Kayode Muyibi of Narihost has launched a new service for Nigerians – free SMS messages to and from any Nigerian mobile phone provider via SMSvolt.com. The...
On the 26th of March, I was privileged to be part of an open discussion on Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities hosted on Skype Public Chat by ICTWorks.org.
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The cost of electricity is a huge barrier to ICT adoption in the developing world. Rolling blackouts are common in cities, while in peri-urban and rural areas,...
The WiFi hackers at Inveneo, famous for their long-distance network in Haiti, are piloting a new Internet connectivity solution that they hope will bring Internet...
Published on: Mar 31 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Data vs. SMS Revenue for Safaricom: Data Wins!
Here is a very heartening tweet from Ory Okolloh about Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile phone operator:
If in deed, Safaricom broadband modems and their...
I want to believe one of the things that captured your attention is the “bribe” in the title of this article. You have heard about the Halliburton scandal...
Are you interested in Internet-based business opportunities in Nigeria? Wondering what the possibilities and challenges are? And if Ghana, Kenya, or another African...
Published on: Mar 22 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Intel Atom Processor: Disruptive Innovation in Energy-Efficient Computing
Electrical power. That’s the real problem for information and communication technologies (ICT) in the developing world. Specifically, electrical power, and...
Published on: Mar 19 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on #ICT4D Skype Chat: Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities
Nigeria is the Giant of Africa, with 1/8 of its population and all the possibilities and problems that come with such size and diversity. It also should be the...
I was IM’ing with Possicon this weekend about the difference between online business opportunities in Nigeria and Kenya. We both agreed that Nigeria could...