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
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
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...
Working Offline with Google Earth
As we mentioned in our recent post about testing WiFi antennas across the San Francisco Bay, we at Inveneo rely heavily on Google Earth to better understand the...
Dish vs Patch: WiFi Shootout Across San Francisco Bay
Most of the time, when our Inveneo engineers are setting up WiFi antennas it’s to link schools or villages in rural Africa. Sometimes, though, we get to do...
Bay Area WiFi Antenna Shootout
Testing the 24 dBi grid antenna
Most of the time, when our Inveneo engineers are setting up WiFi antennas it’s to link schools or villages in rural Africa. ...
New Low Power Computer OS: Google Chrome?
For years, low-power computer buyers have had only two choices in operating systems: Linux or Windows. And the comparison and competition between the two systems...
Yes, There is Technology in Rwanda
Rolling out the future of Rwanda
I always love conversations with Silicon Valley types who never leave the Bay Area Bubble. When I say that Inveneo is working to...
Bandwidth Bonanza by Balloon?!
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...
Falling off the Second-Hand PC Bandwagon
At Inveneo, we’ve never been big fans of second-hand computers. We often find that the maintenance and support of older systems is more expensive (greater...
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