Practical Insights on Internet Bandwidth in International Development

Practical Insights on Internet Bandwidth

8 Ways to Improve Internet Bandwidth Speeds in Computer Labs

Published on: Apr 19 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

Internet bandwidth – everyone wants more, no matter where you are or who is looking at the screen. Yet, its as much a matter of perception as anything else...

Is Kenya beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities?

Published on: Mar 17 2010 by Oluniyi Ajao - 5 Comments

I was perplexed at The 3 Reasons Why Kenya is Beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities. Could the author Wayan Vota simply be courting controversy as a...

The Silent Arrival of Glo 1 Bandwidth in West Africa

Published on: Sep 09 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

This week, the Glo 1 fiber optic submarine cable landed in Nigeria to a fraction of the Seacom hype in East Africa. And yet it could be just as transforming. Glo...

While Kenya Waits, Cameroon Internet Prices Drop 90%

Published on: Aug 31 2009 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment

Back in July, Kenya rejoiced with Seacom’s landing, expecting a quick and beneficial drop in Internet access costs and a dramatic increase in bandwidth. The...

East African Fiber Goes Live While Benin Goes Dark

Published on: Jul 27 2009 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments

To great fanfare the Seacom fiber optic cable from London to South Africa, was turned on this past Thursday. Offering 10,000 Mbps capacity to bandwidth starved...

Let the East African Bandwidth Pour Forth!

Published on: Jul 16 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

If all goes according to plan, next Thursday July 23, 2009, when the Seacom cable is switched on, Internet bandwidth should pour forth from Mombassa all the way...

Bandwidth Bonanza by Balloon?!

Published on: Jun 23 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

Here is a creative way to improve Internet access in West Africa: balloon-based wireless broadband Internet routers. Internet access via balloon The US company Space...

Internet Bandwidth Prices Across Africa

Published on: Apr 17 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

Have you ever wanted to know the ISP rates in other countries to compare them to your own? Or what the mobile phone tariffs are in a country you are about to visit?...

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