EASSY or something like that, a consortium of Telco operators in EA has been formed to fund and organize for the deployment of the same. I think they are still hammering out the details, however those in the know claim that when that length of fibre is ordered it takes years for the manufacturers to deliver and then there is the bit about laying it.
CN On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 09:55, Mark Tinka wrote: > On Friday 27 August 2004 02:19, Joyce Kyeyune wrote: > > I agree entirely with you..the technology was fine, still is...what i said > > was that 'overpaid analysts' (some who had no right commenting on tech & > > business)misled gullible and not so gullible business/IT people into > > imagining dotcoms were a replacement for proven brick and mortar business > > models. > > This reminds me (sorry to hijack the thread/subject), anybody what the status > with the coastal fibre is? > > Mark. > > > > > Joyce > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Christopher Nambale/Bushnet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:14:31 +0300 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: lug_: A little trivia - Did I say that! > > > > > HA ! > > > > > > Hold it right there lady, it wasn't the technology that was to blame for > > > that... It was the good ol' bean counters > > > (http://members.iinet.net.au/~bofh/newbofh/bofh24apr.htm) with their > > > ingenious ways of obfuscating issues. The technology still lives on, it's > > > the accountants and their venture capital friends that have been burnt > > > and burnt hard. But look what they did to an old brick and mortar > > > establishment like Enron...Wizards that's what they are. > > > > > > Anyway we could not have jumped onto that bandwagon because we do not > > > even have anything close to a tech company on our securities exchange. > > > But again, beware of the bean counters. After messing up IT now they ask > > > whether IT does > > > matter....http://www.nicholasgcarr.com/doesitmatter.html, How brazen? > > > > > > CN > > > > > > > > > > > > "Joyce Kyeyune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 08/26/2004 06:54 PM > > > Please respond to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > To > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > cc > > > > > > Subject > > > Re: lug_: A little trivia - Did I say that! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I guess that's why we had the like of the dot com dot bomb: > > > > > > overpaid analysts predicting the end of sound business models: overated > > > IPOs, "death to the old brick business model"; Companies were advised to > > > "unload the baggage of hard assets, like factories or oilfields, which > > > hold you back in the digital long jump, and concentrate on buzz and > > > brand" > > > > > > This is perhaps the only time I'm glad Uganda is somewhat of a laggard in > > > jumping on tech bandwagons... > > > > > > Joyce > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Mark Tinka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:38:10 +0200 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: lug_: A little trivia - Did I say that! > > > > > > > On Wednesday 25 August 2004 18:32, Joyce Kyeyune wrote: > > > > > History repeats itself. I'm sure our great great grandchildren will > > > > > be squealing with laughter when they read things like linux was once > > > > > Microsoft's poor cousin. > > > > > > > > So much for still expecting virii and worms to be carried on floppies > > > > adequately etched "Doom" or "Prince", or something like that. > > > > > > > > I guess history has successfully shown that some of these overpaid > > > > > > analysts > > > > > > > aren't always right. > > > > > > > > Who knew that Sir Frank Whittle superior(s) at the RAF back in the late > > > > 1920's/early 1930's would tell him that the jet engine was a > > > > > > preposterous > > > > > > > idea, and that it would NEVER fly? > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > > > > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > > > > > -- > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. > > > From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. > > > > > > Powered by Outblaze > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > > > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
