Anat Bar-Gera, co-founder of 4G Africa, a broadband wireless Internet service provider operating in Cameroon, gave a short presentation at December 2011’s TEDxBayArea.
Google street view for Botswana, Comoros Internet advances, new management for .gh domain, Guinea’s hopes for ACE backbone, Nigeria encourages fixed-line growth, broadband in SA still means 256kbps, censorship looms in Tunisia, and more.
Quite a few videos relating to African technology have been uploaded to YouTube in the past four months.
Nearly one year ago amid great hype, Namibian mobile operator MTC conducted 4G trials in the capital. One year later, MTC is still waiting on obtaining the appropriate spectrum license.
ICT policy for Benin, e-Algerie, robust e-services in Kenya, Mozambique signs agreement with SEACOM, Egyptian Internet makes gains in 2011, 4G drama in Namibia, Congolese tablet goes on sale, and much more.
Libya’s interim government shows signs of caring about ICT. However, the nation lacks adequate regulatory laws, is unaccustomed to the private sector, and will be repairing damaged infrastructure for some time to come.
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