Rural automation-the Kenya experience

Author

Migwalla, E.L. ; Noorani, M.K.O.

Author_Institution

Kenya Posts & Telecommun. Corp., Nairobi, Kenya

fYear

1988

fDate

23-25 May 1988

Firstpage

170

Lastpage

174

Abstract

Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (KP&TC) has embarked on the Rural Automation Programme to improve rural telephone services. This paper outlines some of the user expectations, requirements and limitations when implementing such a programme. The Kenyan situation is treated as a case study where the following issues are discussed: typical characteristics of the Kenyan telecommunications network as it existed prior to rural automation; aims and objectives of the Rural Automation Programme; factors considered when making choices on the equipment, technology and network configuration to be adopted (switching and transmission equipment, building services, power requirements and air conditioning); planning and implementation of the programme; technical personnel development; maintenance philosophy; problems encountered; impact of the Rural Automation Programme on the existing network, on development and on revenues; and future plans

Keywords

automatic telephone systems; telecommunication services; Kenya Posts and Telecommunications; Rural Automation Programme; air conditioning; building services; maintenance; network configuration; personnel; planning; power requirements; revenues; rural telephone services; switching equipment; telecommunications network; telephone systems; transmission equipment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Rural Telecommunications, 1988, International Conference on

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

0-85296-361-0

Type

conf

Filename

59402