Hi ILIA_93, thanks for your input. I think there are a few things you misunderstood but I think we agree on some fundamental issues.
With regards to 1) Firstly, I would like to make a correction to when you stated that "After all 4G wasn't made for home or office usage, it's a mobile data service". 4G is actually a competitor to DSL. Many small businesses in the West are using 4G as their source of internet. Like I said, I have my all small business and I have met with some of these companies. There are a variety of reasons for why these businesses have switched to 4G for their businesses. The most common and important one, though, is when they are located in rural areas and do not have access to decent ADSL or Fiber services. A lot of these companies have been very happy using this as an alternative and it has actually allowed them to grow their business, but I think our infrastructure in Lebanon needs time before this is even possible here.
Anyway, you are correct in saying that you should not have to pay as much for mobile service as you do for DSL. However, I was speaking to people who need the capacity and bandwidth (people such as myself who owns a small business). I cant tell you how many times I have not been able to have a proper Skype meeting because of the lack of reliability with our DSL. The point I was trying to make is that 4G gives us an alternative, hopefully for a short term until a new government is formed and the council of ministers can sign the necessary degrees in order to increase bandwidth and quota. I am fully aware that most people cannot afford the insane prices on the quotas, but some of us have no other options. I might as well close my business down within a year if things don't pick up pace in the sector.
The cable you were talking about is the IMEWE. You are right, this cable can get us low prices and more bandwidth, which is exactly what the decree was supposed to do when it was sent to the council of ministers. The resignation of the government means we will have to wait a long time before this happens.
Which brings me to my last point in which if fully agree with you on. Although we cant talk politics here, there is no doubt that political issues and the lack of a government will severely hamper our progress in this sector. This, unfortunately, has always been the case in this country and I wouldnt hold my breath expecting it to change tomorrow.
Again, thanks for your input
With regards to 1) Firstly, I would like to make a correction to when you stated that "After all 4G wasn't made for home or office usage, it's a mobile data service". 4G is actually a competitor to DSL. Many small businesses in the West are using 4G as their source of internet. Like I said, I have my all small business and I have met with some of these companies. There are a variety of reasons for why these businesses have switched to 4G for their businesses. The most common and important one, though, is when they are located in rural areas and do not have access to decent ADSL or Fiber services. A lot of these companies have been very happy using this as an alternative and it has actually allowed them to grow their business, but I think our infrastructure in Lebanon needs time before this is even possible here.
Anyway, you are correct in saying that you should not have to pay as much for mobile service as you do for DSL. However, I was speaking to people who need the capacity and bandwidth (people such as myself who owns a small business). I cant tell you how many times I have not been able to have a proper Skype meeting because of the lack of reliability with our DSL. The point I was trying to make is that 4G gives us an alternative, hopefully for a short term until a new government is formed and the council of ministers can sign the necessary degrees in order to increase bandwidth and quota. I am fully aware that most people cannot afford the insane prices on the quotas, but some of us have no other options. I might as well close my business down within a year if things don't pick up pace in the sector.
The cable you were talking about is the IMEWE. You are right, this cable can get us low prices and more bandwidth, which is exactly what the decree was supposed to do when it was sent to the council of ministers. The resignation of the government means we will have to wait a long time before this happens.
Which brings me to my last point in which if fully agree with you on. Although we cant talk politics here, there is no doubt that political issues and the lack of a government will severely hamper our progress in this sector. This, unfortunately, has always been the case in this country and I wouldnt hold my breath expecting it to change tomorrow.
Again, thanks for your input
