The landing of
undersea fibre optic cables has led to major shake-ups in
telecommunication sector with internet advertising and recruitment firms
repositioning to reap from quicker and less costly internet connectivity.
It
is expected that advent and operations of the three undersea fibre optic
cables —Seacom, The East African Marine System (Teams) and East Africa
Submarine System (EASSy) — will open up a new era of technology in the country and lead to a decrease in the cost of
communication.
Commissioning of the
cables is expected to open up great opportunities, at a
fraction of the current cost, as government, business leaders and
citizens use the technology as a platform to compete globally and drive
economic growth.
Digital media
"The
cables will open up a majority of the Kenyan population to the internet
which in turn will boost the growth of our company," says Jaynish
Dodhia, properitor of Kazi-Kenya.com
www.kazi-kenya.com,
an 8-month-old online job advertisement and recruitment firm is hoping
to tap into an expanded Internet market to shore up its revenue base
and increase profitability.
The
upgraded Internet infrastructure will carry 10 gigabytes per second and
would vastly relieve pressure of Internet service providers to all
its customer.
This comes at a time that internet is becoming a major way of communication.