- The NEPAD ICT Broadband Infrastructure Network is a NEPAD priority project and as such, has the support of African countries.
- The Kigali Protocol is meant to protect African ICT markets by
encouraging joint African ownership of the basic regional ICT
infrastructure. - The Kigali Protocol removes regulatory barriers and permits the
establishment of a regional broadband network that will benefit
Authorised Service Providers in every country covered by the protocol,
by offering the following benefits:- Transparent and non-discriminatory open-access to affordable bandwidth.
- Connectivity to regional and international traffic destinations through one SPV.
- Interconnection and settlement headaches will be greatly reduced by dealing with one SPV.
- The Submarine SPV will lease bulk capacity from Baharicom at low prices
the benefits of which will be passed on to Authorised Service Providers.
- In the short and medium term Umojanet will be the only truly regional
network on the continent offering seamless, IP based, connectivity to
the region.
