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 now, a large portion of mobile subscribers have been unaware of such developments. Furthermore, many …

So far, only two-and-a-half World Cup groups have played matches, which means that out of the 6 African teams in the tournament, only South Africa and Nigeria have played. Both Algeria and Ghana will play in a matter of hours, but Cameroon will wait another day, and Cote d’Ivoire another …

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Although posted back on May 13th, this video is still new (and has only averaged 2 views per day). The World Bank sponsored eTransform Initiative seeks to leverage the power of icts to transform lives in developing countries. Watch the video to learn about the details of the initiative, but …

The working paper that produced the above image is worth a read, but this graph is especially captivating:

In the early years of cell phone use (1995-2000) there was little demand and incumbent operators simply controlled all mobile traffic. Those with cell phones either had them through the government or could …

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