As Gakuru rightly put it, it would be far much better to analyse the cost-benefit rather than fantasize on these technologies.Techies(me included) get excited over such but it would be an quite an eye opener for us if a researcher or market analyst could perform an analysis of relevant services. What I expect in 2010 is a more vibrant consumer awareness in the telecom sector and what should rightly be expected from operators.Many a times operators raise high expectations but those of us locked up in server rooms know all too well the challenges and shortcomings of eg wireless access technologies,etc which are not unique in Kenya; a little googling will confirm this.I am well aware that firms are out to make or squeeze bucks from subscribers.However, with more awareness at least subs will know what they are getting into.In developed countries there exist very well informed consumer rights groups who even perform real life demos and tests for consumers.Remember those early days of flash disks?You walk in and buy a 512mb but is it really 512mb?My 500gb reads 486gb from the properties tab! Never had anyone complain.Why?Because we all know what bits and bytes are. What I hope and expect is an concerted effort by groups,boards,associations,etc charged with protecting and informing the public to live up to their tasks. bernard -----Original Message----- From: Mark Mwangi Sent: 02/01/2010 11:18:09 am Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oohh I like this these guys are conducting trials while safaricom have 3.5G in my ocha?. . . .by the time they are rolling out safaricom will have LTE in marsabit! On 1/2/10, Harry Hare <harry.hare@gmail.com> wrote:
Next generation tech after 3G..3.5g, 3.75G the the LTE also known as 4G.**
"*HSDPA/HSUPA* stands for High-Speed Downlink (or Uplink) Packet Access and is the next generation in high-speed mobile data. In fact, it goes beyond what we would normally considered third-generation, with HSDPA and HSUPA being considered 3.5G and 3.75G, respectively." courtersy GSMA
Harry
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On 1 Jan 2010, at 23:00, John Doe <fivepings@gmail.com> wrote:
What is 3.75G?
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
Rahim,
Sorry if I am not as excited nor was for below message either...
What's the use of these technologies if consumers cannot access 1 Mbps - despite 2 undersea cables? Or if they do, they continue paying with a limb (or two)? Why continue living a lie?
Moving forward in 2010 I think in we need and must resolve to no longer fantasize over technologies but rather question their cost-benefit worth to us as a people.
a.
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Rahim Kara <skunkingrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
Grapevine said orange planning on rolling put 3.75g network. Any truth in this?
From: Brian Lusiola <lusiola@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] BD : Telkom to start 3G trials this week? To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
2009/12/15 Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com>
correction, the speeds I indicate here are in KiB/s and NOT kbps. To convert KiB/s(kilobytes per second) to kbps(kilobits per second), one multiplies by 8. Therefore my actual Orange speeds are 3-6-15 KiB/s (24-48-90 kbps) on bad-normal-good days. at 15 KiB/s? speeds are good. Apology to all parties for mis information.
-- with Regards:
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4G networks are being implemented while we are happy about 3G trials.
Reading further I see achievements of 100mbps speeds compared to HSDPA 7.2mbps
Regards,
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