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Critical Distance Weblog: The 3G Doctor will see you now....
I bumped into David Doherty at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In this extended interview, he explains a number of issues all connected with mobile health. He is actively busy with developing the 3G Doctor concept, but his blog is a mine of inform
Big Telcos Drag Their Heels on Broadband Stimulus - BusinessWeek
Telecom giants are concerned that Washington's $8 billion plan to promote broadband access will force them to open their networks to other providers
South African National Broadband Forum | Association for Progressive Communications
South Africa is on the eve of a major broadband infrastructure roll-out. Affordable broadband can have a significant impact on the country’s socio-economic, political, cultural and educational development; but broadband penetration in South Africa lags be
BSNL rolls out rural broadband kiosk: News
The project is part of the BSNL's 'Wire-Line Broadband Connectivity to Rural & Remote Areas' that aims to make information technology work to the advantage of the villagers.
Undersea Cables Update at Many Possibilities
It has been a busy year in the world of African undersea cables as the timeline below of cable maps over the last year will attest. A lot has happened or more accurately plans and announcements for a lot have happened.
Africa's Climb to an Internet Revolution | Global Advances Blog - Social Entrepreneurship in Action
"Bandwith to Africa is expected to grow dramatically as the continent is gaining internet connectivity faster than any other region in the world."
techPresident – Inside the Stimulus: Broadband's Triple Play
the bill's provisions are indeed important, perhaps even hugely so. Three in particular are worth talking about. The first aims to fund the build out of high-speed Internet in unreached parts of the U.S. to the tune of about $6 billion. The second maps wh
BBC NEWS | Technology | UK forges ahead with next gen net
Do-it-yourself broadband schemes are springing up around the UK as communities refuse to wait for big firms to roll out faster networks."
Digital Britain – the future of communications
advance of the publication of the interim Digital Britain report at the end of January. The full report, to be published in late spring, aims to offer comprehensive insight into the country’s digital future.
Mobile Subscribers Forecast to Top 5 Billion-Mark by 2011
A few days ago, I pointed out that India was finally getting its 3G act together by coming up with a liberal licensing policy that will boost mobile broadband in that country. A similar scenario is playing out across China, Brazil and Russia
A Broadband Stimulus Plan - BusinessWeek
Can government investments in Internet and wireless communications technology ignite a new wave of job growth?
Press Release: Broadband everywhere: key to the digital society
how can broadband be brought to a wider public, bridging the digital divide between rural and urban areas, and become affordable to everyone? The answer lies in combining existing fixed broadband delivery systems with the new generation of radio-based bro
Rugged, solar powered VSAT broadband in rural communities | White African
they have been connecting rural communities via community knowledge centers (sort of rural cybercafes cum libraries / training centers) running solar powered VSAT dishes.
Hughes Communications: Boondocks Broadband - BusinessWeek
When rural customers can't get DSL or cable modem service, they often look to high-speed Internet via satellite
Internet-in-a-box for areas without electricity | Springwise: your daily fix of new business ideas
Florida-based GNUveau Networks, however, is bringing computers and the internet to places that have no connectivity, no phone service and no electricity. Functioning as a sort of "ISP in a box," SolarNetOne is a terminal network system that uses photovolt
Publius Project - FORWARD WITH FIBER: An Infrastructure Investment Plan for the New Administration
The future is digital and connected. It follows that maximizing connectivity and network capacity will also maximize economic growth.
Infrastructural Convergence: Broadband over Power Lines « Hak Pak Sak
a sign that using the electricity grid for communication — a technology utilities have long been interested in — has finally matured.
ICT Results - Collective solution to accessing the internet via satellite
In many rural areas of Europe, getting on the internet means putting up with sluggish dial-up connections or, at best, erratic mobile services. A new satellite-based solution developed by European researchers promises to change that.
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