Kenya hosts first East African fibre-optic technology summit

By Fredrick Obura

Nairobi will be the venue of the first East African Fibre Summit starting today.

The two day summit to be addressed by Information and Communication PS Dr Bitange Ndemo comes on the eve of communication revolution to be witnessed in the region as a result of the landing of undersea cable.

"The East African Fibre Summit will provide a platform for all stakeholders to assess the exciting developments, the impact they will have on their organizations and the optimum technical implementation strategies to gain maximum benefit from the opportunities they represent," said Grace Gathoni of AITEC East Africa.

The undersea cable is expected to spur different developments in region once it goes live currently different Internet Service Providers are involved in testing the faster Internet and laying cables within different towns.

Governments and corporate users in the region need to prepare for the transition from a predominantly satellite-based communications infrastructure to a fibre cable-based communications infrastructure.

"By providing a platform for regulators, policy-makers, vendors, service providers and users to network and share knowledge, the Conference will act as a catalyst to stimulate take-up of the right technologies to multiply connectivity across East Africa," she noted.

There is also an urgent need for new approaches to financing and building out information and communication infrastructure.

The event is sponsored by among other organizations Kenya’s ICT board and communications regulator CCK. The event has attracted IT experts from across the world.

 

 

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