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Telecom infrastructureIHT: An exchange for broadband capacity?Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/07/2008 - 11:40.
There are exchanges where you can buy and sell stocks, futures, pork bellies, wine and even pollution allowances. Why not an exchange for the trading of digital bits and bytes? "That is my dream," said Hamadoun Touré, secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union, a United Nations agency based in Geneva that sets international communications standards. » ( categories: ) IPS: Mobile Phones Soar in Internet-Starved AfricaSubmitted by admin on Thu, 26/06/2008 - 05:46.
The beleaguered African continent continues to lag far behind the rest of the world in battling poverty, hunger and HIV/AIDS, but it is making dramatic progress in the field of information and communications technologies (ICTs). The technological advances, however, are limited primarily to mobile phones. ( categories: ) ITU: African Telecommunication/ICT Indicators 2008: At a crossroadsSubmitted by admin on Thu, 26/06/2008 - 05:41.
The number of mobile subscribers has increased dramatically over the last few years. In 2007, the African continent added over 60 million new mobile subscribers and mobile represents some 90 percent of all telephone subscribers, and mobile penetration in the region is close to 30 percent . » ( categories: ) APC: The Case for “Open Access” Communications Infrastructure in Africa: The SAT-3/WASC cableSubmitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2008 - 08:30.
This study examining the impact the SAT-3 fibre optic submarine cable has had on telecommunications in four African countries has found that the potential of the cable has not been properly exploited. Instead, ownership of the cable by telecoms incumbents in the countries researched has reinforced their market positions. » GSMA: Taxation and the growth of mobile services in sub-Saharan AfricaSubmitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2008 - 08:20.
The mobile industry in sub-Saharan Africa has pledged to invest some $50 billion over the next five years to extend coverage to rural areas and roll out mobile broadband services. This represents about a five-fold average increase in annual investment since the beginning of the decade. » ( categories: ) Nokia Siemens Networks Village ConnectionSubmitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2008 - 08:17.
Nokia Siemens Networks Village Connection is an innovative solution which enables operators to capture the rural market potential by offering voice and sms service to villages with relatively low investment. Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2008: Last Mile Solutions: ICT Strategy, Government and Regulatory Policy and USFs26/08/2008 - 09:00 28/08/2008 - 17:00 This forum will bring together public and private sector giants to discuss last mile solutions, technologies, applications, business models and roadmaps to bridge the digital divide. Key topics:
Location(s)Lilongwe LilongweMalawi IDRC: ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia - Policy and Regulatory RoadblocksSubmitted by admin on Sun, 06/04/2008 - 08:47.
This book, and the research program which it draws from, rests on the assumption that connectivity — the opportunity (but not the compulsion) to engage in electronically-mediated communication (synchronous as well as asynchronous), information retrieval in various forms, and publication — is good. This assumption is not, however, a religious belief. It rests on evidence, if not proof. » ( categories: ) NY Times: Competition Fuels Broadband Use in EuropeSubmitted by admin on Wed, 19/03/2008 - 03:58.
Fierce competition from new providers has pushed the level of broadband subscriptions in eight European countries above the levels in the United States and Japan, according to figures to be released Wednesday. Growth could accelerate further if the European Commission succeeds in a drive to jolt those countries still dominated by former state monopolies, according to the top telecommunications regulator in Brussels. OECD: Global Opportunities for Internet Access DevelopmentSubmitted by admin on Fri, 29/02/2008 - 14:02.
The Internet, in little more than a decade following its commercialisation, has been remarkably successful in developing greater opportunities for communication access for the first billion users. The challenge for all stakeholders is to expand the economic and social opportunities, made possible by the Internet, for the next several billion users. This report seeks to address the question of where these users will come from and to examine the large shifts in communications policy which are enabling this to be a practical possibility. ( categories: ) 
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