Jubilee Digital Gov-Internet connectivity in public institutions hits 80pc boosting service delivery

spear · April 28, 2017, 2:36pm

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Nairobi Kenya, Apr 28 – A high proportion of public institutions have high internet connectivity at 80.2 percent improving public service delivery, according to the Public Sector ICT Survey Report 2016. The most popular forms of internet connectivity were mobile internet via modems at 47 percent and 31 percent in public institution and enterprises respectively. Fixed internet through fiber to the office was found in 55.8 percent in public institutions and 41.8 percent in enterprises. Mobile internet through phones was reported by 23.5 percent of institutions and 17.6 percent of the surveyed enterprises. This is even as the penetration rate for mobile subscriptions was noted to have improved to 85.9 percent in 2016 by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). This is even as the penetration rate for mobile subscriptions was noted to have improved to 85.9 percent in 2016 by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The report also revealed that over half – 57.5 percent – of public institutions and 50.3 percent of the enterprises had established websites.According to the report, locally hosted websites were reported at 83.6 percent for public institutions and 60.9 percent for businesses.

“The main reason for international web hosting was reliability at 76.0 percent for institutions,” reads the report.

Security reasons were also cited as a reason to be hosted abroad.A higher proportion of public institutions -46.4 percent – reported having experienced computer virus attacks compared to enterprises at 21.7 percent.

Despite the existence of the National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team Coordination Center, a considerable proportion of public institutions at 39.7 percent and enterprises at 46.3 percent did not report online crime to the center.

“Failure to report these crimes implies that there is inadequate awareness by both public institutions and enterprises on the role of the Coordination Center as the crimes were mainly reported to the ICT Authority, Kenya Police Service and the Communications Authority of Kenya.”

The report comes at a time when KNBS has reported that the value of ICT output increased by 11.1 percent from Sh280 million in 2015 to Sh311.1 million in 2016.

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kev · April 28, 2017, 3:39pm

What happens incase of high seas cable cuts or malfunction?
We need another fibre routing not relying on one route

snapdragon · April 28, 2017, 4:17pm

in other similar but unrelated news Zuku fibre is fucking my life dry fly.Leo sijakua na net and when u call them wanakuweka on hold for 10mins on chargable line.
i mean 10 fucking minutes na inanyonya tu credo.
And something funny wanafanya abrakadabra net inarudi poa after 30mins ndio hio tena kuyumbayumba. nimewapigia hadi wamenijua

system · April 28, 2017, 4:41pm

I though we had like 5 cables?

system · April 28, 2017, 4:44pm

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Working like a charm. Zuku sirudi tena hata na dawa

snapdragon · April 28, 2017, 4:51pm

ebi break it down iko aje

system · April 28, 2017, 5:00pm

Speeds are as advertised.
upload speeds are equal to download speeds.
no drops in speed hata kama your friends are over with their laptops and phones
CUSTOMER CARE calling ni free and they receive , no holdups (Zuku niliwahi spend 150 calling customer care to sort an issue)
Unlimited na sijaona FUP yoyote

snapdragon · April 28, 2017, 5:09pm

malipo na speed

system · April 28, 2017, 5:12pm

5mbps - 2400
10Mbps- 3499
20Mbps - 4999
40mbps - 9999

kev · April 28, 2017, 5:20pm

Only one, SEACOM only…the recent subsea fiber cut affected both safcons and Zuku, traffic had to be re-routed…

South Africa has two meaning they were safer.

kev · April 28, 2017, 5:35pm

Access kenya is coming back with affordable domestic packages…so zuku better watch out

kev · April 28, 2017, 5:37pm

[SIZE=6]AccessKenya returns to low-cost home Internet with US partner[/SIZE]
AccessKenya has partnered with a Silicon Valley start-up to offer households with low-cost data connectivity, returning to a market segment it exited in 2014.

The Internet service provider, ranked third in terms of broadband subscriptions in Kenya, is working with EveryLayer, a California-based firm, to deploy its excess bandwidth to homes in Nairobi’s densely populated Eastlands area.

Offered under the ‘Surf’ brand name, this last mile Internet service has already signed up more than 500 households in areas such as Buru Buru, Jericho, Kariokor, Pangani, Umoja, Hamza, Jogoo Road, Ngara, Nairobi West, and South C.

Surf’s cheapest home Internet bouquet costs Sh999 per month offering speeds of five megabits per second (Mbps), Sh1,999 monthly for 10 Mbps and Sh3,999 for faster downloads of up to 20 Mbps.

AccessKenya CEO Richard Hechle said even though the firm exited the home Internet market more than two years ago the deal with EveryLayer, ‘ensures that our infrastructure is fully utilised.’

“It is a mutually beneficial arrangement as we are reaping from the better use of the massive investment made in infrastructure and Surf’s expertise to increase connectivity in high density areas,” Mr Hechle told the Business Daily in an interview.

The company was serving only 2,000 domestic users who were plugged into the firm’s retail broadband product dubbed Access@home prior to the 2014 change of heart.

The AccessKenya-backed service also offers pay-as-you-go Internet through 50 hotspots located across the capital’s central business district and Eastlands areas, and says it has registered more than 38,000 users.

Users buy daily, weekly, monthly or 90-day bundles and pay via M-Pesa. For example, it offers a daily plan for 100 megabytes (MB)at Sh20; 500 MB weekly bouquet for Sh100; and 3 GB in a monthly plan for Sh500.

“It is aimed at delivering affordable and quality bandwidth to middle and low income households, by using our infrastructure to deliver the connectivity to these residential areas,” said Mr Hechle.

system · April 28, 2017, 5:39pm

kev:

[SIZE=6]AccessKenya returns to low-cost home Internet with US partner[/SIZE]
AccessKenya has partnered with a Silicon Valley start-up to offer households with low-cost data connectivity, returning to a market segment it exited in 2014.

The Internet service provider, ranked third in terms of broadband subscriptions in Kenya, is working with EveryLayer, a California-based firm, to deploy its excess bandwidth to homes in Nairobi’s densely populated Eastlands area.

Offered under the ‘Surf’ brand name, this last mile Internet service has already signed up more than 500 households in areas such as Buru Buru, Jericho, Kariokor, Pangani, Umoja, Hamza, Jogoo Road, Ngara, Nairobi West, and South C.

Surf’s cheapest home Internet bouquet costs Sh999 per month offering speeds of five megabits per second (Mbps), Sh1,999 monthly for 10 Mbps and Sh3,999 for faster downloads of up to 20 Mbps.

AccessKenya CEO Richard Hechle said even though the firm exited the home Internet market more than two years ago the deal with EveryLayer, ‘ensures that our infrastructure is fully utilised.’

“It is a mutually beneficial arrangement as we are reaping from the better use of the massive investment made in infrastructure and Surf’s expertise to increase connectivity in high density areas,” Mr Hechle told the Business Daily in an interview.

The company was serving only 2,000 domestic users who were plugged into the firm’s retail broadband product dubbed Access@home prior to the 2014 change of heart.

The AccessKenya-backed service also offers pay-as-you-go Internet through 50 hotspots located across the capital’s central business district and Eastlands areas, and says it has registered more than 38,000 users.

Users buy daily, weekly, monthly or 90-day bundles and pay via M-Pesa. For example, it offers a daily plan for 100 megabytes (MB)at Sh20; 500 MB weekly bouquet for Sh100; and 3 GB in a monthly plan for Sh500.

“It is aimed at delivering affordable and quality bandwidth to middle and low income households, by using our infrastructure to deliver the connectivity to these residential areas,” said Mr Hechle.

i need wired connections na si kitu router inacheza nayo hide and seek

kev · April 28, 2017, 6:04pm

Sawa admin…kuna mitaa hakuna kuchimba mashimo so wired itakuwa ngumu kwao

system · April 28, 2017, 6:06pm

Niliona wako Dohni but wasee walikuwa wanalia eti lorry ikipita network inapotea

kev · April 28, 2017, 6:21pm

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captain_obvious · April 28, 2017, 6:33pm

Itabidi niingie box ya Safcon. Wamenitext mara mbili this week about hii Home Fibre yao.

kev:

[SIZE=6]AccessKenya returns to low-cost home Internet with US partner[/SIZE]
AccessKenya has partnered with a Silicon Valley start-up to offer households with low-cost data connectivity, returning to a market segment it exited in 2014.

The Internet service provider, ranked third in terms of broadband subscriptions in Kenya, is working with EveryLayer, a California-based firm, to deploy its excess bandwidth to homes in Nairobi’s densely populated Eastlands area.

Offered under the ‘Surf’ brand name, this last mile Internet service has already signed up more than 500 households in areas such as Buru Buru, Jericho, Kariokor, Pangani, Umoja, Hamza, Jogoo Road, Ngara, Nairobi West, and South C.

Surf’s cheapest home Internet bouquet costs Sh999 per month offering speeds of five megabits per second (Mbps), Sh1,999 monthly for 10 Mbps and Sh3,999 for faster downloads of up to 20 Mbps.

AccessKenya CEO Richard Hechle said even though the firm exited the home Internet market more than two years ago the deal with EveryLayer, ‘ensures that our infrastructure is fully utilised.’

“It is a mutually beneficial arrangement as we are reaping from the better use of the massive investment made in infrastructure and Surf’s expertise to increase connectivity in high density areas,” Mr Hechle told the Business Daily in an interview.

The company was serving only 2,000 domestic users who were plugged into the firm’s retail broadband product dubbed Access@home prior to the 2014 change of heart.

The AccessKenya-backed service also offers pay-as-you-go Internet through 50 hotspots located across the capital’s central business district and Eastlands areas, and says it has registered more than 38,000 users.

Users buy daily, weekly, monthly or 90-day bundles and pay via M-Pesa. For example, it offers a daily plan for 100 megabytes (MB)at Sh20; 500 MB weekly bouquet for Sh100; and 3 GB in a monthly plan for Sh500.

“It is aimed at delivering affordable and quality bandwidth to middle and low income households, by using our infrastructure to deliver the connectivity to these residential areas,” said Mr Hechle.

Apantambua mambo ya ku-return. If you didn’t get it right the first time I doubt it’s going to be any different.

kev · April 28, 2017, 6:44pm

Silicon Valley start up, jina kubwa

captain_obvious · April 28, 2017, 6:50pm

Doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll succeed in the Savanna. Anyway, the more the merrier. May the best company win.

WuTang · May 1, 2017, 1:35pm

kev:

[SIZE=6]AccessKenya returns to low-cost home Internet with US partner[/SIZE]
AccessKenya has partnered with a Silicon Valley start-up to offer households with low-cost data connectivity, returning to a market segment it exited in 2014.

The Internet service provider, ranked third in terms of broadband subscriptions in Kenya, is working with EveryLayer, a California-based firm, to deploy its excess bandwidth to homes in Nairobi’s densely populated Eastlands area.

Offered under the ‘Surf’ brand name, this last mile Internet service has already signed up more than 500 households in areas such as Buru Buru, Jericho, Kariokor, Pangani, Umoja, Hamza, Jogoo Road, Ngara, Nairobi West, and South C.

Surf’s cheapest home Internet bouquet costs Sh999 per month offering speeds of five megabits per second (Mbps), Sh1,999 monthly for 10 Mbps and Sh3,999 for faster downloads of up to 20 Mbps.

AccessKenya CEO Richard Hechle said even though the firm exited the home Internet market more than two years ago the deal with EveryLayer, ‘ensures that our infrastructure is fully utilised.’

“It is a mutually beneficial arrangement as we are reaping from the better use of the massive investment made in infrastructure and Surf’s expertise to increase connectivity in high density areas,” Mr Hechle told the Business Daily in an interview.

The company was serving only 2,000 domestic users who were plugged into the firm’s retail broadband product dubbed Access@home prior to the 2014 change of heart.

The AccessKenya-backed service also offers pay-as-you-go Internet through 50 hotspots located across the capital’s central business district and Eastlands areas, and says it has registered more than 38,000 users.

Users buy daily, weekly, monthly or 90-day bundles and pay via M-Pesa. For example, it offers a daily plan for 100 megabytes (MB)at Sh20; 500 MB weekly bouquet for Sh100; and 3 GB in a monthly plan for Sh500.

“It is aimed at delivering affordable and quality bandwidth to middle and low income households, by using our infrastructure to deliver the connectivity to these residential areas,” said Mr Hechle.

Hio surfnet nimesikiwa watu wakilia si reliable.