There have been significant improvements to Africa’s Internet connectivity in the last five years. Enormous investment in telecoms infrastructure has characterised these improvements, especially in terms of intercontinental connectivity and terrestrial fibre networks: Submarine cable investment has amounted to around USD3.8 billion and terrestrial networks have seen over USD8 billion of investment. Internet exchange points …
The outgoing Head of Region, Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa, Mr. Lars Linden, has said lack of sufficient bandwidth penetration in Africa, is largely responsible for its under-development. This was at a recent press briefing in Lagos during the familiarisation tour of the incoming Head of Region, Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa. ”Africa still lag behind in technology development …
Pupils at a school on the green slopes of Mount Kenya no longer have eyes for the blackboard. Instead they are transfixed by a $500 tablet. Belinda, 19, touches the screen gingerly and is amazed to discover an icon that allows her to film herself within seconds of her first touch of a computer. So …
A recent article I read by LosAngeles times, California USA, celebrated PS Ndemo’s achievements in Internet Revolution in Africa: “Since Bitange Ndemo got Kenya hooked up to high-speed Internet, there has been no stopping his cyber-progress. A ‘Silicon Savannah’ is now flourishing” Kenya is known as a powerhouse in Africa for many developments in the agriculture, health, business …
Satellite communications has a crucial role to play in helping to bridge the digital divide which currently disenfranchises large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new socio-economic report launched by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO). Read More
According to Deutsche Welle, a German news agency, the continent accounts for only six percent of global connectivity despite the ICT development in Africa. Read More
“Almost all African countries are in the process of connecting up to the glass fiber optic network,” Badiel told DW. “Data transmission via fiber optics is far better than the old microwave system they used to have,” he said. Read More
Speaking to The Times of Israel about the new initiative, park owner Menachem Goldberg said he was keen to give visitors the chance to upload photos and post tweets about their experience at the Village of Yore in real time – while being carried around on one of the park’s donkeys. Read more:
