Kenya: Securing Fibre-Optic Technology
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED arrival of submarine fibre-optic infrastructure through The East African Marine Cable System brings with it a whole new breed of expectations, ventures and experiences.
The infrastructure's global scope is expected to have an impact virtually on all businesspeople, professionals, consumers, entrepreneurs, investors and the Government itself. Fibre-optic capability will leap beyond Kenya's national boundaries in ways never envisioned before. It will be a vital element of the country's economy.
To adequately set the stage for the paradigm shift, the Government must rethink its regulatory roles, bearing in mind that information is the oxygen of democracy. Competition seems inevitable as it stands out that there are three other cable projects coming up at the same time in the region.
