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Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: Fellows Blogs, SAex, South Atlantic, Steve Song, Undersea Cables
- African Undersea Cable Map Goes Non-Linear
- I try not to be shocked any more at new announcements of undersea cable projects that are destined for African shores. But it’s no good. I am gobstopped again with the announcement of the... Read more – ‘African Undersea Cable Map Goes Non-Linear’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: Fellows Blogs, Steve Song, Undersea Cables
- Race for the South Atlantic- Which cable will be first to connect Africa with Brazil?
- One of the less professional sounding quotes from me in the media in the last few months is the one to the right where I introduce the technical terms “bananas” into the undersea cable... Read more – ‘Race for the South Atlantic- Which cable will be first to connect Africa with Brazil?’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: African Terrestrial Fibre, afterfibre, Fellows Blogs, fibre, infrastructure, South Africa, Steve Song, Telecom Policy, Telkom
- A Gentle Plea to Telkom’s CEO
- We recently sent a request to Telkom to send us a map of their terrestrial fibre network in South Africa. This request was in the context of the AfTerFibre Project, which is attempting to... Read more – ‘A Gentle Plea to Telkom’s CEO’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: All Things Open, Fellows Blogs, Innovation, Steve Song, Village Telco
- Everyday Internet MiraclesIllustrating the Power of Open
- Imagine for a minute that you’ve just bought a new stove. The old stove just wasn’t doing all you needed so you’ve bought a new German-engineered stove. It’s Saturday morning... Read more – ‘Everyday Internet MiraclesIllustrating the Power of Open’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, development assistance, Fellows Blogs, ict4d, m4d, Steve Song, Telecom Policy
- Three reasons why M4D may be bad for Development
- Fair warning, this post is a slightly intemperate and possibly ill-advised rant but sometimes you just have to get something off your chest if only to enable someone else to tell you how wrong you... Read more – ‘Three reasons why M4D may be bad for Development’.