Archive for August, 2009:

While Kenya Waits, Cameroon Internet Prices Drop 90%

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...
Solar-Powered Solutions to Support Mobile Phones

Solar-Powered Solutions to Support Mobile Phones

Published on: Aug 28 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Solar-Powered Solutions to Support Mobile Phones
While there is an explosive growth of mobile phone usage in Africa, there has not been a corresponding growth in the national electric grid to support these phones....
Importing Computers into Kenya? Beware the Fees

Importing Computers into Kenya? Beware the Fees

Published on: Aug 26 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Importing Computers into Kenya? Beware the Fees
Duty Free New Computers and Computer Parts To great fanfare, Kenya Revenue Authority eliminated customs duties on the import of new computer hardware into Kenya...
Interview: Samuel Okwiri of Lebra Solar Technologies

Interview: Samuel Okwiri of Lebra Solar Technologies

Published on: Aug 24 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Interview: Samuel Okwiri of Lebra Solar Technologies
During a Inveneo Business Training, we interviewed Sam Okwiri about his new solar power company, Lebra Solar Technologies: Sam, who used to work for WinAfrique,...
Follow the Four C’s of ICT Deployment for Success

Follow the Four C’s of ICT Deployment for Success

Published on: Aug 21 2009 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
With the explosion of the field of ICT4D in the recent years including countless conferences, working groups, and projects being implemented both formally and informally,...
Hot Gossip: Twitter Returning to Africa with Zain!

Hot Gossip: Twitter Returning to Africa with Zain!

Published on: Aug 18 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Hot Gossip: Twitter Returning to Africa with Zain!
Last year the microblogging service Twitter, pulled its outbound SMS service from Africa. While only a few technology elite bemoaned its loss, for me it was a great...
Real-Time Maker Faire Africa Feedback via SMS

Real-Time Maker Faire Africa Feedback via SMS

Published on: Aug 14 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Real-Time Maker Faire Africa Feedback via SMS
I’ve very excited about Maker Farie Africa, a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention. Taking place this weekend at the AITI KACE in Accra,...
African Business Opportunity: Multi-Platform Craigslist

African Business Opportunity: Multi-Platform Craigslist

Published on: Aug 12 2009 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
Here at ICTworks, we are always thinking about new business opportunities for ICT companies in Africa. Our latest thought would bring the Craigslist online classified...
Creating Mobile Phone Communities with RapidSMS

Creating Mobile Phone Communities with RapidSMS

Published on: Aug 10 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Creating Mobile Phone Communities with RapidSMS
Everyone knows how SMS works – you can send an email to one other person. And there are SMS aggreators like FrontlineSMS that allow you to send text messages...
Arbitrage Nigerian Telecom Rates: Commercialize Question Box

Arbitrage Nigerian Telecom Rates: Commercialize Question Box

Published on: Aug 07 2009 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
In a twist of policy that I do not pretend to understand, telecommunications in Nigeria are skewed opposite to what I expect in an African country. International...
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