Growth Trends in Kenya Connectivity

Presented at the CyberSecurity Public Lecture at the University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus. November 20, 2013.

Transcript

1. Growth Trends in Kenya Connectivity: Fibre Broadband and Mobile
2. Some facts - Kenya • The Kenyan government has been central to the success of the ICT industry through proactive interventions in equipment and services, rollout eg the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure, TEAMS and SEACOM • Kenya has successfully delivered efficient and well-regulated communication infrastructure • The lowering of communication costs – means easier and cheaper access to communication networks by the majority of citizens • The Kenyan government has been central to the success of the ICT industry through proactive interventions in equipment and services, rollout eg the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure, TEAMS and SEACOM • Kenya has successfully delivered efficient and well-regulated communication infrastructure • The lowering of communication costs – means easier and cheaper access to communication networks by the majority of citizens
3. Submarine Cables •4 Submarine cables linking Kenya to the rest of the world -Teams -SEACOM -EASSY -LION TEAMS EASSy SEACOM
4. Physical Route NOFBI-backbone ITEM SITE A SITE B DISTANCE (KM) 1 Moyale War Gedu 265 2 Nairobi Thika 46 3 Embu Meru 97 4 Meru Maganya 100 5 Machakos Wote 72 6 Wote Kitui 112 7 Voi Wundanyi 41 8 Nairobi Longonot 64 9 Nyahururu Ol Kalou 35 10 Nyahururu Rimuruti 44 Page 4 OFC (NEW) of NOFBI Ph 2 OFC (EXISTING) of NOFBI Ph 1 OFC (EXISTING) of TKL 10 Nyahururu Rimuruti 44 11 Rimuruti Maralal 152 12 Eldoret Iten 36 13 Iten Kabarnet 53 14 Eldoret Kapsarbet 48 15 Kapsarbet Muhoroni 57 16 Kitale Webuye 64 17 Kisumu Siaya 69 18 Kisii Homa Bay 52 19 Kisii Nyamira 30 20 Diani Lunga Lunga 80 21 Kutus (Joint) Kerugoya 10 Total 1,527 Soft soil H*W 1.2m*0.3m Hard soil H*W 1.2m*0.3m Gravel H*W 1.2m*0.3m Soft rock H*W 0.6m*0.3m Hard rock H*W 0.3m*0.3m Civil work standard follow NOFBI Ph I
5. Mobile Penetration • 77.3% mobile penetration – 30.5 Million users
6. Data and Internet Service •30 % Internet Penetration- 12.4 Million users •818, 119 Mbps •Mobile Money Transfer Subscription 24.8 million •The mobile data/Internet subscriptions on GPRS/EDGE and 3G continued to dominate the internet market, representing a ratio of 98.8 per cent of the total Internet subscriptions. •30 % Internet Penetration- 12.4 Million users •818, 119 Mbps •Mobile Money Transfer Subscription 24.8 million •The mobile data/Internet subscriptions on GPRS/EDGE and 3G continued to dominate the internet market, representing a ratio of 98.8 per cent of the total Internet subscriptions.
7. Estimated Number of Internet Users and Internet Penetration 7.2 8.3 8.9 11.3 11.8 18.4 21.2 22.7 28.7 30.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 Internet users in Millions % of population with Internet access Source: CCK, Operators’ Returns 0.0 5.0 10.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Internet users in Millions Internet users % of Population with Internet access % of population with Internet access