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Which Are Better: Open Source or Proprietary Twitter Hashtags? #FOShashtags

Which Are Better: Open Source or Proprietary Twitter Hashtags? #FOShashtags

Published on: Apr 01 2014 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Hashtags are the communication currency on Twitter, and since their introduction into the #ICT4D community by @Kiwanja, the father of modern ICT4D, they’ve...
Are Lasers the Key to Cheap, Cloud-Based Internet?

Are Lasers the Key to Cheap, Cloud-Based Internet?

Published on: Apr 01 2013 by Aaron Mason - 3 Comments
Different colored lasers light up a section of cloud during a test of Inveneo’s StratoLancer system. Photo: Aaron Mason When trying to communicate over great...
Introducing Inveneo BatNet: A Broadband WiFI Solution for Rural Areas

Introducing Inveneo BatNet: A Broadband WiFI Solution for Rural Areas

Published on: Apr 01 2012 by Wayan Vota - 7 Comments
In an effort to extend WiFi signals into more rural regions, Inveneo has been secretly extending research into bat radar. A major breakthrough today allows WiFi...
Introducing the Inveneo Super-Duper Performance Computing Station

Introducing the Inveneo Super-Duper Performance Computing Station

Published on: Apr 01 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Introducing the Inveneo Super-Duper Performance Computing Station
Today, Inveneo is proud to introduce the Super-Duper Performance Computing Station exclusively for sub-Saharan Africa use. Based on the Cray Pi supercomputer,...
Goat*Net: Bleating Edge WiFi Mesh Networking from Inveneo

Goat*Net: Bleating Edge WiFi Mesh Networking from Inveneo

Published on: Apr 01 2010 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
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...