[UgaBYTES] Broadband: What it really means!

[Francis Mwathi]

The East African region is currently in the process of laying these fibre
optics cables in anticipation of joining the broadband party. The flurry
of people digging what look like trenches in the outskirts of the regions
city centres is part of the groundwork for laying the national fibre optic
cables.
Many people still do not understand what the broadband craze is all about,
and who will benefit when it’s all said and done. The answer is that there
is a lot in store than first meets the eye.
The construction of the terrestrial fibre optic cable has been touted as
capable of linking up many parts of the region still without Internet,
faster connectivity and higher capacity for use by corporate organisations
and home users.
It will also come with sector specific benefits for media houses, mobile
phone service providers and the banking industry thus make Internet
services much cheaper and accessible to more people.
A recent survey on the region connectivity levels showed that less than
eight per cent of the population had access to the Internet.
The biggest advantage, however, is that unlike other technologies in
existence, SDH has an unlimited capacity, which creates infrastructure
that can be used for many years without the need to build additional
fibre.

Source:

http://www.ugabytes.org/nod/?q=node/242