@murchr
The internet of things is a good idea but what is the viability of it.
Do kenyans have the disposable income to avoid such luxuries.

IoT is nothing luxury. Having a phone is luxurious but about 80% of Kenyans own one. If you listen to Bob when he's presenting results, he always mentions the grown in smart phones right? He never says why but here is my guess.

Broadband Internet has become more widely available, the cost of connecting is decreasing, more devices are being created with Wi-Fi capabilities and sensors built into them, technology costs are going down, and smartphone penetration is sky-rocketing. This combination is creating a “perfect storm” for the IoT

IoT is basically connecting devices with each other. Imagine switching on your lights at home with your phone, recording TV programs in your DVR when you are not at home, that is already happening with Samsung devices. Recording exercise movements with wearables (I mentioned masukumas AfyaBand).

Uchumi CEO said in one interview that as technology changes, they are going to be looking more at target marketing. For example, right now, your bank details is available on phone right? So when you walk in the super market, as you look at the various tvs or fridges your phone is talking to these devices, checking your net-worth (bank details), if you can afford then, the for the next couple of days, the advertising that will be popping on your computer - phone (remember they are connected) will be more about this item of better alternative (if your wallet can afford) or cheaper alternatives (if your pockets are small).

IoT is already in use and will be more in use in Smart cities....i can go on and on...but do you get it....?

You will not have a choice because that will be the standard. The option is to stay without.

1. Uber, Easy Taxi, Lift, will all change how you hop into a taxi.

2. Samsung Pay, will change how you view your wallet.

3. What is M-Kopa Solar - a pay-as-you-go, mobile phone–enabled home solar panel system for off-grid rural villagers in Kenya and Uganda.

Disclaimer*******Internet is not synonymous to WWW*****

It will happen.
Safaricom has rolled out 4G in Nairobi and Mombasa. Soon 4G will expand to major towns.
Furthermore, cables are being laid between and within towns all over Kenya.
KPLC and Safaricom are collaborating on providing KPLC customers with 'last mile' solutions for internet access.
There will always be someone without great access but connecting 80% of Kenyans with 3G (or better) is a possibility by 2020.

Analog guys are disappearing with age my friend. Your kids may not be using paper and ink but laptops and tablets

I think you've totally missed the whole idea. Stop thinking bundles. Think solutions towards efficiency.


When the internet began the first wave was (connection between networks) PCs were the only gadgets of connection (WWW). YoY the sale of PCs has been going down because tablets and smart phones have taken over right?.... Networks were communicating to each other and sending out radio frequencies.

Then the second wave came in, the IoP (Internet of People) connecting people, 80% of the population is connected either on email, phone, facebook, or any other exciting app that exists. Its with this wave that the internet USERS exploded am I wrong?

The third wave is the connection of everyTHING in our digital world, The potential is explosive because we carry with us a gadget that has Near Field Communication. We connect via Wifi, bluetooth, cloud so on and so forth.

Let me assume you have an android. If I was close to you, my android would be communicating with yours, if you have your bluetooth on, they (the droids) can see each other and identify themselves.

Example, 1. if you are in your 30s you definately have a smartphone, perhaps a car, with a GPS powered gadget, possibly your phone, or some screen attached to your car. U might set the GPS in your car/phone to tell you how traffic is flowing on the road to your destination..this is your choice ofcourse, you might choose not to, but if you can get technology to give you information of which roads are congested or where an accident has been reported, wouldn't you want to be in the know and maybe opt for a different route?

Example 2. You walk in Uchumi with your android and as you admire a certain fridge, your phone and the sensors of the fridge have already communicated and shared data. Your phone is already a custodian of your money data, so a quick comparison is done btn the price tag and your worth and like magic, the device realizes you can afford it, so in the next few days, what you peruse will have the fridge advert begging you to take it home. kinda like when you google stuff That's the future of advertising - Target marketing.

The IoT is already here, the uptake has already started simple apps are letting you know that you need to top up on your electricity tokens, in the future, applications will suggest on how you'd save those tokens by eg switching on lights at particular times of managing overloads with your phone...in 2014 Samsung announced that all the items they would produce hence forth were going to be IoT enabled.

Lets not bog down this thread,. The NSE has bottomed

You are still very far from getting it if B2B e-commerce is what came to mind. Read my examples and conceptualize

Then watch this if you can spare afew minutes



http://bigstory.ap.org/a...al-metal-driverless-cars

You are still very far from getting it if B2B e-commerce is what came to mind. Read my examples and conceptualize

Then watch this if you can spare afew minutes



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Let me signoff, I see my fridge is calling me.

which phone/app/bank/idiot user allows their phone to share their bank details with supermarkets?

Are your bank details on your phone? Your phone will be talking to the device and sharing data. (M2M - Machine to machine (M2M) is a broad label that can be used to describe any technology that enables networked devices to exchange information and perform actions without the manual assistance of humans.)