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Wired Magazine user comments display typical perception of African tech
July 6, 2010 – 11:25 pm | View Comments
Wired Magazine user comments display typical perception of African tech

Raising awareness of African Internet developments to non-Africans requires visibility, interest, and a degree of seriousness. For example, an article published July 5th by Wired Magazine online touts the arrival of Main One in West …

Finland’s Broadband Law
July 5, 2010 – 1:34 pm | View Comments
Finland’s Broadband Law

On July 1st, legislation making 1Mb broadband access a legal right in Finland took effect. As a result, Finland becomes the first nation to consider broadband a right. (Last year France’s Consitutional Council declared Internet …

World Cup to showcase video streaming capabilities
June 13, 2010 – 1:20 am | View Comments
World Cup to showcase video streaming capabilities

Many folks are taking an interest toward the technical logistics behind the presentation of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Perhaps the most interest lies around the video streaming possibilities, especially via mobile. Until …

In America, a collaborative method of connecting rural areas to broadband
January 8, 2010 – 2:04 am | View Comments
In America, a collaborative method of connecting rural areas to broadband

Often, when speaking about the penetration of broadband on the African continent, the comparison is made with developed nations such as the United States. However, even in the U.S., broadband is not a given. Many …

Seacom’s post popular broadband competion entry
December 20, 2009 – 10:46 pm | View Comments

The current leader in Seacom’s Broadband Competiton has over 10,000 more votes than the competiting entries combined – and the contest ended on December 11th. However, it is still up to a panel of judges …

Why Africa won’t need iTunes
November 19, 2009 – 1:39 am | View Comments
Why Africa won’t need iTunes

After 6 years of business, the Apple iTunes store has sold over 8 billion songs, or over 75% of worldwide online music sales. An additional 1 billion+ videos were downloaded between 2005 and 2008, and …