Telkom Orange Kenya Ltd spends over Ksh 40 billion per year upgrading and modernising the telephone, TV, and data networks in Kenya. Much of the investment goes into the comprehensive expansion of the fibre optic broadband network for the business market.The need for higher bandwidth in kenyan businesses is rising. We are currently experiencing a trend where services that were previously on local servers at each individual company are now moving to the Internet as cloud-based services. In addition, the use of video services in businesses is also increasing, both for live use and for training.
The opportunities for savings through the use of cloud-based services are substantial, but services such as email, document storage and sharing, and accounting software require a stable and secure Internet connection with high capacity. Telkom Orange Kenya Ltd has therefore set in motion a vigorous investment programme into fibre optic broadband for the business market, both in terms of Internet access and virtual private networks (VPNs). With fibre optic broadband, companies will be ready for tomorrow’s digital solutions.
Simple model
Telkom Orange Kenya Ltd has been building fibre optic infrastructure for the business market for many years. The model, now being used as a basis by the company for its proactive initiatives, will make fibre optic services more accessible to the nation’s businesses, including small and medium sized companies. The prerequisite is that there must be a minimum customer potential in an area for the company to start expansion.When a customer contacts us wanting a fibre optic connection, we check the company’s location and proximity to other companies. All companies in urban areas with a certain concentration of businesses will be able to receive fibre optic broadband from Telkom Orange Kenya Ltd.
Modernising the copper network
Even though Telkom Orange Kenya Ltd
is now investing heavily in fibre optic, DSL broadband over the copper
network will still be the technology that offers the best coverage
across kenya for a long time to come. Therefore, Telkom Orange Kenya Ltd
will in parallel with the fibre optic expansion also be upgrading the
copper network in several places.In areas where broadband is on several
different technologies, Telkom Orange Kenya Ltd consider replacing the
copper network with faster technology. A course of modernisation such as
this will take place over many years, and no services of solutions will
be removed before they are able to offer something that is at least as
good. They will then help customers to move to new solutions, and will
notify customers well in advance within the applicable notice periods
and existing agreement terms.Source:sknjeri.wordpress.com
Author:Samwel Kariuki Njeri
