Africa Telecoms - October 2011
One of the most incredibly useful tools for tracking broadband quality and value around the world is the Net Index service run by Ookla Net Metrics. It very accurately compiles the results of internet speed tests into charts and lists that can be manipulated to reveal very telling stats –…
Global success story in Africa Working Smarter to uplift communities, grow industries and strengthen economies Looking at the progress that’s been made in the mobile communications market over the past decade and the ease with which business can be done and content consumed today, one can’t help but marvel at…
When you live in a pulsating business hub like Lagos, Nairobi or Johannesburg, it’s easy to forget that an estimated 57% of Africans still don’t have any teleconnectivity. Yet the vast tracts of land that cellular signals have failed to reach are a concern – not only to the operators…
The rollercoaster world of communications and technology is never boring. The latest big deal, in which Google has made an offer to buy Motorola Mobility for the huge sum of US$12.5 billion in cash, underlines this. Eric Schmidt, the previous CEO and now executive chairman of Google, clearly indicated in…
This issue of Africa Telecoms is focusing on Connecting Rural Technologies and Telecoms Success Stories. Silulo is a great combination of both of these, having started from humble beginnings out of the boot of Luvuyo Rani's car. Please tell us how this business started and what inspired you to take the route you…
OK. So history has a funny way of repeating itself. In March 2010, before the launch of the iPhone 4, Africa Telecoms covered the ‘loss’ of a prototype by Apple when an employee reportedly left the device at the Gourmet Haus Staudt beer garden in Redwood City, California. Now, in…
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