Telkom Kenya fed up with cable thieves exporting their copper

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The Nation reported that Telkom Kenya’s chief communication officer, Bernard Rubia, said that it is “ironical for the country to continue allowing copper exports and yet it has no known commercial copper mines.â€

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[The_Unbeliever]

Ironic.

Hope they can ban copper exports.

But then they will start to "export" it by other means...

 

[bwana]

Wireless would seem to be the way to go.

 

[Tux]

Is there a market for stolen fiber cables?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Wireless would seem to be the way to go.

Think they'll get iBurst?

Seeing that iBurst destroyed their market segment here, it'll only make good sense for iBurst to move to Kenya...

They can put a highsite on top of Mount Kenya

 

[1nsane!]

Is there a market for stolen fiber cables?

No, the fibre is hazardous when cut and its too fragile for the common thief to move around

 

[The_Unbeliever]

No, the fibre is hazardous when cut and its too fragile for the common thief to move around

Elaborate?

 

[ldmelsa]

No, the fibre is hazardous when cut and its too fragile for the common thief to move around

Not exactly. They use the Kevlar that covers the fibre.