A recent article in Business Daily Africa examines how telecoms, specifically in Kenya, have taken measures to prevent downtime across their fiber optic networks. Interestingly, however is the potential for shark bites to interrupt fiber optic service to parts of Africa. I’m not sure if the author is basing this …
backbone corruption, Sierra Leone’s draft ICT policy, Google Earth in Uganda
efficient ICT, broadband & cyber crime, misc. projections
After using Google News to examine ICT attention in last week’s post, I decided to next look at the daily distribution of news stories related to African ICT. It has become apparent over the past couple of weeks that few, if any, online news stories focusing on African connectivity or …
Increased home connections in Kenya, fibre network redundancy, Africa’s image
Nigerian interconnect rates under review, Ushahidi in The New York Times, Globacom’s Ivory Coast license
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