On 22/06/2010, Silas Savali <
silas@afrikanism.com> wrote:
> @Aki
>
> I see a small problem in your list of Safcom potentials below. You see,
> Safaricom IS Vodafone. Vodafone is not keen on pushing the safcom brand! If
> it was up to the, they'd rename it Vodafone!
>
> Two, Vodafone is already operating in other countries eg EA. If safcom was
> to go to let's say Ug and buy out Warid wouldn't they be directly competing
> against themselves?
>
> On 22 June 2010 00:36, aki <
aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> @Mark, just to give you an indication on how dumb the business
>> developers in Safcom are, consider this ( sry, not offending anyone
>> but I think this is the reality ). Safcom has the potential to become
>> a huge African operator and create a boom for its shareholders.
>>
>> Safcom has the capability to :
>>
>> 1) Buy Satellite transponders with various sat companies. They can
>> create an African wide beam, develop a vsat service and build the
>> dishes in kenya. Can be KU band. All the ODU,IDU equipment can be
>> branded and sold off the shelf. This scenario alone will generate them
>> millions of USD per month on bandwidth leasing.
>>
>> 2) On the same satellite services on un-used transponders, they can
>> become next GTV. Millions of USD revenue can be made on content.
>>
>> 2) Integrate the sat service with fiber capacity and compete at
>> national level and across borders.
>>
>> 3) Compete with KDN and TKL on national and regional fiber networks.
>> KPLC fiber infrastructure is already in pace. Why buy capacity when
>> you can own and price the networks?
>>
>> 4) DTV, broadband via fiber and sat.
>>
>> 5) Intergrate a broadcasters license and integrate 3g, 4g etc, DVB and
>> other services into one stream. Create mobile vehicles that can carry
>> microwave data and connect various services.
>>
>> 6) Start an inter-active DTV channel that will allow users to interact
>> using 5) above
>>
>> 7) Start the rollout of high speed copper networks. Forget wireless,
>> it has serious limitations.
>>
>> 8) Start buying out other GSM operators in other countries. If Zain
>> could do it from the ME, what is stopping an Kenyan company doing the
>> same? Again, it would increase its revenues.
>>
>> The list is huge. Somehow they are keen on ideas that are born out of
>> petty minds looking at getting a share of the lower end market. These
>> minds cannot see how regional and international Safcom's presence can
>> be.
>>
>> The Queen Bee has some serious thinking to do.
>>
>> Me thots. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Mark Mwangi <
mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > @Michael I do not understand this oppression you speak of. I am a user
>> > and have flirted with the other telcos but I have found few of their
>> > services are useful or reliable enough for me to switch allegiance.so
>> > who is being oppressed? @aki true safaricom are actually not very
>> > innovative but are very skilled @ localising products and being nimble
>> > on their feet and not being bogged down by bureaucracy. M-pesa is from
>> > vodafone uk , supaongea tariff is from MTN SA, e.t.c.
>> >
>> > we should be pressuring the CCK and not a successful business. It has
>> > enough qualified officials and resources.
>> >
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