Good questions.
I don't know all the facts, but it would seem odd to me that Seacom
would have a launch party here and announce to the media that they will
sell to anyone at that price etc etc etc if they didn't have a presence
here.
Also, the event was Seacom's -- if Infocom/KDN was the only way here
from there, wouldn't it have been Infocom's party?
Also, the BBC article claimed Seacom had landed in X,Y,Z countries and
Uganda was one of them -- No mention of KDN/Infocom.
-Kyle
Mike Barnard wrote:
Kyle, i dont quite think so.
Seacom landed the cable in Mombasa. Is seacom laying a cable to
Uganda, or does Uganda need to find transit from someone in Kenya all
the way to the border. For example, MTN may want a slice of seacom. Do
they lay their own fibre to Mombasa? do they connect to Telkom Kenya's
fibre at the border that is connected to seacom at Mombasa?
Which ever way they choose, the pricing will be 50-150USD/Mbps/Month
at the source, Seacom, Mombasa. When it lands in Uganda, It most
definately will not be 50-150USD/Mbps/Month. MTN has spent money to
get it to Kampala, there will be a mark up of course.
If however, Seacom layed a cable from Mombasa to Dar, Kampala,
Kigali... then you would be able, as Kyle, to purchase an Mbps at
50-150USD...
does that make sense?
--
Mike
Of course, you might discount this possibility, but remember that one in
a million chances happen 99% of the time.
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International Medical Group
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