Survival of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in a competitive market of Africa: A Case Study of the Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN)

dc.contributor.author	Mkandawire, Stein
dc.date.accessioned	2024-03-22T08:37:10Z
dc.date.available	2024-03-22T08:37:10Z
dc.date.issued	2013-11-30
dc.description.abstract	The proliferation of not for profit associations called National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) on the African market particularly in the area of Broadband Internet provision has made commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs) develop apprehensions against NRENs. What is happening is that NREN’s are being viewed as competitors by commercial ISPs. However, the truth of the matter is that commercial ISPs should consider NRENs as incubators of technology users that will grow their market base. In the absence of this realisation by commercial ISPs, NRENs are likely to face stiff competition which will in turn adversely affect the survival of NRENs. This paper suggests measures that NRENs should employ to survive in a competitive African market.
dc.identifier.uri	https://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/1297
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/1248
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/1248
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/1248
dc.subject	Survival of NRENs
dc.subject	Competitive market of Africa
dc.subject	NRENs
dc.subject	ZAMREN
dc.subject	ISP
dc.title	Survival of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in a competitive market of Africa: A Case Study of the Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN)

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