Little known by the outside world until genocide tore the country apart 15 years ago, Rwanda has become the first nation to launch a wireless broadbandI Internet facility in Africa.
Unlike other countries in Africa, where mobile broadband Internet connection is restricted to a few buildings, Rwanda's capital city, Kigali, has become the first capital city in Africa broadly offering high-speed services, overtaking Nigeria and South Africa, Africa's biggest telecom markets in terms of both investment and users.
The launch of the wireless facility means that Rwandese will now be able to surf the Internet anywhere and anytime in the capital city using their laptops.
The US$7.7 million wireless internet facility has been built by Korea Telecom, South Korea's largest fixed line operator. Korea Telecom is a prominent South Korean integrated wired and wireless telecom service provider.
The contract to build the wireless Internet facility was awarded to Korea Telecom in 2007 by the Rwandan government. The service is based on WiBro technology, the South Korean version of the mobile WiMax IEEE 802.16e specification, and will offer 5.5Mbps and 2Mbps connection speeds.
The launch of the wireless internet facility also marks the entry of wireless broadband technology in Africa.
"By launching the wireless facility, Rwanda has become the ICT hub not just in east Africa but the whole Africa. Other countries must surely follow the footsteps of Rwanda," said Mwape Mutale, CEO of the center for ICT development in Africa.
In addition to the wireless broadband internet facility, Korea Telecom is also constructing a US$40 million Kigali Metropolitan Network project. The Kigali Metropolitan Network project is based on on a fiber-optic loop and will be the largest computer network in Rwanda, providing connectivity for local area networks. The Rwandan government claims over 45 government institutions have already been connected to the high-speed Internet facility.
The Rwanda Metropolitan Network will be completed next year, according to Rwanda Development Board (RDB) deputy chief executive in charge of information technology Patrick Nyirishema.
Rwanda's vision is to promote and facilitate modern infrastructure development by 2020.
In the next three years, the Rwandan government is aiming to provide access to high speed Internet to more than 4 million Rwandans through the wireless Internet facility and the Kigali Metropolitan Network project.
Until last year, Rwanda was also the first country in Africa to have a mobile phone assembling plant through a company called A-Link Technologies.
Early this year, the world Bank provided $24 million to Rwanda for the provision of broadband connectivity and access to low-cost international connectivity through the connection to the undersea cables in east Africa.
waruanda wao wanamipangilio ya hela na mitaji yao.tanzania wanasema wamesoma lakni mipango ni F,viongozi ambao hawaoni mbali wala kufikiri.
ReplyDeletemfano tu,ujenzi wa mabasi yaendanyo kwa kasi sijui katika jiji la DAR,unaanza ndani ya mwaka huu,
swali langu najiuliza hivi?watu wa mipango jiji wanaonenaje hl swala.
hakuna barabara mathubuti,mitaa,mifereji ya maji machafu ni issue,yaani jiji lina matatizo kibao.Wadau hii nchi ni ya kuombea maombi mazito.ina kalaana fulani.
nawapa pongezi sana rais kagame na serikali yake.mim mtanzania ninamifu sana.
Having a very serious head of state on development is among the best answers for many problems in our countries.
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HAYA SASA...MNAONA WENZENU MAMBO YAO, NYINYI MNAKALIA KUIBA PESA TU NA KUJINUFAISHA WENYEWE, SHAAAME ON YOU MAFISADIS....MPAKA RWANDA WANATUPITA JAMANI????...DAMNNN
ReplyDeleteRwanda watatuacha mabali sana katika muda mfupi ujao. Kasi ya maendeleo (miundo mbinu, Biashara, elimu, makzi, huduma za jamii nk ni ya juu sana.
ReplyDeleteMafanikio yote haya yanakuja kwa kuwa na uongozi imara. Kagame takes no non sense from corrupt individuals (be them ordinary or high society). Hutimua bila woga kiongozi yeyote asiye wajibika (liwe likuu la polisi au lijenerali). Hana hulka ya kufyata mkia katika kudeal na yeyote, awe Mfaransa au Mmareakani, pale maslahi ya nchi yake yanapohatarishwa!
Kikubwa zaidi ni Wanyarwanda wenyewe kufuata sheria zao - hiyo ni hatua kubwa sana katika civilization. Hongera Rwanda!!
Kuna mdau mmoja hapa alishatahadharisha jinsi RWanda itakavyochanja mbuga na kuziacha nchi nyingine za East African community kimaendeleo. Kwakweli sasa nimeanza kumuelewa huyu mdau, na nadhani wana Rais mwenye vision ya hali ya juu. Nadhani huu ni mwanzo tu wa mambo mengi yajayo kutoka Rwanda.Pamoja na kuwa grounded na mambo ya genocide, etc lakini wameweza kutoka na wanakimbia kwa spidi ambayo soon nchi zenye kujivunia "amani" zitashangaa hawa jamaa wamepitia wapi na kuwaacha. Lets wait and see!
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This is a good way forward for Rwanda. They now have to set up a unit within their police force and other arms of law enforcement that will deal with cyber-crimes. This kind of crimes tend to appear wherever internet has become an established aspect of socio-economic life. EAC states need to quickly borrow a leaf from our junior brothers in Kigali.
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Kaka Michuzi!
ReplyDeleteNajua wawezakutoipost hii comment, lakini its ok maana utakuwa umeisoma na yaweza kukupa changamoto katika post zako zijazo! Mimi ni msomaji mzuri wa hii blog ila nadhani kuna baadhi ya sehemu tunatofautiana sioni ni kwanini umekuwa ukiitangaza Rwanda mara kadha wa kadha ktk blog hii, najua watu wanaweza kunibeza kuwa ninaichukia Rwanda, ukweli ni kwamba hapana, naipenda kama ninavyozipenda nchi nyingine jirani, ila nadhani ni kazi ya warwanda kuitanga nchi yao, ni kazi yetu kuitangaza Tanzania yetu, maana sidhani kama wao pia ktk blog zao wanaitangaza Tanzania ambayo kwa mtazamo wangu ni sahihi kabisa maana si kazi yao kuitangaza Tanzania wanatakiwa kuwa busy kuitangaza Rwanda. Kama Michuzi si mtanzania au unalipwa pesa kuitangaza rwanda basi sina swali lakini kama si hivyo nadhani tunamambo mendi sana ndani ya Tanzania ambayo tunaweza yatangaza kwa kutumia hizi blog zetu za kizalendo, kwamfano bunge lina tovuti ambayo inamambo mengi sana pamoja publication za sheria na mengineyo pamoja na kumuuliza maswali speaker moja kwa moja, huu ni mfano mmoja tuu! Hoja ya msingi hapa ni kwamba tuna mambo mengi mazuri ambayo watanzania wengi hawayajui na ingekuwa ni busara na uzalendo kwa kuyaweka hapa ili umma wa watanzania wayajue badala ya kuifanyia marketing nchi jirani. Mfano mwingine ktk huu mchakato wa climate change Tanzania ni moja wapo ya nchi za mfano 2009/2010 ktk kutathmini mabadiriko misitu, tukiyatangaza haya tunaitangaza nchi na ni kwa faida yetu. Watanzania tuna tatizo moja la kujisema kwa mabaya tuuuu kama vile hakuna mzazuri ya kuigwa na kutangazwa hivyo basi kwa maoni yangu sidhani kama ni busara kutangaza mazuri machache ya majirani zetu na kufumbia macho mazuri mengi ya nyumbani kwetu. Najua wadau mwaweza kubeza lakini kabla ya kufanya hivyo jaribu kujiuliza ni kwanini uitangaze nchi ya jirani?? mara ngapi majirani zetu wanatutangaza kwa mazuri yetu?? je tumeishiwa mazuri ya kwetu ya kutangaza?? Nini maana ya kuwa mzalendo wa nchi yako?? unadhani ni busara kutoa matofari ktk nyumba yako ili kusaidia kujenga nyumba ya jirani??. Kuna kipindi wanfunzi ambao walikuwa wanaenda kusoma kenya kitu cha kwanza wakifika ni kukabidhiwa bidhaa ambazo zinatengenezwa kenya na kuacha kutumia zile walizokuja nazo hii kwa mtazamo wangu ni sahihi kabisa maana huo ni uzalendo kwa nchi yao na wanalikuwa na kila sababu ya kufanya hivyo nami niliwapongeza.
Mungu ibariki Tanzania,
Mungu ibariki Afrika!
mambo kama haya ndio ya kuiga..
ReplyDeleteNina rafiki yangu kigari serikalini tulikuwa naye hapa UK alipopiga nondozzz akalala mbele haraka. ananiambia lengo lililowekwa na kagame ni kuifanya Kigali kuwa the Dubai of Afrika by 2020 yani hako kakigari katakuwa soooo sophisticated utashangaa. na hivi nchi yao ni ndogo basi hilo watalifanikisha haraka.
ReplyDeleteSaa hivi huo mtandao ni balaa popote pale ulipo kigari ujue uko interneted!!! na kuna mengi sana yanakuja we utashangaa, na wajanja wataanza kukimbilia kigari.
kaka unashangaa nini? hujui kwamba Rwanda wana RAIS?
ReplyDeleteTanzania inabidi ijifunze from Rwanda. Hakuna kiongozi Africa nzima who is as patriotic to his country as Kagame is. He epitomizes virtues of a true leader. Tanzania na amani yetu(ambayo ilibidi iwe chachu ya maendeleo kwa kila mtanzania) imekua kama wimbo wa kubenefit the few. People are taking advantage of our beloved peace and what I think wanasahau ni kua in time, people do end up getting fed up with the status quo and demand what is rightfully theirs. Mi siwezi kua na mtoto anakufa mikononi mwangu kwasababu ya ukosefu wa dawa ya malaria alafu kuna watu wenye magari ya milioni 80 ambayo hawajayapata kihalali. The institution responsible for bridging the income gap between the rich and poor is spending billions of poor people's hard earned money constructing houses for its head honchos, inaingia akilini hiyo??
ReplyDeleteMungu Ibariki Tanzania. We could use all the blessings za mungu in Tanzania and Africa at large.
WATANZANIA WENGI NI MBUMBUMBU NA WASHIRIKINA, MBONA RWANDA HAIUWI ZERUZERU WAO? KWA NINI TANZANIA TU NDIYO INANUFAIKA NA HUU UHALAMIA WA KUWAONDOA BINADAMU WENZAO KWA IMANI POTOFU YA USHIRIKINA? SASA NA KAMA HUO UCHAWI UNAWASAIDIA KWA NINI HAWAKUSHINDA KWA BAO NYINGI WALIPO CHEZA NA KINA DIDYE GLOBULA? SASA MIMI NACONCLUDE WATANZANIA WENGI IKIWA NI PAMOJA NA VIONGOZI NA WABUNGE WENGI NI MBUMBUMBU HATA KUKU ANA HAFADHALI ANAJALI WATOTO WAKE! LAKINI MICHUZI HAYUMO KWENYE HILI GULUPU YEYE AMEKUWA MSTARI WA KWANZA KUKEMEA HUU UMBUMBUMBU
ReplyDeleteThe Rwandandese success story in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) is a direct product of national policies tailored to promote STI - given the current trends, we are yet to see the best of Rwanda. What is in it for us? Surely, Rwanda provides a big lesson to the whole African continent and for us Tanzanians in particular. The key phrase here is "national STI policy" which should not be confined to declarations and filed away - but should make a direct transition from legislation to implementation. Such initiatives require a watchdog with really sharp teeth - one which can heeded upon and no wonder Paul Kagame is taking much of the credit which he so much deserves. I saw him on the BBC programme Hard Talk last year (or probably a programme on CNN) and you could see a man working for his people. Designers call it a Top-Down approach one which Tanzania certainly ought to have adopted long before Rwanda. It is not late, though...
ReplyDeleteUSIMLAUMU MICHUZI KWA KUITANGAZA RWANDA..MICHUZI ANAELEZEA UKWELI, KAMA NCHI INAMAENDELEO KWA NINI TUSIISIFIE??..IN A FEW YEARS, CALL CENTERS ZA US NA EUROPE ZITAHAMA KUTOKA INDIA NA CHINA NA KWENDA RWANDA....NAIONA CONGO INAFUATIA NA ITATUACHA SASA HIVI...HAYA WEEE...KALAGABAO NYIE
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ReplyDeletesasa tanzania imenufaika na nini inapo renovate 2 houses for 2 billion shillings? kwani hospitalini kuna dawa, vyandalua, mashuka, vitanda, kwani walimu wamelipwa mishahara yao, kwani shule zina madawati, milango, madaftari kalamu za kutosha, kwani ombaomba wana chakula cha kutosha, kwani wanafunzi wa elimu ya juu wamelipwa malimbikizo ya hela zao wanazo dai? sisi ni wajinga sijui hata nifananishe na nani inatia huruma sana. Huyu Gavana mbona mshahara wake ni mzuri tu kwa nini Benki imtafutiye/imjengee nyumba nzuri ya kuishi? Mataaifa tajiri hayawajengei nyumba viongozi wake kwa nini na sisi tusiige mfano wao viongozi sharti wajenge nyumba kwa mishaala yao si pesa ya walipa kodi? Kikwete kweli hili haoni kama ni tatizo? inatia huruma sana mtu kuwa na akiri kama ya kachanga very very sad no wonder John Mashaka kaamua kujikalia kimya!MTU UNAJALIBU KUWAPA NJIA NZURI ZA KUENDELEZA NCHI WATU WANAKUONA KAMA MWEHU NUMBER MOJA KILA MTU MAWAZO NI KUIBA KUIBA TU NA UTAPELI USIYO KUWA NA MAANA. NCHI ZINGINE ZIMEKUWA KWENYE VITA VYA MUDA MREFU LAKINI SASA ZINAONEKANA ZINAENDELEA VIZURI SISI TUNA JENGA NYUMBA ZA MABILIONI NA KUUA BINADAMU WENZETU ETI NI KUJIONGEZEA BAHATI NA UTAJILI? MICHUZI HII WEWE UNAIONAJE NI AKILI KWELI?
Mzalendo daima,rushwa kwangu mwiko.
ReplyDeleteMDAU ANON JAN 07, 04:20PM HAYA MAMBO YA RWANDA LAZIMA YAKUGUSE KWA SABABU UMESHINDWA KUPERFORM HAPO ULIPO.
ReplyDeleteSIYO KWAMBA MICHUZI ANAIPROMOTE RWANDA ILA ANATUONYESHA MFANO WA A VERY SERIOUS AND DETERMINED HEAD OF STATE. JAMAA KICHWANI ANA TASWIRA YA RWANDA ANAYOTAKA KUIFIKIA AND HE IS ON THE RUN.
MICHUZI YUKO SAWA KABISA. UKWELI NI KWAMBA BLOG ZA TANZANIA ZIANDIKE AU ZISIANDIKE HIYO NDIYO POSITION YA RWANDA HIVI LEO. NI CHANGAMOTO KWA NCHI ZINGINE NDANI YA JUMUIA YA AFRIKA MASHARIKI.
SISI WATANZANIA TUNA MATATIZO YA VIPAUMBELE. ISSUES AMBAZO SIYO ZA MUHIMU SANA, KWA MFANO MPIRA, TUNAZIPA NAFASI KUBWA MNO NA TUNAPROMOTE KWA UFANISI MKUBWA MNO.
WHERE DID WE GO WRONG?
anon jan07,0420
ReplyDeletewhere did we go wrong?
EVERYWHERE.
TUNATAKIWA KUWA NA AKINA MICHUZI 20 TU INCHI YETU ITABADILIKA.WEWE UNAMLAUMU MICHUZI BILA KUJUA WATANZANIA WANATAKA NINI?MTOTO TANZANIA HAKUI KABISA.ASANTE SANA KAGAME.WEWE NDIO RAIS WA EAST AFRICA.SI HAWA WANAOTETEA MAFISADI.BILA HATA AIBU SHAME TO THEM.MUNGU ANAWAPIGA NYUNDO.HUYO JAMAA ALIEIWEKA HII MESSAGE HAPO JUU .MUNGU AKUBARIKI SANA SANA.TUNATAKA MAMBO MENGINE.
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NILIONA BBC NEWS SIKU MOJA WALIKUWA WAKIONYESHA MITAMBO HIYO MPAKA WENYEWE WALIGWAYA.
ReplyDeleteJAMANI MWACHENI MNYARWANDA WATANZANIA HATUMUWEZI.
MOJA.SPIRITI YA MAENDELEO IKO DAMUNI MWAO.
PILI.NI WACHAPA KAZI SANA.NIMESHUHUDIA HILO WAKIWA UHAMISHONI.WALIWEZA KUTUACHA MBALI SANA SANA WAO WAKIWA WAKIMBIZI.
TATU.WANA UZALENDO HATARI SANA.NILISOMA NAO WAKATI WA VITA YAO NILIONA WALIVYOSHIRIKIANA NA HATA KUACHA MAKAZI YAO KURUDI KWAO.
NNE.KIONGOZI WAO ANA COMMITMENT NA MSIMAMO THABITI.SIFAGILII KIONGOZI ANAEANZISHA MAMBO HATA AKAISHIA NJIANI BILA KUONYESHA MSIMAMO NI HERI ASIANZISHE NA HAPO MAFISADI NDO WANAPATA POINT YA KUANZIA.
TANO.KIKUBWA KABISA NI UONGOZI BORA.KAGAME NIMEMUONA MARA KIBAO AKIAIR CNN ,BBC N.K.NI KWAMBA HATA HAWA JAMAA WANAMUONA VITU VYAKE.SIKILIZENI BBC ONLINE WANAVYOMPELEKA MFARANSA ILI AOMBE RADHI.ALIVYOFAGIA MASHANGINGI YA WAVIMBISHA MATUMBO,SIJUI TUNADREAM NINI WAKATI HATUNA HABARI NA MATUMIZI.WABONGO TUKIPATA KAMA KAGAME MBONA TUTAKUWA MBAAAALI IN FRACTION OF A SECOND.
ILA MZEE MICHUZI ENDELEA TU BWANA KUNA SIKU SIKIO LA KUFA LITASIKIA.NGOJA NIACHE NISILIE KWENYE BLOG YAKO.
MICHUZI BONGO INATAKIWA HATA KIONGOZI ANAETHUBUTU KUONYESHA KAKLI BILA KURUDI NYUMA HATA CHEMBE.
WONGO TUMEJAA UJUAJI MANENO KIBAO KILA MTU ANAJUA.JAMII YETU INASIKITISHA.
Sisi tunajitahidi bwana, maana kila mtu ni mwizi hapa bongo na si tunajisifia kwa hilo. Ni kawaida kusikia story aah fulani kashinda uchaguzi sasa kinachofuata ni kujiweka sawa kwanza,(kivipi?, Jamaa kaajiliwa benki fulani au kaajiliwa TRA utasikia aaah atafanya miaka fulani na kwa jinsi alivyomjanja lazima awapige hela tu wale! Sisi tumebalikiwa amani pia tumebalikiwa wizi na tumenyimwa uzalendo kama unabisha waulize kina Chuji na Mrisho Ngasa wanalipwa shs ngapi na kina Jama Mba na Kabongo Honore wanalipwa kiasi gani(Soma mwananchi la tarehe 3 january 2010) harafu uone Taifa hili tulivyowajinga wa kutothamini vyetu na kutukuza wageni na wizi, wizi tu!
ReplyDeleteTEMBELEENI WEBSITE YA RWANDA.HAKIYANANI UNAONAN MAENDELEO YOTE KWENYE SOFTWARE.LINGANISHA NA YETU NOMA.
ReplyDeleteKWANI MAENDELEO NI KUWA NA HIGH SPEED INTERNET? KUNA Mambo mengi KAMA KUWA NA CHAKULA BORA CHA KUTOSHA KUWA NA VYANDALUA VYA KUTOSHA MAHOSPITALINI NA MAJUMBANI KUWA NA WAHINDI WENGI NCHINI KWANI NI WAFANYAKAZI BORA KUWA NA WAMACHINGA WACHACHE MIJINI KWA MTAZAMO WANGU HAYA NI MAENDELEO TOSHA HATA HAO WALA RUSHWA SIONI KAMA NI WABAYA KAMA WANAWEKEZA HUMUHUMU NCHINI, WAGANGA WA JADI NA WACHAWI WAKIENDELEA KULIPA KODI SIONI TATIZO LOLOTE HAYA PIA NI MAENDELEO YANAYOTAKIWA KUPEWA KIPAUMBELE NA KUONGELEWA KWA KINA NA WASOMI WANAUMI NA WAFANYA BIASHARA WETU NA WA NJE.
ReplyDeletekwanza kabiso nataka nimpongeze ankal michu a.k.a faza mithupu. mimi ni msomaji mzuri wa hii blogu ya jamii.nimefurahi saana kwa kutupa news za kwetu kigali rwanda africa kutuonyeshaa ni ginsi gani ka nchii ketu kanazidi kusonga mbere badaa ya genocide.mdau hapo juu 07 4 20 unaonekana una chuki binafsi na mvivu wa kufkiliaa.maana braza michuu hua anabandika humu news za ulimwengu mzima.cjui bondeni kesho ukerewe kwa bibi kesho kutwa canada nk.
ReplyDeletemerci beaucoup mr michuzi
mdauuu kigali makazi ughaibuni boxini
Je mko tayari kuburuzwa maana ndio Kagame anavyofanya. Jamaa ni dikteta lakini anaipeleka nchi vizuri. Msitake vyote vyote maana wanyarwanda ni wavivu tu kama sisi..sema wamepelekeshwa kijeshi. Mko tayari kuburuzwa?
ReplyDeleteExcellence in Leadership = Rapid Development!
ReplyDeleteWANYARWANDA NI WATU WA KUPENDA MAENDELEO NA WACHAPAKAZI HODARI SI MLIONA WALIPOKUWA UHAMISHONI HAPA KWETU WANGAPI WALIKUWA NA VYEO VIKUBWA SERIKALINI NA KWENYE MASHIRIKA YETU YA UMMA NA WALIMU MA-LECTURER KIBAO KWENYE VYUOVYETU, NI WATU WA KUJITUMA NA PAUL KAGAME SI MWIZI ANATAKA MAENDELEO YA WATU WOTE SI YA WACHACHE TU KUTUMIA NEARLY 2 BILLIONS TANZANIA SHILLINGS KUJIJENGEA NYUMBA ZAO WAKATI WENGINE WANASHINDIA MING'KO HUKO MTWARA. NI WIZI NA UBINAFSI NDO UNATUFANYA TUWE MASIKINI. VIONGOZI WETU WANATAKIWA KUBADILIKA. AMA SIVYO ONE DAY TUTAPIGANA KAMA RWANDA THEN NDO TUANZE KUPATA MAENDELEO.
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