Tanzania to go Wireless

[Koba]

Yetu macho na masikio, mtakao anza kutumia tujulisheni maana mimi bado niko sceptical, ni kama wamezidisha chumvi kwenye mafanikio yanayoweza kupatikana.

...hakuna sababu ya kufikiria hivyo,WIMAX ita deliver no doubt na imeanza,is new & good technology,India & China sasa ndio inachukua speed na nchi za US & western sio sana kwa sababu walisha invest heavy kwenye technology nyingine zamani ndio maana sio sana,INTEL wametengeneza wimax chip ambayo itaanza kuwa shipped this Dec ambayo itawekwa kwenye computer zote zinazotumia intel

 

[Mtanzania]

...hakuna sababu ya kufikiria hivyo,WIMAX ita deliver no doubt na imeanza,is new & good technology,India & China sasa ndio inachukua speed na nchi za US & western sio sana kwa sababu walisha invest heavy kwenye technology nyingine zamani ndio maana sio sana,INTEL wametengeneza wimax chip ambayo itaanza kuwa shipped this Dec ambayo itawekwa kwenye computer zote zinazotumia intel

Koba,

Niko kwenye telecom na pia tunatengeneza Wimax lakini bado siko
optimistic kwenye hili kama ulivyo mwenzangu, labda kuna unalolijua ambalo silijua.

Naamini Wimax ina future lakini sio kwa njia wanayo implement Tanzania na pia kwa muda huu.

Mkianza kutumia tujulisheni ili kupima ubora wake.

 

[Koba]

Koba,

Niko kwenye telecom na pia tunatengeneza Wimax lakini bado siko
optimistic kwenye hili kama ulivyo mwenzangu, labda kuna unalolijua ambalo silijua.

Naamini Wimax ina future lakini sio kwa njia wanayo implement Tanzania na pia kwa muda huu.

Mkianza kutumia tujulisheni ili kupima ubora wake.

....what i know Wimax is very good na iko tested tayari lakini traction ni ndogo just for this one reason,makampuni mengi yalishainvest heavy kwenye tech nyingine (i think ni 3G or 4G not sure hapo) ndio maana wako reluctant kuweka pesa zao kwenye wimax wakati kule kwingine bado hazijarudi ila INTEL single handedly ameamua kuipeleka hii tech to masses(kasome utaelewa ninachoongea),na hali ilivyo sasa WIMAX itasaidia sana third world kuliko hao wengine kwa sababu za hapo juu,trust me nimefuatilia WIMAX for yrs na kwa nchi kama yetu sitashangaa in 2 yrs Tanzania nzima tukawa blanketed na high speed internet kuliko umeme wa TANESCO

 

[Mtanzania]

....what i know Wimax is very good na iko tested tayari lakini traction ni ndogo just for this one reason,makampuni mengi yalishainvest heavy kwenye tech nyingine (i think ni 3G or 4G not sure hapo) ndio maana wako reluctant kuweka pesa zao kwenye wimax wakati kule kwingine bado hazijarudi ila INTEL single handedly ameamua kuipeleka hii tech to masses(kasome utaelewa ninachoongea),na hali ilivyo sasa WIMAX itasaidia sana third world kuliko hao wengine kwa sababu za hapo juu,trust me nimefuatilia WIMAX for yrs na kwa nchi kama yetu sitashangaa in 2 yrs Tanzania nzima tukawa blanketed na high speed internet kuliko umeme wa TANESCO

Koba,

Sawa mkuu, bado nitaomba kujua juu ya mafanikio ya hao Readline huko TZ. Hata China ulikosema sehemu kubwa bado wako kwenye testing phase.

 

[Koba]

..this company is not Richmond,they mean business...


Redline first to receive FCC approval for 3.65 GHz WiMAX Products
RedMAX(TM) products will enable operators to establish WiMAX networks in more communities throughout the United States

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redline Communications Inc., a leading provider of standards-based WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, today announced it has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for its RedMAX AN-100U WiMAX base station in the United States. The first 3.65 GHz WiMAX product to be approved for operation in the United States, the RedMAX base station will enable operators across the United States to deploy WiMAX services using the newly-available 3.65 GHz spectrum.

"Redline is pleased with the FCC's decision to enable more operators to deliver broadband wireless services to rural and underserved areas," said Kevin Suitor, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. "With more than 130 deployments of our WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) products worldwide, Redline has seen the benefit of enabling operators to bring true broadband services to more communities. Service providers throughout the U.S. can now rely on Redline's expertise and proven technologies to establish successful WiMAX networks."

Commercial testing of Redline's 3.65 GHz RedMAX products has been performed under Test and Development licenses for the 3.65 GHz spectrum for several months, following the Federal Communications Commission's decision to allow WiMAX deployments in the 3.65 GHz spectrum. "With the FCC approval of Redline's 3.65 GHz RedMAX product, service providers can leverage a mature platform, that has been installed worldwide, and is available for immediate deployment in the US," said Mario Pidutti Director of Product Management for RedMAX.

"The broadband performance and interoperability of Redline's WiMAX systems will help service providers across the United States to deliver a broad range of communications services," said Michael Anderson, President, PDQLink, a Wireless Internet Service Provider in Illinois that is currently testing Redline's 3.65 GHz RedMAX products. "The unique licensing scheme for the 3.65 GHz band put in place by the FCC provides service providers additional tools to deploy affordable alternative broadband services across the U.S., while enabling them to share the spectrum with existing satellite owners that also support essential communciations services."

"Redline is enabling carriers to establish profitable business models with their WiMAX networks. Our 44 commercial, revenue-generating RedMAX networks include the world's highest-capacity WiMAX networks in existence today," added Suitor. "Our focus on open, interoperable WiMAX solutions ensures our customers can establish a viable long-term WiMAX business and network strategy."

Redline's RedMAX(TM) Family

Redline's RedMAX family of WiMAX solutions includes the world's first complete system to receive the WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) mark for conformance to the WiMAX standards for performance and interoperability. Redline's carrier-class RedMAX Base Station (AN-100U) supports voice, video, and prioritized data traffic, enabling long-range, high-capacity wireless broadband networks. Redline's WiMAX products also include the RedMAX Indoor Subscriber Unit (SU-I) and Outdoor Subscriber Unit (SU-O) designed for enterprise and residential services. The RedMAX Management Suite enables operators to monitor and control the network, ensuring high service availability. Redline is maintaining its WiMAX leadership with the expansion of its RedMAX family to include products for additional frequency bands, applications and standards.

RedMAX 4C Mobile WiMAX Platform

The RedMAX 4C is the latest addition to Redline's family of WiMAX products. Operating in the 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum bands, RedMAX 4C is designed to conform to the requirements for 802.16e Certification Wave 2, which is the WiMAX Forum's official certification program for Mobile WiMAX. Supporting a high concentration of subscribers, it enables operators to realize a rapid return on their WiMAX investment, with a low total cost of ownership. The RedMAX 4C includes a modular, standardized (micro)TCA (micro Telecommunications Computing Architecture) chassis base station that is small, lightweight and easy to deploy. RedMAX 4C will also include a suite of indoor and outdoor fixed and portable end-user devices including laptops, mobile handsets and PDAs.

About Redline Communications

Redline Communications (www.redlinecommunications.com) is the leading provider of standards-based wireless broadband solutions. Redline's RedMAX(TM) WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) systems and award-winning RedCONNEX(TM) family of broadband wireless infrastructure products enable service providers and other network operators to cost-effectively deliver high-bandwidth services including voice, video and data communications. Redline is committed to maintaining its wireless industry leadership with the continued development of WiMAX and other advanced wireless broadband products. With more than 75,000 installations in 80 countries, and a global network of over 140 partners, Redline's experience and expertise helps service providers, enterprises and government organizations roll out wireless broadband networks to support advanced communications

 

[Mtanzania]

Koba,

Wasiwasi wangu kwa TZ bado uko pale pale maana hiyo ni stage ya mwanzoni kabisa kwenye delivery ya technology mpya kwenye telecom. Kikawaida huchukua miaka miwili mpaka mitatu toka hapo mpaka hiyo technology kuwa reliable na hivyo kuweza kuwa deployed in mass scale.

Hata kampuni ninayofanya mimi tuko stage hiyo hiyo na bado hatutegemei kuingiza pato la maana kwenye Wimax hata kwa mwaka kesho.

Pia inaelekea wana concentrate kwenye fixed broadband Wimax, technology ambayo ndio rahisi zaidi ila haiwezi kuleta faida kubwa kwa sehemu kama Dar ambako tayari kuna broadband access. Makampuni makubwa yana concentrate kwenye mobile broadband plus voice (Wimax + IMS/NGN)

Wakifanikiwa ndio vizuri maana Tanzania itafaidika lakini kuna haja ya kuwa waangalifu kwamba wanachoahidi kinaweza kisiwe hivyo labda mpaka hapo baadaye sana.

 

[Koba]

...Mtanzania is just a matter of wait & see,lakini kwa upande wa tech efficiency sina wasiwasi na wimax wil deliver na hizo testing zilishafanyika nyingi tu not necessarily tanzania na ni kweli wanayoweka ni fixed broadband lakini INTEL ambao ndio producer wa hiyo chip wamesema sio shida maana mobile chip ikitoka next kutakuwa hakuna haja ya kubadilisha kila kitu ni just upgrade,well lakini kumbuka hii ni biashara kama nyingine kwa hiyo failure inawezekana from many diff. factors sio lazima the kind of technology

 

[Mtanzania]

...Mtanzania is just a matter of wait & see,lakini kwa upande wa tech efficiency sina wasiwasi na wimax wil deliver na hizo testing zilishafanyika nyingi tu not necessarily tanzania na ni kweli wanayoweka ni fixed broadband lakini INTEL ambao ndio producer wa hiyo chip wamesema sio shida maana mobile chip ikitoka next kutakuwa hakuna haja ya kubadilisha kila kitu ni just upgrade,well lakini kumbuka hii ni biashara kama nyingine kwa hiyo failure inawezekana from many diff. factors sio lazima the kind of technology

Koba,

Una simplify kweli mambo. Si unajua Intel ndio supplier mkuu wa karibu chips nyingi kwenye telecom equipments? Kwahiyo kusema
Intel wakitoa chip mpya basi itakuwa suala la ku upgrade tu naona sio sahihi.

Hiyo component ni moja tu kati ya components nyingi zingine, ili zifanye kazi zinahitaji kuwa compatible na components zingine.

Watengenezeji wa hizi components wanakuwa makampuni tofauti, kwahiyo hata Intel wakitengeneza chip yenye uwezo unaousema bado itabidi kusubiri hawa manufacturers wengine kuhakikisha kwamba
product nzima inafanya kazi.

Tulivyoanza mobile technology TZ, tayari ilikuwa ni key technology, kwahiyo hakukuwa na risk ya kufeli maana tayari ilikuwa inatumika sehemu zingine. Lakini hii ya sasa ni kama ni majaribio na kwa anayejua hizi technology zinavyofanya kazi, hiyo technology inaweza kufanikiwa au kufeli. Mfano ni ATM technology ambayo miaka ya 90 kila mtu alikuwa anaongela na ghafla mambo yakabadilika na kila mtu akarudi kwenye IP, technology ambayo miaka ya 90 tulifikiri imefika kifo chake na sasa ndio inatamba.

Ningelikuwa mimi ni hao HotSpots, ningelikuwa optmistic but cautious.

 

[Dua]

Tembelea hapa uone jinsi UK inavyotumika wireless ingawa hii inaweza kuwa tofauti. Very simple indeed.

 

[Mtanzania]

Tembelea hapa uone jinsi UK inavyotumika wireless ingawa hii inaweza kuwa tofauti. Very simple indeed.

Dau,

Hii tofauti na pia haina voice na kwa UK labda kama ni vijijini, nini itakuwa point ya kutumia hii technology wakati kuna technologies nyingine nyingi kwa bei poa kabisa?

Kwahiyo bei si afadhali hata utumie talk talk?
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/talktalk/servlet/gben-home-Home

 

[Mtanzania]

Unafika wa sisi Watanzania. Huyu Kowero, kwa maoni yangu anakwamisha speed ya ICT Tanzania. Leo anasoma speech ya boss wake ambayo ni tofauti na yeye anavyotenda.

ICTs moving to schools and villages

2007-11-17 08:59:59 Gurdian
By Felix Andrew


The government has said will not back track from its resolve to extend information and communication technologies (ICTs) to rural areas and schools.

This was reiterated Thursday in Dar es Salaam by the Minister for Infrastructure Development, Andrew Chenge, during the launching of a new Wimax Broadband wireless Network in Tanzania.

In a speech read on his behalf by acting Director of Communication in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Engineer August Kowero, Minister Chenge said currently ICT experts are doing countrywide tours to sensitize people on the importance of the technology in modern world.

Some of the areas which the team has already visited are Singida, Hai, Iringa, Mbeya, Mtwara, Kinampanda and Mpwapwa.

`In those areas visited, we discovered that people are enthusiastic about the technology and are willing to adopt it,` he said.

The Minister said the globalization process has made it necessary for the Tanzanian government to embrace ICT as a strategic sector for the development.

He called on all players in the ICT industry to support government`s initiative so as to move the economy ahead.

`I commend the Hotspot Business Solution (HBS) for choosing to invest in ICT , which is a priority sector in Tanzania, and for forging strategic alliance with renowned companies to ensure not only provision of high quality services but also to acquire modern technology`, he said.

Speaking earlier, the HBS operations manager, Daniel Noni said the company will support government efforts by focusing on disseminating information and education to the general public especially in higher learning institutions.

`Our main target in the provision of the service to students in colleges at affordable price,` he said.

At the moment, the wireless services will be available in Dar es Salaam region, but would later be extended to Mwanza, Arusha, Zanzibar, Morogoro and Dodoma regions as well.

SOURCE: Guardian

 

[Mkandara]

Katika vitu ambavyo wana uchumi wanaviogopa duniani ni takeover ya miundombinu ya nchi maskini na matajiri wawekeshaji toka nje...Kubwa kuliko yote ni MAWASILIANO.
Sijui kama viongozi wetu wamelitazama hili kwanza, kabla hawajafikia uamuzi wa kuvaa nguo za rafiki ktk harusi. We might look good, and have all the access lakini ndio hivyo nguo ya kuazima.
Kuna mengi mabaya yanayoambatana na wageni kushika miundombinu ya nchi na hakuna nchi duniani hasa zilizokwisha endelea yenye kubinafsisha miundombinu ya Mawasiliano kwa wageni hata Marekani hao mabepari wenyewe hawaruhusu wawekeshaji toka nje kumiliki njia kuu za miundombinu yao.
Hii ndiyo ilikuwa hofu kubwa ya ukoloni Mamboleo na sasa ahadi ile imetimia kilichobaki ni sisi Guinea pigs kusubiri majibu ya maabala hii ya Utandawazi - Who was right!..

 

[Dua]

Cable link offers Africa cheaper phone charges

Daily News; Saturday,November 17, 2007 @00:04

THE 13,000-kilometre state-of-the-art undersea fibre optic cable will start to be laid in the Indian Ocean early next year after investors have made available 650 million US dollars (747bn/-) for the project.

The President of SEACOM, a consortium that is undertaking the project, Mr Brian Herlihy, told the 'Daily News on Saturday' over the telephone from Nairobi that the cable would bring down the current tariffs for mobile phones, Internet and other communication facilities by 80 per cent. He said that the investors signed a 650m US dollars (747bn/-) agreement in Nairobi mid this week for the undersea fibre optic cable project.

He said that construction of the project for the broadband link from Mtunzini, South Africa, to Mumbai, India, and Marseille in France via Mozambique, Madagascar, Kenya and Tanzania would be completed in June 2009. The investors in SEACOM consortium include Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) of Kenya, Venfin Limited, Convergence Partners, Shanduka Group and Nedbank Capital all of South Africa and Herakles Telecom LLC of the US.

Mr Herlihy said that manufacturing of the high-tech cable and undersea repeaters would start next week in the US and Japan.

Mr Herlihy said that SEACOM has already invested more than 10 million US dollars (11.2bn/-) on the marine survey and engineering of the cable. “This advance has allowed SEACOM to maintain its ready for service date June 2009”, he added.

Naona kila kampuni inaingia Africa kwa fujo sasa, HIZI NI HABARI NZURI TUTAFIKA TU.

 

[Mtanzania]

Cable link offers Africa cheaper phone charges


Naona kila kampuni inaingia Africa kwa fujo sasa, HIZI NI HABARI NZURI TUTAFIKA TU.

Dau,

Afadhali hata hawa, wanachotaka kufanya kina make sense maana ndio tatizo kubwa la Afrika. Hata ujenge kijiji chako vizuri namna gani kama huna barabara za kukutoa huko na kukufikisha mjini na kwingineko itakuwa hakuna faida kubwa.

Speed ndogo ya broadband Afrika na pia bei kubwa ni kwasababu ya uplink kwenda duniani ni ndogo au uwezo wake mdogo. Naamini wanachofanya kitasidia sana.

Kulikuwa na kampuni ilitaka kufanya hivyo kwa dunia nzima lakini ikakumbana na downturn ya kwenye telcom mwaka 2000, wakashindwa na kidogo wafilisike.

Lets hope watafanikiwa, then baada ya hapo kwa ndani ya nchi kuna technology nyingi za kupeleka broadband vijijini. Tena kwa ndani hizo kazi zinawezwa kufanywa na makampuni ya Kitanzania kwa kushirikiana na suppliers toka sehemu mbalimbali.

 

[Mkandara]

Wanabodi naomba kuwakilisha swali hili,
Hivi tulipopigania Uhuru wetu tulikuwa na malengo gani haswa? maanake wakoloni walikuwa tayari kutujengea vitu vyote hivi kwa faida (Uchumi) wa nchi zao na ndivyo tunafanya leo hii.. then what was the use of gaining Independence in the first place!
I mean nashindwa kuelewa hii sherehe ya wageni kuja chukua njia kuu za mawasiliano kwa sababu tu viongozi wetu wameshindwa kuinvest mtaji wetu ktk vitu hivi muhimu sana badala yake tumerudi ktk Utawalala wa kikoloni.
Je, tunahitaji kipigo cha nguvu kiasi gani ikiwa tulishangilia wakati tulipotangaziwa uwekeshaji wa Umeme - IPTL na hao Malaysia hadi leo hii tunafunikwa na butaa.
Naomba sana kupewa tofauti kati ya kutawaliwa na kujitawala maanake yaonyesha wazi kuwa lengo letu kuu lilikuwa Uhuru wa Bendera, sio njia kuu za uchumi wa nchi hii kuwa mikononi mwa wananchi wake.
Je, ni athari za kiuchumi ndizo zilitusukuma kufikia mapinduzi ama ilikuwa nafasi yetu ktk haki na access ya vitu hivi.

 

[Chuma]

Kwanza nawapongeza wenzangu ambao mpo active JF, sie wengine mara chache kutokana na majukumu si access ya internet.

Kwanza naomba niulize hii kampuni ndie imepewa licence kuwa wao ndio Pekee kusambaza WiMAX au kampuni ingine inaruhusiwa? Ikiwa Kampuni zingine zaruhusiwa itakuwa OK, Ikiwa kampuni zingine haziruhusiwi basi hapo 100% kuna Harufu MBAYA..ile inayopigiwa kelele siku zote JF.

Kimsingi mchakato wa WiMAX TTCL walikuwa nao na walishaanza kufanya kutoa matangazo ya Tender. TTCL walifanya hivi kwasabbu nyingi, kwanza ni technology mpya lkn pia Kupunguza WIZI wa NYAYA zao. Ofcourse kama TTCL wangefanikiwa, tusingelalamika sana kwani still ni kampuni yetu wenyewe.
Nijuavyo mie kama TTCL ikiamua kufanya kazi effective, basi Makampuni mengi ya Provider yatakuwa ktk Ushindani MKUBWA. Kinachofanyika, ambacho akili yangu inashawishika ni kuwa WAKUBWA wachache wanaDHOOFISHA juhudi za TTCL ili makampuni yao au Percentage zao ktk makampuni mapya waweze KULA au WAKUU WA TTCL ni wavivu kufikiri hadi kupigwa BAO na wageni. kwani kwa Fiber yao ya NCHI nzima wanaweza kufanya makubwa.

sijui wenzangu mwaonaje....

 

[Chuma]

Kuna NUKTA ingine ambayo mchangiaji mmoja anasema watanzania wajifunze lugha zingine. na Kingereza hawakijui...Kimsingi kujifunza lugha zaidi ya moja ni muhim na pia inakusaidia kupata ajira sehm nyngi. LKN nasema si lazima kujifunza lugha zote. GOOGLE wana project maalum ya kutafsiri Lugha zote DUNIANI. hadi sasa mie naweza kusoma websites za kichina wakati kichina sikujui..same kifaransa, na lugha zingine kubwa. kwasasa google wameweka za mwanzo unaweza ukaweka Google Page ya Kiswahili..http://www.google.com/intl/sw/ angalia hio uone...so Kazi nyingi zishafanyika..UDSM ipo studies ina financed na donors ya kuweka LINUX ktk Swahili...Tunachohitaji kuzungumza lugha FASAHA ya KISWAHILI...

 

[Chuma]

Dude ambalo linahitaji kubadilishwa ni TANESCO..waje wawekezaji wengine ktk Umeme. nasikia baadhi ya mikoa inachukua umeme sehem ingine...nisaidieni ukirtimba wa Tanesco sijui lini utakwisha...

 

[Chuma]

Nimekumbuka...Fiber connection ili kujiunga Duniani. Tanzania sie tutakuwa connected thru Africa Kusini-Europe...na Kenya watakuwa connected thru United Emirates-Dubai to Europe-Amerika- Kimsingi hawa Jamaa wataaisaidia sana kupunguza bills za International Calls na Internet/data communications. Sijajua kama tulikuwa na Kenya, lkn later Kenya wamejitoa. Jana/Juzi nilisoma news ktk ippmedia kutoka Bungeni wakiuliza kuwa mradi upo sana na Africa Kusini, Je watanzania watanufaika vipi...Sijui kama Chenge alikuwa na Jibu...Kimsini TUMELALA Tena USINGIZI MBAYA SANA...TUAMKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...

 

[Mkandara]

Chuma,

Kimsingi mchakato wa WiMAX TTCL walikuwa nao na walishaanza kufanya kutoa matangazo ya Tender. TTCL walifanya hivi kwasabbu nyingi, kwanza ni technology mpya lkn pia Kupunguza WIZI wa NYAYA zao. Ofcourse kama TTCL wangefanikiwa, tusingelalamika sana kwani still ni kampuni yetu wenyewe

Shukran sana kwani kimsingi ilitakiwa kuwa hivyo kwani hivi vifaa vya WiMAXX vinanunuliwa kama vile Motarola ama generator za GE ktk Umeme.
Kitu kinachonipa wasiwasi kubwa ni pale naposikia hawa jamaa wamepata tender ya nchi nzima hali wao sio kampuni ya serikali ama inayomilikiwa na nasi kiasi kwamba infrastructure nzima ya mawasiliano ya nchi nzima yatakuwa controlled na foreign company. Pia tukumbuke yaliyotukuta IPTL ama Richmond ni hizi kampuni zinapotumia jina la vifaa kuwa ndio tiketi yao kuendesha biashara nchini. Nina hakika hakuna mtu aliyetazama ujuzi na experience ya kampuni itakayoendesha usambazaji na bei zake ni kiasi gani kwani neno bei rahisi halituelezi kitu chochote zaidi ya kuwa tunaruhusu hawa jamaa ku monopolize biashara hii na pengine kuua kabisa shirika la Umma.
Sidhani kama TTCL hawakuwa na uwezo ama mpango wa kufunga mitambo hiyo given the chance lakini badala yake tumekuja furahia kitu kinachoturudisha sisi ktk utumwa...
kama hatutaweza kujikomboa kifikra hasa ktk maswala haya ya ukoloni mamboleo itakuwa vigumu sana kuweza kujikomboa ktk Ufisadi nchini kwani wenyewe tumekwisha halalisha mambo yanayo karibisha hujuma kama hizi.