongwe@gmail.com > > > > >>>> Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 > > +0300 > > > > >>>> To: onyango@inbox.com > > > > >>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom > > goes live? > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> hmm, so government and large > > corporates > > > > are to blame for everything... > > > > >>>> isn't that an overly simple > > approach > > > > towards addressing solutions to > > > > >>>> aid our development? > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, > > Onyango > > > > Hatari<onyango@inbox.com> > > > > >>>> wrote: > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Guys > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Its disgusting listening and > > watching > > > > Michael Joseph claim how the > > > > >>>>> investors > > > > >>>>> must re-coup their > > investment. How > > > > much must they continue to exploit > > > > >>>>> their > > > > >>>>> clients to "re-coup their > > > > investments"? The price of brea was 100 and > > > > >>>>> now > > > > >>>>> has gone to 10 and the > > retailer is > > > > still charging 100 just to > > > > >>>>> "re-coup > > > > >>>>> their > > > > >>>>> investment"? > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Is this the same MJ who said > > that the > > > > cost of doing business in Kenya > > > > >>>>> is > > > > >>>>> expensive. Thats an investor > > must > > > > invest in a 4WD, security and such? > > > > >>>>> Then I > > > > >>>>> wondered why we must have > > investors > > > > who cant even afford a 4WD? > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> We would rather have the > > kadogo > > > > economy than big ones who continue to > > > > >>>>> exploit Kenyans even when > > they hinted > > > > how much costs will go down. > > > > >>>>> The > > > > >>>>> big > > > > >>>>> mistake is that now PS Ndemo > > who is > > > > representing the government is > > > > >>>>> quiet. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Michael, please can we see > > the > > > > transfer of savings to the common man. > > > > >>>>> Thats > > > > >>>>> when Kenyans will appreciate > > you. We > > > > must not see atleas the cost of > > > > >>>>> 300 > > > > >>>>> MB > > > > >>>>> coming from 1,000 to Ksh > > 500. That way > > > > you will still be making big > > > > >>>>> profits > > > > >>>>> but we will understand you. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> We need a government which > > cares for > > > > its citizens > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> OH > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > > > > >>>>> From: warigia@gmail.com > > > > >>>>> Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 > > 12:19:19 +0300 > > > > >>>>> To: onyango@inbox.com > > > > >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] > > Seacom goes > > > > live? > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Dear Brian and Michael > > > > >>>>> So, what is the best way for > > the > > > > common mwananchi to take advantage > > > > >>>>> of > > > > >>>>> these > > > > >>>>> higher speeds? Will we > > experience them > > > > if we have the small dial up > > > > >>>>> through > > > > >>>>> safaricom or do we need new > > > > equipment. > > > > >>>>> Sincerely, Warigia > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at > > 12:07 PM, > > > > Brian Munyao Longwe > > > > >>>>> <blongwe@gmail.com> > > > > >>>>> wrote: > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> As usual Michael, you are > > right! I did > > > > a traceroute  (connected on > > > > >>>>> Onecom/Safaricom) > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> As you can see it hops into > > London and > > > > gets onto AS6453 in London > > > > >>>>> which belongs to Tata. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Brian > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> BryoNet:~ macbook$ > > traceroute > > > > www.yahoo.com > > > > >>>>> traceroute to > > www.wa1.b.yahoo.com > > > > (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 > > > > >>>>> byte > > > > >>>>> packets > > > > >>>>>  1  192.168.1.1 > > (192.168.1.1) > > > >  1.302 ms  0.689 ms  0.677 ms > > > > >>>>>  2 > >  41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke > > > > (41.203.221.209)  15.363 ms > > > > >>>>>  4.641 ms > > > > >>>>> 4.172 > > > > >>>>> ms > > > > >>>>>  3 > >  41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke > > > > (41.203.216.12)  20.489 ms  6.503 > > > > >>>>> ms > > > > >>>>> 3.367 > > > > >>>>> ms > > > > >>>>>  4 > >  41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke > > > > (41.203.220.17)  5.089 ms  16.715 > > > > >>>>> ms > > > > >>>>> 5.910 > > > > >>>>> ms > > > > >>>>>  5 > >  41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke > > > > (41.203.220.2)  5.636 ms  4.041 ms > > > > >>>>> 4.873 > > > > >>>>> ms > > > > >>>>>  6  196.201.222.17 > > > > (196.201.222.17)  12.243 ms  4.722 ms > >  4.986 > > > > >>>>> ms > > > > >>>>>  7 > > > >  if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net > > > > (195.219.195.189) > > > > >>>>>  238.321 > > > > >>>>> ms  183.554 ms > >  187.807 ms > > > > >>>>>  8 > > > >  if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net > > > > (195.219.195.154) > > > > >>>>> 272.541 ms  274.972 ms > >  279.118 > > > > ms > > > > >>>>>  9 > > > >  ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net > > (216.6.51.30) > > > >  287.170 > > > > >>>>> ms > > > > >>>>> 281.733 ms  277.584 ms > > > > >>>>> 10 > >  ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com > > > > (216.115.108.57)  272.322 ms > > > > >>>>> ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com > > > > (216.115.108.21)  276.266 ms  269.433 > > > > >>>>> ms > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at > > 12:02 PM, > > > > Michael > > > > >>>>> Joseph<MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> > > > > >>>>> wrote: > > > > >>>>>> I think they are using > > Tata from > > > > Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also > > > > >>>>>> comprehensive tests are > > not > > > > complete but nevertheless it gave us an > > > > >>>>>> opportunity to > > experience much > > > > faster speeds which can only get > > > > >>>>>> better. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Michael > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> CEO > > > > >>>>>> Safaricom Limited > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> -----Original > > Message----- > > > > >>>>>> From: > > kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > > >>>>>> > > > > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph <kictanet-bounces%2Bmjoseph>= > safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] > > > > >>>>>> On > > > > >>>>>> Behalf Of Maliti, Tom > > > > >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July > > 29, 2009 > > > > 11:46 AM > > > > >>>>>> To: Michael Joseph > > > > >>>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet > > ICT Policy > > > > Discussions > > > > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] > > Seacom > > > > goes live? > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Asante sana Brian. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> I also pinged while > > connected to a > > > > 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week > > > > >>>>>> in > > > > >>>>>> Mombasa and got similar > > numbers to > > > > what you got. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> The point is this: we > > have fiber > > > > in Kenya but our service providers > > > > >>>>>> are > > > > >>>>>> not taking it up, even > > if it is > > > > backup. There have been discussions > > > > >>>>>> on > > > > >>>>>> this > > > > >>>>>> list and other fora > > about the > > > > urgency of fiber for a slew of big and > > > > >>>>>> small > > > > >>>>>> companies as well just > > you and I > > > > to be able to stream video without > > > > >>>>>> interruption or spend > > less time on > > > > email (made possible by high > > > > >>>>>> speed > > > > >>>>>> connections). Somehow > > our service > > > > providers, with the exception of > > > > >>>>>> one, > > > > >>>>>> do > > > > >>>>>> not get that. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Unless of course there > > are others > > > > who already have. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Tom Maliti > > > > >>>>>> Correspondent > > > > >>>>>> East Africa Bureau > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Direct line: +254 20 285 > > 9109 > > > > >>>>>> Office line: +254 20 285 > > 9000 > > > > >>>>>>      > >   > > > >   +254 734 555 252 > > > > >>>>>> Fax: +254 20 2724726 > > > > >>>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 984 > > > > >>>>>> -----Original > > Message----- > > > > >>>>>> From: Brian Munyao > > Longwe > > > > [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] > > > > >>>>>> Sent: 29 July 2009 > > 11:24 > > > > >>>>>> To: Maliti, Tom > > > > >>>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet > > ICT Policy > > > > Discussions > > > > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] > > Seacom > > > > goes live? > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Hi Tom, > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> SEACOM indeed started > > providing > > > > services last week, however the > > > > >>>>>> service > > > > >>>>>> being provided is not > > the > > > > *complete* SEACOM project. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> I understand that what > > they lit up > > > > is the portion that connects > > > > >>>>>> SAT-3 > > > > >>>>>> in > > > > >>>>>> South Africa upto > > Mombasa - > > > > therefore the international link is > > > > >>>>>> going > > > > >>>>>> via > > > > >>>>>> SAT-3. The *complete* > > system as > > > > per their technical drawings > > > > >>>>>> connects > > > > >>>>>> from > > > > >>>>>> Mumbai, India into > > Djibouti and > > > > thence across the EA seaboard. What > > > > >>>>>> we > > > > >>>>>> have > > > > >>>>>> now is more of capacity > > on their > > > > "backup" > > > > >>>>>> system. A traceroute or > > 'ping' > > > > across their present link reveals a > > > > >>>>>> round-trip-time (RTT) of > > about > > > > 140ms-240ms - this is due to the > > > > >>>>>> congestion > > > > >>>>>> on SAT-3. A real > > "end-to-end" > > > > fiber system should yield RTT of > > > > >>>>>> between > > > > >>>>>> 7-30ms.... they, > > nevertheless > > > > called it a "launch" > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Needless to say, this is > > much > > > > better performance than the satellite > > > > >>>>>> that > > > > >>>>>> we are used to, thus > > the > > > > excitement is definitely worth it's while - > > > > >>>>>> but it > > > > >>>>>> will be much more > > exciting once > > > > the true end-to-end services of > > > > >>>>>> either > > > > >>>>>> SEACOM, TEAMS or others > > lights > > > > up. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Regards, > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Brian > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at > > 10:58 AM, > > > > Maliti, Tom<tmaliti@ap.org> > > > > wrote: > > > > >>>>>>> Dear Walu, > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> It is almost a week > > since > > > > SEACOM went live and there does not seem > > > > >>>>>>> to > > > > >>>>>>> be that much > > excitement or > > > > response despite the many discussions > > > > >>>>>>> that > > > > >>>>>>> have been dedicated > > to > > > > broadband on this list. > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> Your question at the > > end of > > > > your email is still valid. Or is it > > > > >>>>>>> possible our varied > > service > > > > providers were not prepared, > > > > >>>>>>> irrespective > > > > >>>>>>> of what they say in > > public? It > > > > seems, however, one service provider > > > > >>>>>>> was ready: > > Safaricom. Their > > > > service has been on fiber since > > > > >>>>>>> Saturday > > > > >>>>>>> and anyone who is on > > their > > > > data services has been enjoying the high > > > > >>>>>>> speeds that have > > been talked > > > > about for years. > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> Does anyone know of > > any > > > > others? > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> Tom Maliti > > > > >>>>>>> Correspondent > > > > >>>>>>> East Africa Bureau > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> Direct line: +254 20 > > 285 9109 > > > > >>>>>>> Office line: +254 20 > > 285 9000 > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > >                   > > > > +254 734 555 252 > > > > >>>>>>> Fax: +254 20 > > 2724726 > > > > >>>>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 > > 984 > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > ________________________________ > > > > >>>>>>> From: > > > > kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti <kictanet-bounces%2Btmaliti>=ap.org > @lists.kictanet.or.ke] > > > > On > > > > >>>>>>> Behalf Of Walubengo > > J > > > > >>>>>>> Sent: 23 July 2009 > > 17:18 > > > > >>>>>>> To: Maliti, Tom > > > > >>>>>>> Cc: skunk; ke-users; > > KICTAnet > > > > ICT Policy Discussions > > > > >>>>>>> Subject: [kictanet] > > Seacom > > > > goes live? > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> Jst reading from > > Twitter that > > > > Seacom has gone live. 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Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers best friend. In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, and pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves out arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to fuel more competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural. Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be talking to us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology innovation and entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August). I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans regards hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?" See the attached image. Regards, Alex On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru@google.com> wrote:
Walu,
I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over the many years we have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the country, the one sure thing that always worked was competition. In the case of the cables, I think the competitive pressures are much more for the operators as the investment (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both Seacom and Teams have more than three times the current bandwidth demand. That means the wiser operators will not only be the ones that are first to market, but those that give the right price to attract the economies of scale they need to ever get back their investment. Any operator that delays this process will only have much more future cost to convincing consumers to get onto their network.
I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and what will be interesting is which operators are able to see things from a long-term perspective and win the market. The fact that some operators have a much broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes this more interesting and does not give outright victory to one.
In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost and the game now is who can get the user numbers on their network. Any short-term gains by an operator through higer prices will cost them significantly more in the long-run.
my 2cts worth
Joe Mucheru
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Waudo,
Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was put up with Tax payers money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me have a 40% say or demand that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. But you and me (tax payers) have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM.
SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only the individual shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the famous SAT3 cable on the west-african cost that had little impact on pricing? the individual shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% below satellite in order to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. 15 years later, the prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. That is called Business- increasing shareholders value and yes nobody should apologies for that)
In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and CCK can shout as much as they want and they have every right not to care. BUT with TEAMS you and i do have a say - however small it is or it maybe.
And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with shares on both cables can be compelled to reduce prices because if push comes to shove Safcom can say their data is strictly running on the (private) SEACOM cable which is exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can chose to say TEAMS is simply it back-up route.
Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here and its going to be very interesting...
walu.
Alex, John and Joe I think that we need to look deeper into this. The government of Kenya is still a shareholder in Safaricom and so I dont think that I dont have much say on Safaricom pricing since I am a shareholder privately and also through the government. But when Safaricom doesnt even listen to its shareholders, its sickening. EASSY will be landing in April 2010 and will be switched on in June / July 2010. Now thats a looooooong time in IT and COmmunication world. For most techies, the problem in one single year is not most of the time the proble in the next year. If Safaricom allow a penetration of another 20% through home broadband modems and they could even subsidise the Acer which goes for 19k and let it work with the modem. They would then help in distributing technology through their many distributors. They can then normalise the price of the products after 5 months by slightly raising it. That way, Safaricom would have penetrated the market and completely dislodged competetion. And another thing which Safaricom and Orange must address is that Kenyan currency doesnt expire and so why should all my money in Data bundle expire after 30 days. What should happen is that Safaricom should let the activation expire but the data bundle intact so that when I re-load, then I will get my data bundle which I didnt finish the other time. But letting my bundly of 70MB expire every month is liek making me look like am living in Zim. My modem connection can expire yes but let me get my remaining bundle after I re-load/activate OH
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Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers best friend.
In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, and pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves out arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to fuel more competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural.
Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be talking to us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology innovation and entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August).
I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans regards hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?"
See the attached image.
Regards,
Alex
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru@google.com> wrote:
Walu,
I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over the many years we have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the country, the one sure thing that always worked was competition. In the case of the cables, I think the competitive pressures are much more for the operators as the investment (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both Seacom and Teams have more than three times the current bandwidth demand. That means the wiser operators will not only be the ones that are first to market, but those that give the right price to attract the economies of scale they need to ever get back their investment. Any operator that delays this process will only have much more future cost to convincing consumers to get onto their network.
I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and what will be interesting is which operators are able to see things from a long-term perspective and win the market. The fact that some operators have a much broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes this more interesting and does not give outright victory to one.
In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost and the game now is who can get the user numbers on their network. Any short-term gains by an operator through higer prices will cost them significantly more in the long-run.
my 2cts worth
Joe Mucheru
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Waudo,
Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was put up with Tax payers money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me have a 40% say or demand that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. But you and me (tax payers) have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM.
SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only the individual shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the famous SAT3 cable on the west-african cost that had little impact on pricing? the individual shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% below satellite in order to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. 15 years later, the prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. That is called Business- increasing shareholders value and yes nobody should apologies for that)
In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and CCK can shout as much as they want and they have every right not to care. BUT with TEAMS you and i do have a say - however small it is or it maybe.
And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with shares on both cables can be compelled to reduce prices because if push comes to shove Safcom can say their data is strictly running on the (private) SEACOM cable which is exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can chose to say TEAMS is simply it back-up route.
Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here and its going to be very interesting...
walu.
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Competition? 3 cables does NOT = competition. As Waudo mentioned elsewhere in his posts, the big boys and girls sitting on TEAMs board are the same ones on SEACOM, EASSy and most likely anything else likely to land in Mombasa in the near future. Basically you are looking at a conducive\cartel environment for fixing prices - think of our oil industry. Yes you have competition in the name of Agip, Total, Caltex, etc but has that brought down prices for gas? Probably am being paranoid but I am waiting for the case study where public good won over private profits...maybe it will happen in another 4 months as the PS said. And when it happens it should should not be the misleading by 1-5% price drops. Ideally for the TEAMs (tax-payers) cable you should be asking for the less than 100USD per MB prices that have been floated around over the recent years. And that should be per month rates NOT the punitive per byte of download rates. walu. --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 12:54 PM Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers best friend.
In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, and pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves out arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to fuel more competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural.
Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be talking to us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology innovation and entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August).
I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans regards hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?"
See the attached image.
Regards,
Alex
Walu,
I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over
have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the country, the one sure thing that always worked was competition. In the case of the cables, I think the competitive pressures are much more for the operators as the investment (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both Seacom and Teams have more than three times the current bandwidth demand. That means the wiser operators will not only be the ones that are first to market, but those that give the right price to attract the economies of scale
back their investment. Any operator that delays this
much more future cost to convincing consumers to get onto their network.
I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and what will be interesting is which operators are able to see things from a long-term perspective and win the market. The fact that some operators have a much broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes
and does not give outright victory to one.
In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost and the game now is who can get the user numbers on their network. Any short-term gains by an operator through higer prices will cost them significantly more in the long-run.
my 2cts worth
Joe Mucheru
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Waudo,
Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was
money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me have a 40% say or demand that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. But you and me (tax payers) have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM.
SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only
shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the famous SAT3 cable on the west-african cost that had little impact on
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru@google.com> wrote: the many years we they need to ever get process will only have this more interesting put up with Tax payers the individual pricing? the individual
shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% below satellite in order to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. 15 years later, the prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. That is called Business- increasing shareholders value and yes nobody should apologies for that)
In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and CCK can shout as much as they want and they have every right not to care. BUT with TEAMS you and i do have a say - however small it is or it maybe.
And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with shares on both cables can be compelled to reduce prices because if push comes to shove Safcom can say their data is strictly running on the (private) SEACOM cable which is exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can chose to say TEAMS is simply it back-up route.
Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here and its going to be very interesting...
walu.
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Walu, Correction, none of the TEAMs and EASsy shareholders own shares in SEACOM. Safaricom has purchase huge capacity from SEACOM and not shares. Ek Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya -----Original Message----- From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:16:51 To: <eunicekariuki@ict.go.ke> Cc: <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS Competition? 3 cables does NOT = competition. As Waudo mentioned elsewhere in his posts, the big boys and girls sitting on TEAMs board are the same ones on SEACOM, EASSy and most likely anything else likely to land in Mombasa in the near future. Basically you are looking at a conducive\cartel environment for fixing prices - think of our oil industry. Yes you have competition in the name of Agip, Total, Caltex, etc but has that brought down prices for gas? Probably am being paranoid but I am waiting for the case study where public good won over private profits...maybe it will happen in another 4 months as the PS said. And when it happens it should should not be the misleading by 1-5% price drops. Ideally for the TEAMs (tax-payers) cable you should be asking for the less than 100USD per MB prices that have been floated around over the recent years. And that should be per month rates NOT the punitive per byte of download rates. walu. --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 12:54 PM Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers best friend.
In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, and pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves out arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to fuel more competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural.
Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be talking to us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology innovation and entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August).
I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans regards hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?"
See the attached image.
Regards,
Alex
Walu,
I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over
have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the country, the one sure thing that always worked was competition. In the case of the cables, I think the competitive pressures are much more for the operators as the investment (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both Seacom and Teams have more than three times the current bandwidth demand. That means the wiser operators will not only be the ones that are first to market, but those that give the right price to attract the economies of scale
back their investment. Any operator that delays this
much more future cost to convincing consumers to get onto their network.
I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and what will be interesting is which operators are able to see things from a long-term perspective and win the market. The fact that some operators have a much broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes
and does not give outright victory to one.
In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost and the game now is who can get the user numbers on their network. Any short-term gains by an operator through higer prices will cost them significantly more in the long-run.
my 2cts worth
Joe Mucheru
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Waudo,
Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was
money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me have a 40% say or demand that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. But you and me (tax payers) have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM.
SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only
shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the famous SAT3 cable on the west-african cost that had little impact on
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru@google.com> wrote: the many years we they need to ever get process will only have this more interesting put up with Tax payers the individual pricing? the individual
shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% below satellite in order to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. 15 years later, the prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. That is called Business- increasing shareholders value and yes nobody should apologies for that)
In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and CCK can shout as much as they want and they have every right not to care. BUT with TEAMS you and i do have a say - however small it is or it maybe.
And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with shares on both cables can be compelled to reduce prices because if push comes to shove Safcom can say their data is strictly running on the (private) SEACOM cable which is exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can chose to say TEAMS is simply it back-up route.
Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here and its going to be very interesting...
walu.
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Dear Colleagues I agree with Mr. Joseph that is very important to keep the tone of our language respectful and fair. Nonetheless, Walubengo and Hatari are raising serious concerns. They may be correct, and they may be incorrect, but they have well founded points that should be discussed. This is an interesting discussion, and we are hashing out some real crucial issues. We do not all have to agree, but it is good to be courteous. Let us learn from the Tanzanians on that point. I do not want us to split the lists. Sincerely, Warigia On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Competition?
3 cables does NOT = competition.
As Waudo mentioned elsewhere in his posts, the big boys and girls sitting on TEAMs board are the same ones on SEACOM, EASSy and most likely anything else likely to land in Mombasa in the near future.
Basically you are looking at a conducive\cartel environment for fixing prices - think of our oil industry. Yes you have competition in the name of Agip, Total, Caltex, etc but has that brought down prices for gas?
Probably am being paranoid but I am waiting for the case study where public good won over private profits...maybe it will happen in another 4 months as the PS said. And when it happens it should should not be the misleading by 1-5% price drops. Ideally for the TEAMs (tax-payers) cable you should be asking for the less than 100USD per MB prices that have been floated around over the recent years. And that should be per month rates NOT the punitive per byte of download rates.
walu.
--- On Sat, 8/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 12:54 PM Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers best friend.
In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, and pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves out arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to fuel more competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural.
Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be talking to us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology innovation and entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August).
I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans regards hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?"
See the attached image.
Regards,
Alex
Walu,
I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over
have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the country, the one sure thing that always worked was competition. In the case of the cables, I think the competitive pressures are much more for the operators as the investment (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both Seacom and Teams have more than three times the current bandwidth demand. That means the wiser operators will not only be the ones that are first to market, but those that give the right price to attract the economies of scale
back their investment. Any operator that delays this
much more future cost to convincing consumers to get onto their network.
I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and what will be interesting is which operators are able to see things from a long-term perspective and win the market. The fact that some operators have a much broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes
and does not give outright victory to one.
In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost and the game now is who can get the user numbers on their network. Any short-term gains by an operator through higer prices will cost them significantly more in the long-run.
my 2cts worth
Joe Mucheru
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Waudo,
Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was
money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me have a 40% say or demand that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. But you and me (tax payers) have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM.
SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only
shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the famous SAT3 cable on the west-african cost that had little impact on
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru@google.com> wrote: the many years we they need to ever get process will only have this more interesting put up with Tax payers the individual pricing? the individual
shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% below satellite in order to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. 15 years later, the prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. That is called Business- increasing shareholders value and yes nobody should apologies for that)
In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and CCK can shout as much as they want and they have every right not to care. BUT with TEAMS you and i do have a say - however small it is or it maybe.
And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with shares on both cables can be compelled to reduce prices because if push comes to shove Safcom can say their data is strictly running on the (private) SEACOM cable which is exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can chose to say TEAMS is simply it back-up route.
Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here and its going to be very interesting...
walu.
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Listers, I am keenly observing this. It is my belief that there is some commitment to making internet more affordable. This country is in dire need of actions that will spiral economic growth. We owe it to ourselves to do whatever we can, sacrifice as much as we can to get more people absorbed in more constructive means of living. That way, all investments will be safe. No one will benefit from their investments if this is not done URGENTLY, if you can all read what I am trying to say.The investments will come to nought. Let's see real affordable pricing coming up soonest. Gilda Odera Quoting Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>:
Competition?
3 cables does NOT = competition.
As Waudo mentioned elsewhere in his posts, the big boys and girls sitting on TEAMs board are the same ones on SEACOM, EASSy and most likely anything else likely to land in Mombasa in the near future.
Basically you are looking at a conducive\cartel environment for fixing prices - think of our oil industry. Yes you have competition in the name of Agip, Total, Caltex, etc but has that brought down prices for gas?
Probably am being paranoid but I am waiting for the case study where public good won over private profits...maybe it will happen in another 4 months as the PS said. And when it happens it should should not be the misleading by 1-5% price drops. Ideally for the TEAMs (tax-payers) cable you should be asking for the less than 100USD per MB prices that have been floated around over the recent years. And that should be per month rates NOT the punitive per byte of download rates.
walu.
--- On Sat, 8/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 12:54 PM Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers best friend.
In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, and pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves out arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to fuel more competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural.
Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be talking to us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology innovation and entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August).
I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans regards hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?"
See the attached image.
Regards,
Alex
Walu,
I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over
have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the country, the one sure thing that always worked was competition. In the case of the cables, I think the competitive pressures are much more for the operators as the investment (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both Seacom and Teams have more than three times the current bandwidth demand. That means the wiser operators will not only be the ones that are first to market, but those that give the right price to attract the economies of scale
back their investment. Any operator that delays this
much more future cost to convincing consumers to get onto their network.
I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and what will be interesting is which operators are able to see things from a long-term perspective and win the market. The fact that some operators have a much broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes
and does not give outright victory to one.
In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost and the game now is who can get the user numbers on their network. Any short-term gains by an operator through higer prices will cost them significantly more in the long-run.
my 2cts worth
Joe Mucheru
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Waudo,
Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was
money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me have a 40% say or demand that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. But you and me (tax payers) have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM.
SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only
shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the famous SAT3 cable on the west-african cost that had little impact on
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru@google.com> wrote: the many years we they need to ever get process will only have this more interesting put up with Tax payers the individual pricing? the individual
shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% below satellite in order to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. 15 years later, the prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. That is called Business- increasing shareholders value and yes nobody should apologies for that)
In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and CCK can shout as much as they want and they have every right not to care. BUT with TEAMS you and i do have a say - however small it is or it maybe.
And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with shares on both cables can be compelled to reduce prices because if push comes to shove Safcom can say their data is strictly running on the (private) SEACOM cable which is exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can chose to say TEAMS is simply it back-up route.
Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here and its going to be very interesting...
walu.
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Gilda God bless. Thanks alot for not using my language. I am just hoping that we will help this country leap into 2030 in one year by welcoming the population to the infomation gateway. kenyans have the potential to ignore politics and beat India with a click OH
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Listers,
I am keenly observing this. It is my belief that there is some commitment to making internet more affordable. This country is in dire need of actions that will spiral economic growth. We owe it to ourselves to do whatever we can, sacrifice as much as we can to get more people absorbed in more constructive means of living. That way, all investments will be safe. No one will benefit from their investments if this is not done URGENTLY, if you can all read what I am trying to say.The investments will come to nought. Let's see real affordable pricing coming up soonest.
Gilda Odera Quoting Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>:
Competition?
3 cables does NOT = competition.
As Waudo mentioned elsewhere in his posts, the big boys and girls sitting on TEAMs board are the same ones on SEACOM, EASSy and most likely anything else likely to land in Mombasa in the near future.
Basically you are looking at a conducive\cartel environment for fixing prices - think of our oil industry. Yes you have competition in the name of Agip, Total, Caltex, etc but has that brought down prices for gas?
Probably am being paranoid but I am waiting for the case study where public good won over private profits...maybe it will happen in another 4 months as the PS said. And when it happens it should should not be the misleading by 1-5% price drops. Ideally for the TEAMs (tax-payers) cable you should be asking for the less than 100USD per MB prices that have been floated around over the recent years. And that should be per month rates NOT the punitive per byte of download rates.
walu.
--- On Sat, 8/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 12:54 PM Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers best friend.
In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, and pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves out arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to fuel more competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural.
Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be talking to us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology innovation and entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August).
I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans regards hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?"
See the attached image.
Regards,
Alex
Walu,
I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over
have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the country, the one sure thing that always worked was competition. In the case of the cables, I think the competitive pressures are much more for the operators as the investment (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both Seacom and Teams have more than three times the current bandwidth demand. That means the wiser operators will not only be the ones that are first to market, but those that give the right price to attract the economies of scale
back their investment. Any operator that delays this
much more future cost to convincing consumers to get onto their network.
I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and what will be interesting is which operators are able to see things from a long-term perspective and win the market. The fact that some operators have a much broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes
and does not give outright victory to one.
In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost and the game now is who can get the user numbers on their network. Any short-term gains by an operator through higer prices will cost them significantly more in the long-run.
my 2cts worth
Joe Mucheru
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Waudo,
Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was
money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me have a 40% say or demand that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. But you and me (tax payers) have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM.
SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only
shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the famous SAT3 cable on the west-african cost that had little impact on
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru@google.com> wrote: the many years we they need to ever get process will only have this more interesting put up with Tax payers the individual pricing? the individual
shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% below satellite in order to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. 15 years later, the prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. That is called Business- increasing shareholders value and yes nobody should apologies for that)
In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and CCK can shout as much as they want and they have every right not to care. BUT with TEAMS you and i do have a say - however small it is or it maybe.
And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with shares on both cables can be compelled to reduce prices because if push comes to shove Safcom can say their data is strictly running on the (private) SEACOM cable which is exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can chose to say TEAMS is simply it back-up route.
Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here and its going to be very interesting...
walu.
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe<blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Am in San Francisco (Stanford) at the moment and I did a traceroute back to Kenya (Safarciom) and the loop back also goes through AS6453, which Brian says belongs to Tata. Times are indeed changing..... Last login: Wed Jul 29 03:31:23 on ttys000 bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$ traceroute www.safaricom.com traceroute to www.safaricom.com (196.201.208.27), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 10.10.23.254 (10.10.23.254) 45.917 ms 44.297 ms 44.677 ms 2 r1-ca-paix-cr2.nextweb.net (209.172.123.1) 43.242 ms 45.247 ms 43.797 ms 3 r1-ca-paix-cr1.nextweb.net (64.186.160.145) 44.885 ms 45.004 ms 46.307 ms 4 ge-6-5.car2.SanJose2.Level3.net (4.79.59.9) 43.669 ms 43.299 ms 43.022 ms 5 ae-2-79.edge1.SanJose3.Level3.net (4.68.18.80) 45.312 ms 44.725 ms 44.629 ms 6 if-2-0.icore1.SQN-SanJose.as6453.net (209.58.116.13) 51.651 ms 58.081 ms 49.481 ms 7 Vlan1104.icore1.PDI-PaloAlto.as6453.net (209.58.116.10) 54.913 ms 53.914 ms 53.764 ms 8 Vlan1116.icore1.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (206.82.132.29) 126.026 ms 125.367 ms 126.429 ms 9 if-6-0-0-38.mcore4.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (216.6.63.45) 130.446 ms if-1-0-0-1101.mcore4.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (216.6.63.5) 137.390 ms 135.662 ms 10 if-1-0.mcore3.L78-London.as6453.net (195.219.144.9) 186.404 ms 188.979 ms 188.408 ms 11 if-5-0-0.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.9) 186.145 ms 185.956 ms 187.456 ms 12 ix-12-1-0.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.110) 456.344 ms 408.995 ms 440.314 ms 13 196.201.208.27 (196.201.208.27) 366.301 ms 409.065 ms 409.246 ms bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$
On further scrutiny, AS6453 connects me straight from Palo Alto via San Jose to London to Kenya. Is it true that Tata owns AS6453??? Brian??? Can I be put on 'Seacom' straight from Silicon Valley???? Please elaborate for those in the know?? I don't know how the cable works.... Bill On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:39 AM, Bill Kagai<billkagai@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe<blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Am in San Francisco (Stanford) at the moment and I did a traceroute back to Kenya (Safarciom) and the loop back also goes through AS6453, which Brian says belongs to Tata. Times are indeed changing.....
Last login: Wed Jul 29 03:31:23 on ttys000 bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$ traceroute www.safaricom.com traceroute to www.safaricom.com (196.201.208.27), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 10.10.23.254 (10.10.23.254) 45.917 ms 44.297 ms 44.677 ms 2 r1-ca-paix-cr2.nextweb.net (209.172.123.1) 43.242 ms 45.247 ms 43.797 ms 3 r1-ca-paix-cr1.nextweb.net (64.186.160.145) 44.885 ms 45.004 ms 46.307 ms 4 ge-6-5.car2.SanJose2.Level3.net (4.79.59.9) 43.669 ms 43.299 ms 43.022 ms 5 ae-2-79.edge1.SanJose3.Level3.net (4.68.18.80) 45.312 ms 44.725 ms 44.629 ms 6 if-2-0.icore1.SQN-SanJose.as6453.net (209.58.116.13) 51.651 ms 58.081 ms 49.481 ms 7 Vlan1104.icore1.PDI-PaloAlto.as6453.net (209.58.116.10) 54.913 ms 53.914 ms 53.764 ms 8 Vlan1116.icore1.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (206.82.132.29) 126.026 ms 125.367 ms 126.429 ms 9 if-6-0-0-38.mcore4.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (216.6.63.45) 130.446 ms if-1-0-0-1101.mcore4.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (216.6.63.5) 137.390 ms 135.662 ms 10 if-1-0.mcore3.L78-London.as6453.net (195.219.144.9) 186.404 ms 188.979 ms 188.408 ms 11 if-5-0-0.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.9) 186.145 ms 185.956 ms 187.456 ms 12 ix-12-1-0.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.110) 456.344 ms 408.995 ms 440.314 ms 13 196.201.208.27 (196.201.208.27) 366.301 ms 409.065 ms 409.246 ms bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$
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Hi Bill, On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Bill Kagai<billkagai@gmail.com> wrote:
On further scrutiny, AS6453 connects me straight from Palo Alto via San Jose to London to Kenya.
Is it true that Tata owns AS6453??? Brian??? Can I be put on 'Seacom' straight from Silicon Valley????
Look at http://as6453.net/ and ARIN's WHOIS search confirms: Tata Communications (AS6453) AS6453 6453 Tata Communications (AS6453) AS6453 6453 # ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2009-07-28 20:00 # Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database. To get onto SEACOM straight from Silicon valley you probably need to have connectivity with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 provider in the USA who can do a cross-connect directly with Seacom. You could probably get this directly from Tata as they have significant network assets in the US. Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:39 AM, Bill Kagai<billkagai@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe<blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Am in San Francisco (Stanford) at the moment and I did a traceroute back to Kenya (Safarciom) and the loop back also goes through AS6453, which Brian says belongs to Tata. Times are indeed changing.....
Last login: Wed Jul 29 03:31:23 on ttys000 bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$ traceroute www.safaricom.com traceroute to www.safaricom.com (196.201.208.27), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 10.10.23.254 (10.10.23.254) 45.917 ms 44.297 ms 44.677 ms 2 r1-ca-paix-cr2.nextweb.net (209.172.123.1) 43.242 ms 45.247 ms 43.797 ms 3 r1-ca-paix-cr1.nextweb.net (64.186.160.145) 44.885 ms 45.004 ms 46.307 ms 4 ge-6-5.car2.SanJose2.Level3.net (4.79.59.9) 43.669 ms 43.299 ms 43.022 ms 5 ae-2-79.edge1.SanJose3.Level3.net (4.68.18.80) 45.312 ms 44.725 ms 44.629 ms 6 if-2-0.icore1.SQN-SanJose.as6453.net (209.58.116.13) 51.651 ms 58.081 ms 49.481 ms 7 Vlan1104.icore1.PDI-PaloAlto.as6453.net (209.58.116.10) 54.913 ms 53.914 ms 53.764 ms 8 Vlan1116.icore1.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (206.82.132.29) 126.026 ms 125.367 ms 126.429 ms 9 if-6-0-0-38.mcore4.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (216.6.63.45) 130.446 ms if-1-0-0-1101.mcore4.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (216.6.63.5) 137.390 ms 135.662 ms 10 if-1-0.mcore3.L78-London.as6453.net (195.219.144.9) 186.404 ms 188.979 ms 188.408 ms 11 if-5-0-0.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.9) 186.145 ms 185.956 ms 187.456 ms 12 ix-12-1-0.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.110) 456.344 ms 408.995 ms 440.314 ms 13 196.201.208.27 (196.201.208.27) 366.301 ms 409.065 ms 409.246 ms bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$
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Then this is brilliant....... On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:59 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe<blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Bill,
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Bill Kagai<billkagai@gmail.com> wrote:
On further scrutiny, AS6453 connects me straight from Palo Alto via San Jose to London to Kenya.
Is it true that Tata owns AS6453??? Brian??? Can I be put on 'Seacom' straight from Silicon Valley????
Look at http://as6453.net/ and ARIN's WHOIS search confirms: Tata Communications (AS6453) AS6453 6453 Tata Communications (AS6453) AS6453 6453
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2009-07-28 20:00 # Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.
To get onto SEACOM straight from Silicon valley you probably need to have connectivity with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 provider in the USA who can do a cross-connect directly with Seacom. You could probably get this directly from Tata as they have significant network assets in the US.
Brian
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:39 AM, Bill Kagai<billkagai@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe<blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on Onecom/Safaricom)
As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London which belongs to Tata.
Am in San Francisco (Stanford) at the moment and I did a traceroute back to Kenya (Safarciom) and the loop back also goes through AS6453, which Brian says belongs to Tata. Times are indeed changing.....
Last login: Wed Jul 29 03:31:23 on ttys000 bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$ traceroute www.safaricom.com traceroute to www.safaricom.com (196.201.208.27), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 10.10.23.254 (10.10.23.254) 45.917 ms 44.297 ms 44.677 ms 2 r1-ca-paix-cr2.nextweb.net (209.172.123.1) 43.242 ms 45.247 ms 43.797 ms 3 r1-ca-paix-cr1.nextweb.net (64.186.160.145) 44.885 ms 45.004 ms 46.307 ms 4 ge-6-5.car2.SanJose2.Level3.net (4.79.59.9) 43.669 ms 43.299 ms 43.022 ms 5 ae-2-79.edge1.SanJose3.Level3.net (4.68.18.80) 45.312 ms 44.725 ms 44.629 ms 6 if-2-0.icore1.SQN-SanJose.as6453.net (209.58.116.13) 51.651 ms 58.081 ms 49.481 ms 7 Vlan1104.icore1.PDI-PaloAlto.as6453.net (209.58.116.10) 54.913 ms 53.914 ms 53.764 ms 8 Vlan1116.icore1.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (206.82.132.29) 126.026 ms 125.367 ms 126.429 ms 9 if-6-0-0-38.mcore4.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (216.6.63.45) 130.446 ms if-1-0-0-1101.mcore4.NJY-Newark.as6453.net (216.6.63.5) 137.390 ms 135.662 ms 10 if-1-0.mcore3.L78-London.as6453.net (195.219.144.9) 186.404 ms 188.979 ms 188.408 ms 11 if-5-0-0.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.9) 186.145 ms 185.956 ms 187.456 ms 12 ix-12-1-0.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.110) 456.344 ms 408.995 ms 440.314 ms 13 196.201.208.27 (196.201.208.27) 366.301 ms 409.065 ms 409.246 ms bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$
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Hi Bill/Brian, Brian Munyao Longwe wrote:
To get onto SEACOM straight from Silicon valley you probably need to have connectivity with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 provider in the USA who can do a cross-connect directly with Seacom. You could probably get this directly from Tata as they have significant network assets in the US.
From Asia, peering with Google, Akamai and others should also yield less
Its likely going to be cheaper (since SEACOM is just a carrier) for the operators with IRU's on this case to get peering/transit at strategic locations (London/Singapore) with peering/transit providers who give single hopes to most of the US and Eastern Europe. Transit costs at this points with good carriers should be at least $15 or less per Mbps that when buying over 100Mbps. than 3 hops. Alot more network engineering should also be done within our own networks. I find it abit strange that a user has 5 hops within onecom.co.ke network before touching the gateway!. Reducing that to a max of 3 would make it 10 hops or less to yahoo.com and that would give a better experience to alot of folks too :). my 2 cents. Michuki.
For those of us who have been keenly watching the packets since seacom launch, there are 2 outstanding pioneers today in the comms segment. 2 companies usher in a new era in communications for kenya. Unofficial personal data, Services Providers that have Seacom packets pumping in their networks : - GSM Operator Safaricom : Went Live on Seacom +29 hours of Seacom Launch - Data Operator KDN : Went live testing on Seacom -72 Hours before Seacom Launch. A big congrats goes out to visionary companies as the 2 above. Historically a great achievement. Rgds. -- ..when the birds become dinosaurs once more, wake me up..
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:34 AM, aki<aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
For those of us who have been keenly watching the packets since seacom
- GSM Operator Safaricom : Went Live on Seacom +29 hours of Seacom Launch
- Data Operator KDN : Went live testing on Seacom -72 Hours before Seacom Launch.
Look at these two different paths the two operators you mention take if I ping them from Memphis....To me it looks like one is on satellite and the other on cable.... Last login: Thu Jul 30 07:00:42 on ttys000 bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$ traceroute www.safaricom.com traceroute to www.safaricom.com (196.201.208.27), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 3.849 ms 1.181 ms 1.371 ms 2 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254) 2.255 ms 1.712 ms 1.886 ms 3 adsl-177-19-1.mem.bellsouth.net (74.177.19.1) 10.646 ms 11.275 ms 10.268 ms 4 70.159.236.29 (70.159.236.29) 19.060 ms 20.193 ms 25.065 ms 5 70.159.236.31 (70.159.236.31) 16.328 ms 11.658 ms 11.774 ms 6 70.159.236.243 (70.159.236.243) 17.501 ms 18.247 ms 18.279 ms 7 ixc00mem-ge-0-0-0.bellsouth.net (205.152.228.64) 18.168 ms 18.275 ms 16.689 ms 8 axr01bna-so-1-0-0.bellsouth.net (65.83.239.22) 18.128 ms 16.613 ms 16.589 ms 9 65.83.238.96 (65.83.238.96) 16.199 ms 16.946 ms 32.426 ms 10 65.83.238.154 (65.83.238.154) 20.540 ms 16.468 ms 16.803 ms 11 cr1.nsvtn.ip.att.net (12.123.129.10) 26.284 ms 25.887 ms 26.393 ms 12 cr2.attga.ip.att.net (12.122.28.105) 25.621 ms 26.445 ms 24.673 ms 13 ggr1.attga.ip.att.net (12.122.140.105) 23.786 ms 25.416 ms 31.474 ms 14 192.205.34.158 (192.205.34.158) 24.824 ms 25.128 ms 25.017 ms 15 if-11-0-0.core3.AEQ-Ashburn.as6453.net (64.86.9.18) 42.729 ms 41.251 ms 41.868 ms 16 if-11-0-0-903.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.153) 119.397 ms 118.530 ms 119.062 ms 17 ix-12-1-0.mcore3.LDN-London.as6453.net (195.219.195.110) 376.084 ms 302.909 ms 411.831 ms 18 196.201.208.27 (196.201.208.27) 299.284 ms 417.131 ms 298.975 ms bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$ traceroute www.kdn.co.ke traceroute to www.kdn.co.ke (41.220.227.90), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 4.018 ms 1.235 ms 2.541 ms 2 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254) 2.319 ms 1.745 ms 1.851 ms 3 adsl-177-19-1.mem.bellsouth.net (74.177.19.1) 11.134 ms 11.824 ms 11.124 ms 4 70.159.236.29 (70.159.236.29) 19.838 ms 17.622 ms 18.410 ms 5 70.159.236.31 (70.159.236.31) 11.879 ms 14.893 ms 11.588 ms 6 70.159.236.243 (70.159.236.243) 17.523 ms 17.215 ms 18.185 ms 7 ixc00mem-ge-0-0-0.bellsouth.net (205.152.228.64) 18.638 ms 17.593 ms 16.793 ms 8 axr01bna-so-1-0-0.bellsouth.net (65.83.239.22) 18.360 ms 19.504 ms 18.128 ms 9 12.83.10.126 (12.83.10.126) 18.166 ms 16.886 ms 16.143 ms 10 65.83.238.150 (65.83.238.150) 17.563 ms 16.266 ms 16.803 ms 11 cr1.nsvtn.ip.att.net (12.123.129.54) 25.816 ms 26.342 ms 25.999 ms 12 cr2.attga.ip.att.net (12.122.28.105) 26.144 ms 25.842 ms 25.156 ms 13 ggr2.attga.ip.att.net (12.122.140.93) 23.561 ms 24.900 ms 25.183 ms 14 192.205.35.170 (192.205.35.170) 25.001 ms 25.235 ms 23.453 ms 15 63-218-215-206.static.pccwglobal.net (63.218.215.206) 391.125 ms 250.444 ms 252.220 ms 16 abn-20308018209.asiabroadcast.tv (203.80.182.9) 419.180 ms 250.401 ms 363.411 ms 17 abs-20320222966.absatellite.net (203.202.229.66) 818.993 ms 819.433 ms 718.233 ms 18 210-5-199-25.reverse.newskies.net (210.5.199.25) 817.294 ms 819.505 ms 676.103 ms 19 * * * 20 41.220.227.90 (41.220.227.90) 706.917 ms !<10> 817.381 ms !<10> 819.204 ms !<10> bildad-kagais-macbook-pro:~ billkagai$
ok. for a moment i thought i was on the skunkwork (techie) list - so much of the ping, traceroutes,hops, etc ;-). nway, am not at the cool places Bill is operating from, but am pretty out of the .KE zone and when i made a voice call to a safaricom number, there was so much improvement i.e. less latency i.e. remember those days on international calls you had to say HELLO and wait for like 2-3seconds for the response...well it appears those days are over. quality improvements seems to be kicking in. now we wait for real price reductions... walu --- On Wed, 7/29/09, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com> wrote:
From: Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 10:13 PM Hi Bill/Brian,
Brian Munyao Longwe wrote:
To get onto SEACOM straight from Silicon valley you
have connectivity with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 provider in
do a cross-connect directly with Seacom. You could
probably need to the USA who can probably get this
directly from Tata as they have significant network assets in the US.
Its likely going to be cheaper (since SEACOM is just a carrier) for the operators with IRU's on this case to get peering/transit at strategic locations (London/Singapore) with peering/transit providers who give single hopes to most of the US and Eastern Europe.
Transit costs at this points with good carriers should be at least $15 or less per Mbps that when buying over 100Mbps.
From Asia, peering with Google, Akamai and others should also yield less than 3 hops.
Alot more network engineering should also be done within our own networks. I find it abit strange that a user has 5 hops within onecom.co.ke network before touching the gateway!. Reducing that to a max of 3 would make it 10 hops or less to yahoo.com and that would give a better experience to alot of folks too :).
my 2 cents.
Michuki.
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On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Walubengo J<jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
ok. for a moment i thought i was on the skunkwork (techie) list - so much of the ping, traceroutes,hops, etc ;-).
<hijack thread> oh, those skunkworks Law makers...."Code is Law", you know :-) "Secret laws are not law. And if there is one thing clear about the recent panic about privacy, it is that much of the anxiety was about the secrets hidden within closed code. Closed code hides its systems of control; open code can't. Any encryption or identification system built into open code is transparent to those who can read the code.." http://www.lessig.org/content/standard/0,1902,4165,00.html enjoy. </hijack thread>
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aki
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Bill Kagai
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bitange@jambo.co.ke
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Brian Munyao Longwe
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eunicekariuki@ict.go.ke
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Gakuru Alex
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godera@skyweb.co.ke
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Joseph Mucheru
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Maliti, Tom
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Michael Joseph
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Michuki Mwangi
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Onyango Hatari
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Walubengo J
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warigia bowman
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waudo siganga