[afnog] [AfrISPA.Discuss] Good Article by Anders Comstedt,

[Jabulani Dhliwayo]

Many private companies are already laying lots of fiber in Africa. In Kenya alone Ican count at least five and in Nigeria I have lost count....

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Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 12:15 PM


Hello Jim

Good article. Will African governments allow private companies to install fibre as in India?

Wilfred
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On Sep 8, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Global One Solutions wrote:
Please read this article, very interesting.  http://www.aitecafrica.com/news/view/88 <http://www.aitecafrica.com/news/view/88> 


As a related datapoint, fiber is quite widespread in India.   The big companies have laid it all over the country, and even the little guys are putting it into some towns and city.   In Mysore, a city of 700,000 people, a small company has installed 300km.  Their cost is about $600/km installed above ground, and $3000/km installed underground.   This includes splicing and termination (in this just cheap ethernet-optic 'media converters' -- 100Mb Ethernet).   The fiber itself sells for about $200/km.   The fusion splicer they use costs about $7000, but I'm told new models are half that.


  -- Jim



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