Stormy digital migration voyage; Will Africa beat the June 2015 deadline
Though as a bloc, the five-member countries of the East African Community, had settled on a December 2012 deadline which they all failed to beat, Kenya, despite a few setbacks, is on track to beat its...
View ArticleNigeria to overtake SA to become Africa’s cloud computing powerhouse
Nigeria is set to overtake South Africa to become the cloud computing powerhouse of the continent, according to research by Arthur Goldstuck of World Wide Worx. Goldstuck, speaking at a Cisco briefing...
View ArticleAustralian Government: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations
Leaders of TPP member states and prospective member states on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Yokohama, Japan, 11 November 2010. Photo credit: Gobierno de Chile TPP market snapshot (including...
View ArticleThe United States is isolated in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
Here’s another, more quantitative perspective on the Trans Pacific Partnership from Gabriel Michael, a 5th year Ph.D. candidate at George Washington University. Last Thursday, WikiLeaks released a...
View ArticleGoogle’s Project Link: A US$14 million Metronet in Kampala to open up the market
Google has a global ambition to get Internet access available more widely (see Brett St Clair video link on access at the bottom of this story). This week it announced the launch of a Metronet in...
View ArticleCisco launches Internet of Things security challenge
Summary: Cisco is offering prizes worth up to $300,000 for those who can solve security issues surrounding the “Internet of Things” concept. Cisco has launched the “Internet of Things Grand Security...
View ArticleIs Bureaucracy stifling SA government’s technology efforts?
Bureaucracy in South Africa’s government is holding it back from adopting technology more quickly to help boost service delivery. This is according to David Mphelo (pictured), who is networking...
View ArticleZuckerberg has few words of comfort for war-weary telco CEOs
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of a “dial tone for the internet” and a world where people could access basic services for free might have had greater impact had news not emerged earlier that...
View ArticleAfrica to dwarf USA in Internet Usage by 2017 Cisco Predicts
Carlos Slim of Telmex tells me the world is about to change. “Two billion more people will connect to the Internet when smartphones cost $50. The phone makers are promising me a $50 phone in 2014.” If...
View ArticleNew Report Analyzes Global Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends
New Report Analyzes Global Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends 2014: igBee, Bluetooth...
View ArticleUS Congress on the Future of the Internet. 4 issues to watch out for
The net neutrality fight will enter a new phase on Tuesday when the embattled head of the Federal Communications Commission faces questioning from Congress over his controversial proposal to revamp how...
View ArticleSnowden leak reveals NSA collects content of all phone calls in the Bahamas,...
The United States National Security Agency is reportedly collecting the contents of effectively every phone call dialed or received within the Bahamas, putting the conversations of countless residents...
View ArticleEastern Africa member countries discuss Sharing Internet Infrastructure
Eastern Africa member countries are currently deliberating on how they can put up regional internet exchange points to contain local Internet traffic and reduce costs associated with traffic exchange...
View ArticleLatency is holding back? Why Africa’s datacenters are still trailing behind
Summary: While latency is holding back the development of online services in Africa, and unreliable power supply holding back the development of datacenters, what’s next for facilities on the...
View ArticleWorld Cup breaks New Internet-Video Streaming Records for ESPN, Univision and...
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is still in its opening round, but the soccer tourney has already broken the record for peak amount of online-video streaming bandwidth as delivered by Akamai Technologies, and...
View Article2014 Network Barometer Report, Africa remained relatively stable
Dimension Data Unveils 2014 Network Barometer Report, Annual report reveals the percentage of aging and obsolete devices on corporate networks globally is at its highest in six years. NEW YORK –...
View ArticleKenya’s BRCK raises $1.2M to connect the last mile to the internet
July 9, 2014 Nairobi, Kenya Ushahidi spinout BRCK Inc. announced today that it has closed a $1.2 million seed round. BRCK is solving last-mile connectivity problems with a device that can bring...
View ArticleToo slow to react? How major brands are falling prey to new domain name...
Famous brands risk having their trade marks hijacked online by cybersquatters who are taking advantage of a new range of domain name registration opportunities reports TechRadar Up to 1,400 new...
View ArticleKenya, Morocco ranked globally as Africa’s leaders on e-participation
The United Nations recently released a survey, E-GOVERNMENT SURVEY 2014: E-GOVERNMENT FOR THE FUTURE WE WANT showing how e-Government initiatives are being applied in various regions of the world. And...
View ArticleSafaricom’s bid for low roaming tariffs thwarted by Rwandan government
Kenya’s largest telecommunication company Safaricom has cancelled plans to lower all costs and roaming rates between Kenya and Rwanda. Reports CNBC Africa Following introduction of new levies on...
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