Abstract:
In the recent past, Kenya has experienced a rapid growth of the
optical fiber network. In this paper we present the factors
contributing to the rapid growth of Kenyan optical fiber network
infrastructure. Currently, Kenya is served by four undersea
cables TEAMS, EASSy, SEACOM and LION2. The landing of
these four undersea cables at the Kenyan coast has been a major
boast to the information and communication technology (ICT)
industry. Apart from the landing of undersea cables, the rapid
growth of the optical fiber infrastructure network in Kenya has
been attributed to many factors which we have discussed in this
paper. In major Kenyan towns, Fiber-to-the-home is considered
the home user's dream as it would enable service providers to
offer a hefty selection of services including high-speed Internet,
broadcast cable television, direct broadcast satellite television,
and additional two-way video-based services. This has lead
Telecommunications industry in Kenya to revolutionize leading
to robust and wide spread optical network.
