And while at it, have you also considered the fact that Uganda's stance
in the regional (as well as global) market/econ is so terrible? Look to
the trends and stats around our currency and performance of the Economy
in general, and you'll notice we'd not be crying, had we a better local
currency or bargaining power.
IMO, therein lies the core of the problem, not just in telecom products
and services, but this pervades all things we pay for, that rely on
foreign exchange. It's a bigger problem than mere IT/tech biz.
J.
On 16-Mar-17 9:55 AM, Mark Tinka wrote:
The telecommunications landscape in Uganda needs much better policy
(reform).
In Africa, the more inland you are, the higher your cost of Internet
access. It is not an excuse, but regulation and policy reform are the
ways to fix that. I think this is an area that is sorely lacking in
our country.
Mark.
On 16/Mar/17 07:44, David Okwii wrote:
Obel,
If it boils down to a game of numbers, Mauritius which is an african
state with a GDP of 11.93 billion USD (2013) has a total population
of 1.296 million people -- that's the entire country, which isn't
even Kampala's population (of 3 million?).
Okay monthly tariff of 30 Mbps with Mauritius Telecom (MT), the
country’s incumbent broadband operator, is MUR 1,499 (USD 43 ~ Ugx
150,000) which is almost in the same range as Zuku Kenya's20Mbps
unlimited.
I know you are about to introduce in another variable -- landlocked
vs coastal countries :)
@Zulu everyone pays taxes everywhere.
On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Angello Obel <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
It is likely to do with profits and margins. The gap in wireless
data between Uganda and Kenya is significantly smaller. Though
Uganda's is still twice as expensive. This is also likely because
of the same reason.
Nairobi has a lot going for it compared to kampala, Incomes are
higher, the population is about twice as large, it has many more
planned high density neighbourhoods and residences like apartment
buildings. This means larger demand and a lower cost of deploying
network infrastructure. Add to that the access to cheaper
financing ...
Basically the Ugandan telecoms need to have charge more to their
fewer customers to remain profitable as compared to kenyans. You
don't even have to look outside Uganda to see this effect.
Wireless data, with a lot of customers is much cheaper than fibre
in Uganda. For instance you can get an unlimited 12mbps fibre
connection from tangerine at 1200$
<http://tangerine.co.ug/data-plans/#vas-anchor> for that same
price you could get 800GB, of faster LTE data from MTN. Sure
800gb is not unlimited but for many people it practically is.
On Wed, 15 Mar 2017 at 17:57 Richard Zulu <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
David,
How about looking at it from the perspective of the ISP? Have
you tried analysing the taxes that come with service
provision? My assumption is that there might be some pointers
there.
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On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 5:36 PM, David Okwii
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello,
I've come to ponder on this question for a while now
without very satisfying answers and I would appreciate
some pointers from people working with ISP/Govt
authorities in the sector.
Here's the thing; 20Mbps unlimited by Zuku fibre
(http://zuku.co.ke/internet/fiber-packages
<http://zuku.co.ke/internet/fiber-packages>) is only
4,499 Ksh (Ugx 157,465). Safaricom Fibre-To-Home has
almost similar packages. That amount in comparison only
gives you about 15GB on any mobile telecom in Uganda.
1Mbps unlimited link by most telecom in Uganda is about
$325 (Ugx 1,200,000). So our neighbors in Kenya are
getting 10 times more bandwidth at about 7 times less the
amount!!! The gap is too huge to ignore. Please I would
like to know why if anyone is in position to answer. Thanks.
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