Many Possibilities
A blog by ssong
Blog description:
reflections on telecoms, innovation, and open source
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WGSDIA – Lobby For Cheaper SMS Charges
This entry is part of a series, What Google Should Do In Africa» This third “What Google Should Do In Africa” post could be subtitled “Grow some balls”. Why, oh why, is it that Google, so unafraid to tackle telco and broadcast market behemoths in the United States,
WGSDIA – Launch Google Voice in Africa
This entry is part of a series, What Google Should Do In Africa» This the second installment in a series of posts in which I have the hubris to reflect upon What Google Should Do In Africa (#WGSDIA). There is some context for this post in the
WGSDIA – Support Open Spectrum
This entry is part of a series, What Google Should Do In Africa» This the first installment of a series of posts in which I have the hubris to reflect upon What Google Should Do In Africa (#WGSDIA). There is some context for this post in the preface
What Google Should Do In Africa – Preface
This is an introduction to a series of posts on what I think Google ought to be doing in Africa, that is to say what I think they ought to be doing outside of their core business of selling advertising. Why pick on Google? For a few reasons:
African Undersea Cables Update - Jun09
When I first started a map of planned African undersea cable initiatives in early 2008, I never dreamt that I might start running out of space to put cables on the map. Yet, there it is. Over 11 terabits/s of capacity coming to the continent if they all manifest
African Women and American Academics
I find myself wondering if I am the only one dismayed by the “mudwrestling” going on among Dambisa Moyo, Jeffrey Sachs and William Easterly… and others. In case you haven’t heard, Dambisa Moyo has written a provocative book on the merits of development assistance. Her book, Dead
SA Minister of Communications - Reading the Tea Leaves
Arthur Goldstuck has written a thoughtful piece on the newly appointed South African Minister of Communications, Siphiwe Nyanda, and his new deputy Dina Pule. He does a good job of highlighting their key strengths and weaknesses. Based on their lack of experience in the telecom sector, much will depend
ICT Access and Usage in Africa
ICT Access and Usage in Africa In a couple of recent posts, I have mentioned the percentage of disposable income spent by Africans on mobile communication. While I have posted links to the research, I think it is worth singling out the work of Research ICT Africa. What is
Mobiles in Africa - We Need The Eggs
At the end of the movie Annie Hall, Woody Allen says, this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, ‘Doc, uh, my brother’s crazy, he thinks he’s a chicken,’ and uh, the doctor says, ‘well why don’t you turn him in?’ And the guy says, ‘I would, but I
SMS Costs in Africa - 2008
Courtesy of the ITU’s Measuring the Information Society Report, here is a list of SMS charges in thirty-eight African countries. The costs are listed in U.S. dollars and in Purchasing Power Parity dollars. Interesting to note in the below that there is an order of magnitude difference between the
