Here is a recently uploaded video with interviews from representatives of the four largest players involved with the launch and regulation of the EASSy cable, bandwidth, and pricing. It’s always good to match faces with names. The promises of these men will most come to fruition, but the larger question …

Remember back to the SEACOM and TEAMS landings. It important to draw a distinction between the “landing of the cable” and the completion of the project. The former refers to the mere physical completion of the cable between the two landing stations, while the latter refers to the actual ready-for-commercial-service …

YouTube is an excellent platform to present African stories and updates to the rest of the world. Five recently uploaded videos address different ICT events and advancements on the continent:

FutureLAB at iLAB Nairobi: A discussion of the future of Africa’s ICT was held in Nairobi on February 26th. This montage …

Tomorrow (Wednesday, March 3, 2010) marks the start of the weekly reality-online game “Evoke“. Created by Jane McGonigal, the hybrid of real-life meets online world seeks to have people partake in beneficial activities in order to earn various prizes and commendations. The ultimate goals are 1) to make people, most …

This video comes from Zambia – a landlocked nation that does not have coastal access like neighboring Tanzania. Fortunately, groups like Connect Africa are working toward connecting rural areas to communication services. Connect Africa’s  goal is to have new areas in 10 nations connected by 2015 with the Zambian network …

The African Virtual School, a fairly new e-learning program (based in Sierra Leone and the U.K.) caught my attention after the site recently posted a couple of videos on YouTube. The short, simple, and well-paced videos do an excellent job explaining what the service is and how to sign up. …