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Africa: Fibre Optic Cables Will Drive the Fixed-line Telecoms in sub-Saharan Africa- Frost & Sullivan

May 24th, 2010

BY JAMES RATEMO

Fixed line telephony is headed for a major comeback following establishment of fibre optic cables across the region.

In a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, a research company, earnings from fixed-line telecommunications market in sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to reach reach $12.25 billion in 2015 up from $6.78 billion in 2008.

And the International consulting firm Global Insight has compiled the latest world statistics on trade in ICT.

The statistics, availed at the on-going World Congress in Information Technology in Amsterdam indicate that Kenya is ranked 6th out of 9 African countries surveyed with cumulative ICT spending in 2008 of US$2,175.6m. » Read more: Africa: Fibre Optic Cables Will Drive the Fixed-line Telecoms in sub-Saharan Africa- Frost & Sullivan

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Kenya:ICT sector registers remarkable growth-Economic Survey 2010

May 20th, 2010

BY JAMES RATEMO

The ICT sector has kept growing with almost half of Kenya’s population now having access to telecommunication services.

Mobile telephony has grown by 34.2 percent, from 12.9million subscribers in 2008 to 17.4million subscribers in 2009 according to the just released economic survey 2010.

Currently it is estimated the number of subscribers has surpassed the 20million mark. The mobile telephony capacity has also increased from 26.0million in 2008 to 29.0million in 2009. » Read more: Kenya:ICT sector registers remarkable growth-Economic Survey 2010

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Kenyan Video made from Free and Open Source Software- testimony of what FOSS can do

January 25th, 2010

By James Ratemo in Nairobi Kenya.

Between proprietary and open source-which way to go?

Software is the engine of technology and if properly implemented can grow economies in leaps. But at what cost?

For ages now poor penetration and high cost of technology has seen Africa lag behind in implementing emerging profitable technologies. However hope lies in the horizon in Free and Open Source software which is already changing fortunes for poor masses around the globe.

The debate on whether Africa should make better use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) or not is quickly coming to a close.

FOSS is winning fast and more and more technology professionals are dropping the more expensive proprietary software for this new platform.

In early 2009, Kenya’s FOSS community had reason to celebrate. Finally the first video purely made using the open source software was out testifying the power of this ‘new found freedom’.

See the video below. It talks for itself as it proclaims that what proprietary software can do, FOSS can do even better.

FOSS Video – Kenya (version 0.9) from Alex Gakuru on Vimeo.

“FOSS is non-proprietary “open” software that attracts no license fees, allows enhancements to be shared with all users and can be customised for the user’s purposes without major financial outlay. » Read more: Kenyan Video made from Free and Open Source Software- testimony of what FOSS can do

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