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Fixed broadband in Africa is finally turning the corner
Broadband in Africa always faced hurdles, ranging from very low PC penetration to lack of sufficient international bandwidth. Many of these problems remain, but some of the thorniest ones are being remedied.
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Why News Corp’s gamble with Bing makes sense?
It’s all speculation with no clarity yet. But if it is true that News Corp is in talks with Microsoft, to charge for its content to be indexed on Bing (and eventually others) then it does make sense.
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Disney sees the need for change
For as long as I can remember, studios in Hollywood and music labels have been obsessed with getting rid of piracy, and I’m sure all this while they had known this is one battle they cannot win in the Internet era. Now finally, instead of focussing all their attention on pirates, the studios seem to be thinking of how to adapt to changing times.
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FCC adds two new network neutrality principles
In a speech yesterday at Brookings Institute Chairman Genachowski proposed two new network neutrality principles, “non discrimination of content on the Internet” and “transparency in how operators manage traffic on their networks”.
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Mobile broadband, TV white spaces and Smart radios
We have to admit, web on mobile phones is simply not friendly. And it’s because mobile devices and applications are not built for the web.
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Africa’s missing link
If we get the global submarine cable systems plotted on a world map, we come across one very harsh absurdity - how extremely well connected the world is, and how bizarrely disconnected Africa is. Read the rest of this entry »
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