5 Insights for Better Mobile-First Web Solutions
I’ve been producing and managing successful M4Dev services for 5 years now in my role as product & project manager at Every1Mobile, and along the way I’ve...
An African LTE Mobile Network Future
This entry is part 4 of 6 in my series Africa and Spectrum 2.0
If you follow communication infrastructure in Africa, you would be forgiven if you have begun to...
The 4 Barriers to Affordable Internet in 46 Emerging and Developing Countries
Three in five of the world’s people are not connected to the Internet. This digital divide hampers economic and social progress.
The Alliance for Affordable Internet’s...
Beware The Sweet Seduction of 3G Mobile Broadband Data Hype
We have all heard the siren song of 3G or even 4G mobile broadband data changing the dynamics of Internet access across Africa. If you believe the hype, everyone...
Congratulations to Ghana for first place in mobile-broadband penetration in Africa
The ITU publishes the Measuring the Information Society report to identify recent global and regional trends in ICT deployment and uptake, on the basis of internationally...
Silicon Valley Technology Salon: How Can Every African Woman Have Access to Broadband?
We all know that broadband connectivity is an accelerant for social and economic development. And we know that in the developing world, women are the key investors...
We Need Affordable Broadband Internet for mLearning
With all the talk of mEducation, USAID’s Grand Challenge, and the upcoming mEducation Alliance conference, there is something huge that is missing. It’s...
Are inexpensive smartphones the future of ICT4D?
I am Andrew J. Dupree, and nine months ago, I found myself in the same state as many other nights in my life as a computer engineering student – staring at my...
Broadband Beats Mobile Phones in Boosting GDP
Mobile phones are a ticket out of poverty for millions. No argument there. But check out this global ICT study by Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang, an economist at the World...