Why Tanzanian Internet Access Prices Have Not Decreased with the Arrival of SEACOM
Recently, Ory Okolloh (aka @kenyanpundit) asked a pertinent question on Twitter, that I would paraphrase as: “Tanzanians – what are your thoughts on...
Why African Internet Bandwidth Prices Are Still High
It’s been about 12 months since Africa was the only continent without submarine fiber telecommunication links to the rest of the world on all of its coasts. The...
The 3 Reasons Why Kenya is Beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities
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...
While Kenya Waits, Cameroon Internet Prices Drop 90%
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...
East African Fiber Goes Live While Benin Goes Dark
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...
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...
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