http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/13134-Vodacom-150-Mbps-trial-LTE-network-live.html

http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-510/top-story/vodacom-becomes-the-first-operator-to-switch-on-an-lte-network-on-the


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On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:29 PM, the mayor <the.verygood.mayor@gmail.com> wrote:
According to wikipedia lte is 3.9g not 4g secondly think skype voice
and video calls, thirdly lte test by safaricom is a first in africa

On 9/1/10, Joram Mwinamo <joram.mwinamo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Lets not forget, Middle class is likely to grow countrywide and therefore
> you will have a higher spending population that will be less price sensitive
> as money gets devolved around the country.
>
> That kind of demographic is likely to spend more money on data services than
> voice. There is only so much people can talk in a day.
>
> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 1:41 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Joram Gachuiri <jgachuirii@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > The next  battle is  on Data. Voice  revenue will shrink  though  not so
>> > fast  in African market as compared to Euro markets.
>> > We are moving towards a Machine-Machine communication. A human being can
>> > "talk" for  "x" hours per day.
>> > Machines  are up 24  hours. The next  wars  will  "Machine Wars". Safcom
>> > are  on  the right path I bet in the long term.
>> > LTE  speeds  if at all achievable  will/shall  be  amazing
>> >
>>
>> @another Joram. :-)
>>
>> Some words from me. Your assesment, like others, is spot on. Costs of
>> commited channels = 100% returns on commited revenues versus timed
>> channel usage which is habitual and unpredictive based revenues. "
>> Terminator " words of machine wars! Some of us are already in the
>> "machine trenches, digging in and undergoing refreshers or
>> advancement". The battle for kenyan web and sms space is yet to begin.
>> It will take a few right decisions and factors by Safcom to really
>> punch big holes into the kenyan web-sphere/sms-sphere with data
>> enabled services. Not a question of if but when. That is where most
>> technologists need to be heading if they are thinking right. They
>> should be prepared to make the best of the latest networks grow as
>> platforms.
>>
>> Me thots. ( catch up soon...)
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