rpm Admin Staff member Joined Jul 22, 2003 Messages 66,806 Reaction score 5,057 Location Johannesburg Aug 11, 2009 #1 Seacom = drop in mobile data prices in Kenya Leading operator expects a 15% increase in demand.
Z zamicro Expert Member Joined Oct 22, 2007 Messages 3,823 Reaction score 5 Location South of the Jacarandas and north of the Jukskei Aug 11, 2009 #2 It seems they are in the same boat as us. New cable, promises of huge drops in costs... Nothing happening. Now they talk about demand increasing...
It seems they are in the same boat as us. New cable, promises of huge drops in costs... Nothing happening. Now they talk about demand increasing...
B boramk Bammed Joined Mar 17, 2007 Messages 9,957 Reaction score 338 Location Chicago Aug 11, 2009 #3 Not really. Friend lives in Kenya, speed has increased, and for as for caps, they are now uncapped.
E elL0L Expert Member Joined Dec 30, 2007 Messages 1,274 Reaction score 64 Location Belville Aug 11, 2009 #4 Their prices dropped, they can get uncapped, unthrottled, unshaped 512k wimax for R600.
D Dean Expert Member Joined Aug 19, 2005 Messages 3,044 Reaction score 299 Aug 11, 2009 #5 zamicro said: It seems they are in the same boat as us. New cable, promises of huge drops in costs... Nothing happening. Now they talk about demand increasing... Click to expand... the market is hardly saturated - higher demand will lead to greater economies of scale which will, in turn, hopefully bring down prices (as supply has, and clearly is, increasing too). seems like basic enough economics?
zamicro said: It seems they are in the same boat as us. New cable, promises of huge drops in costs... Nothing happening. Now they talk about demand increasing... Click to expand... the market is hardly saturated - higher demand will lead to greater economies of scale which will, in turn, hopefully bring down prices (as supply has, and clearly is, increasing too). seems like basic enough economics?
M mobiler Active Member Joined Jun 9, 2009 Messages 56 Reaction score 0 Aug 11, 2009 #6 Ja its a totally different ball game in Kenya. For one, there's actually competition between the operators.
Ja its a totally different ball game in Kenya. For one, there's actually competition between the operators.