Full Coverage: Kenya

21.09.2007 1st - 5th October, 2007, Nairobi, Kenya. Hundreds of new ideas on ICT development in Africa, lessons learnt from other regions of the world, discussions on policy, ICT investment, regional projects and research and development, etc.

14.09.2007 Three companies have been awarded tenders to construct the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) terrestrial. Two companies are Chinese (Huawei and ZTE) and another French (Sagem). The companues are currently doing a survey to determine the route which the cable will follow and also determine how long it will take to link the respective towns they are supposed to cover. It is not yet clear how the network will be run.