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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Jackson,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You assume that the ONLY thing you are addressing here are student devices, what about the University infrastructure itself? The servers, the staff pc’s, the staff devices, the networking equipment, the wifi ap’s themselves, the list is endless.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Now some stats to say that it is not only South Africa using mobile connectivity, here are some interesting figures.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>An interesting stat, as of 2011 there were 951 MILLION active sim cards in Africa, a figure *<b>WAY</b>* exceeding urban population, indicating multiple devices in the mobile space on that base alone. By end of 2012, that is predicted to be 1.06 billion, and 1.144 billion by end of 2013 (Stats I could get were from 2011, so can only give the predictions for 2012/2013 and not the actual figures).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Furthermore, Africa and Middle east are predicted to have a compound annual growth rate in mobile connectivity of 129% annually, with a global market share in mobile connectivity rising from 12% as of 2010 to 20% by end of 2015, with the mobile market in Africa representing over 6 billion dollars in 2011 and rising to 12 billion dollars in 2014. (Stats courtesy of Informa Telecoms and Media). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Now, let’s look at some stats from the Mobile Youth Report 2011 (Note, these are the youth population alone, and not the combined population). In Nigeria there are 45 million youth using mobile data, South Africa is at 27 million, Egypt is at close to 30 million, all three nations have significantly more mobile youth than the UK (currently sitting at around 20 million). Looking at the Opera Mini State of Mobile web report 2011, we see a growth of mobile connectivity in Kenya at 82.8%, in Egypt at 190.9%, in South Africa at 67.7%, in Nigeria at 131.9% in the space of a year. Between December 2010 and March 2011, there was a 36% growth in Nigeria alone of smartphone page impressions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If we look at mobile traffic growth in terms of traffic (2010 report), the top country in terms of growth is Sudan, with a 2466% increase in traffic. This is followed by Morocco (414%), Tunisia (369%), Ghana (287%), Egypt (174%) and Nigeria (133%). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bottom line, your assertion that the use of mobile devices is restricted to rich South African students seems to be rather… disputed by facts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Multiple device mobile connectivity is here, it’s a reality, we need to wake up to that fact and cater for it, and this is PARTICULARLY evident in the youth category that represent the student base of the academic institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> rpd-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:rpd-bounces@afrinic.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Maina Noah<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 04, 2013 11:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jackson Muthili<br><b>Cc:</b> rpd<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AFRINIC-rpd] Academic IPv4 Allocation Policy Second Draft (AFPUB-2013-GEN-001-DRAFT-02)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 4 February 2013 11:05, Jackson Muthili <<a href="mailto:jacksonmuthi@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacksonmuthi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+1<br><br>Andrew Aston assumption apply to student from very rich family only in<br>SA. Even in SA student from 80% of economy not considered rich can not<br>afford 5 IP device.<br><br>This policy does not represent reality of university outside SA.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jackson, Indeed, which is why the community as a whole needs to be more realistic with the reality on the ground at various universities hence my argument which i based sorely on real facts from one Top university here and i have note visited the other small university's yet of which the situation could even be more negative. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I dont support it.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal> I would support a 1:2 ratio as opposed to 1:5. <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Jack<br><br>On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Maina Noah <<a href="mailto:mainanoa@gmail.com">mainanoa@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>><br>> On 3 February 2013 16:58, Seun Ojedeji <<a href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> Hello People<br>>><br>> Hi Seun,<br>><br>>><br>>> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <<a href="mailto:el@lisse.na">el@lisse.na</a>> wrote:<br>>>><br>>>> I don't have issues with my iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, Mac Book Air, iMac,<br>>>> eeePC, Ubunto server(s) or BlackBerry,<br>>><br>>><br>><br>> Right, this students either studies and works and has a good paycheck or his<br>> parents are doing very very well.<br>><br>>><br>>> Here is a sample of one person's gears, just to emphasis that 1:5 is being<br>>> modest ;)<br>>><br>><br>> I have been quietly thinking through the communities 1:5 argument, but one<br>> little but very important factor is being left out. The fact that NOT EVERY<br>> STUDENT CAN AFFORD TO BUT ALL THOSE TOYS. I went to University of Dar es<br>> salaam last week to just study the environment and internet usage at the<br>> campus as my curiosity stemmed from this very 1:5 argument, and guess what,<br>> most students can;t even afford to own Laptops. Funny thing is the % of<br>> students who actually have the Steve Jobs toys are like 10% because they can<br>> even afford them. The Private students only get School Fees from their<br>> parents and those on Government loans can hardly afford a personal laptop.<br>> Most of them share laptops haaah. On the issue of phones, there are no<br>> campus wide wireless networks and thus most students with smartphones are<br>> using 3G services from the Telecom companies.<br>><br>> This is a case for one specific HEI in Tanzania and now how about the rest<br>> of the continents and in other countries. Let us be realistic and stop<br>> assuming and basing our arguments on some few specific institutions and rich<br>> students.<br>><br>>><br>>> Cheers!<br>><br>><br>> My 2 cents,<br>><br>> Maina<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> rpd mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net">rpd@afrinic.net</a><br>> <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd</a><br>><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>