AFRICA TELECOMS MAGAZINE - DECEMBER 2011
Greenification: a far cry from reducing emissions Green issues have traditionally been regarded as solutions to greenhouse effects and carbon emissions, and the reduction of these as a major issue. The telecoms industry in Africa should be well past thinking of greenification like this. It should be looking at the…
Samsung's plan for African dominance From green technology to local relevance and investment, Samsung wants to own Africa. We take a closer look at what it plans for the next five years. Even though the telecoms sector is one of the most significant transforming forces for good in the world, it’s also one of the…
The practice of safeguarding ICT innovation seems to be spiralling out of control. Who are the winners and who are the losers in this bizarre battle? Vicious clashes over intellectual property rights in the hi-tech sector have raged for decades. As soon as something is technologically feasible, it’s inevitable that…
Sustainable power and green technology are not just nice-to-haves for telecommunications operators in emerging markets: they are vital components of their strategy to grow in the developing world. The adjective ‘green’ is a cliché in the modern world. We refer to green cars, green offi ces, green power and green…
This issue of Africa Telecoms is focusing on Green Telecoms and the way forward. What are your thoughts and where do you see the future for this segment of the telecoms industry? Green Telecoms will take shape in energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy and offsetting/ minimizing of carbon…
Tolkien helps us to tease out the meanings embedded in today’s mobile sagas. Ah, the glorious tales of heroes and antiheroes! What timeless realities speak to us in the resonating epic poems of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey; through JRR Tolkien’s mythical trilogy, The Lord of the Rings? The tableaux are…
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