Introduction Interference analysis is the study of how one or more radio systems can degrade the operation of other users of the radio system. It includes techniques to predict the level of interference and whether that could be tolerated or would represent a serious degradation, otherwise known as harmful interference. One of the key questions […]
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Introduction This report entails feedback obtained from engagement with stakeholder – both the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the Public Institutions. The public institutions in this case refers to government institutions, the regulator (Communications Authority of Kenya – CA), ICT policy advocacy groups such as KICTANet and the general public constituting of researchers and students. Both […]
Rebuilding Digital Inclusion for the Rural Counties of Kenya-ITU’s Connect2Recover Research Competition The varied attempts to address the connectivity challenge in Kenya (like everywhere else in the world) such as through Universal Service Fund (USF), private sector initiatives or philanthropy have had limited success in reaching the unserved and underserved. The pandemic injected a reinvigorated […]
Figure 7: A High-level landscape of Spectrum Sharing connectivity opportunities Introduction In the wake of the COVID—19 pandemic, the Government of Kenya through the Communications Authority (CA) enacted two regulatory frameworks to chart the way forward in boosting Internet access for rural Kenya. The first framework was the Authorisation of the Use of Television […]
Introduction This project aimed at carrying out a validation exercise and stakeholder consultation on the draft framework for Television White Spaces (TVWS) developed by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and Strathmore University (SU). The CA will ratify the draft framework in the coming days to adopt it as the official framework […]
ITU Connect2Recover: Rebuilding Digital Inclusion for the Rural Counties of Kenya Project Report 1: Assessment of the State of Connectivity in Kakamega and Turkana County April 2022 There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the state of the global economy. Ranging from loss of lives to social and economic disruption, the […]
Stakeholder Engagement II Report: Engagement with the Public Institutions, Policy and Spectrum Lobby groups in Kenya Work Supported By The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) This was the second workshop on engaging relevant stakeholders on the state and potential of spectrum sharing in Kenya. While the preceding workshop held on 21st January 2022 was with Wireless […]
FAQs – Use of TV White Spaces (TVWS) in Kenya What are “White Spaces”? This refers to unused but assigned spectrum (often referred to as idle spectrum) in a particular location or locations at a particular time. What is TV White Space (TVWS)Technology? Television White Spaces (TVWS) refers to the portion of the frequencies […]
The Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) Engagement Report Stakeholder Engagement I Report: Engagement with the Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) in Kenya Work Supported By The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) February 2022 Overview This report is a summary of the workshop conducted on 21st January 2022 at Strathmore University. The workshop’s intention was to […]
BACKGROUND The increase in radio communication devices and services has resulted in greater demand for access to the radio frequency spectrum. A new spectrum management paradigm is required for some services to balance spectrum utilisation by incumbents and the growing demand from the new services. Dynamic spectrum access (DSA) is a spectrum sharing concept that […]
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