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Kenya Investing Ksh16.3 Billion in Rural ICT

Kenya Investing Ksh16.3 Billion in Rural ICT

Published on: Jul 29 2009 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
With the eminent arrival of Seacom and Teams broadband infrastructure to Kenya, it’s Minister for Finance, Uhuru Kenyatta, proposed three major investments...
Navigating Google Maps of Naiorbi

Navigating Google Maps of Naiorbi

Published on: Jul 28 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Navigating Google Maps of Naiorbi
If you’re used to the poor selection of maps for African cities, let me show you the future, today. Google Maps has an amazingly accurate and detailed map...
Quixotic Quest: Registering Prepaid Mobile Numbers

Quixotic Quest: Registering Prepaid Mobile Numbers

Published on: Jul 27 2009 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
As everyone in Kenya knows, there’s been explosive growth in voice and data usage, mainly through mobile phones. And while the vast majority of mobile phone...
East African Fiber Goes Live While Benin Goes Dark

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...
Less Watts for Better Computing

Less Watts for Better Computing

Published on: Jul 21 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Less Watts for Better Computing
When you’re working in rural areas, electricity is often very scarce. Your only source of power may be a battery array, which may cost you $10-per-watt to...
Win $100K Towards an Sub-Sahara African Business

Win $100K Towards an Sub-Sahara African Business

Published on: Jul 20 2009 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
A new program from USAID is offering 10-20 matching grants of between $50,000 and $100,000 each for start-up and existing businesses that are partnerships between...
Let the East African Bandwidth Pour Forth!

Let the East African Bandwidth Pour Forth!

Published on: Jul 16 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Let the East African Bandwidth Pour Forth!
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...
SolarNetOne: A Turnkey Internet Hotspot Design

SolarNetOne: A Turnkey Internet Hotspot Design

Published on: Jul 15 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on SolarNetOne: A Turnkey Internet Hotspot Design
Here is another interesting approach to an all-in-one solar powered computer lab: SolarNetOne SolarNetOne combines conditioned, renewable power; computers; WiFi;...
More Mobile Phones than Light Bulbs in Uganda

More Mobile Phones than Light Bulbs in Uganda

Published on: Jul 15 2009 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
Here’s an interesting data point on the growth of mobile phones in Africa – they may already outnumber light bulbs in Uganda. New Ugandan light blub This...
Introducing Google SMS Uganda: Craigslist for Your Phone

Introducing Google SMS Uganda: Craigslist for Your Phone

Published on: Jul 13 2009 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
I’m very excited to see that Google is taking a serious interest in Africa. From offices in South Africa and Kenya, to an open call for Africans to expand...
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