Dabba in The Economist

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In the development world, getting a project profiled in The Economist is a bit like a rock band being profiled in Rolling Stone.  This week’s Economist has a profile of Dabba. [...]

Dabba wins Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award

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Last week in Berlin at a Forum on Social Entrepreneurship hosted by German venture capital company Hasso Plattner Ventures, Rael Lissoos and Dabba won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 award. The event, sponsored by Deutsches Bank and MAN brought together 250 social entrepreneurs [...]

Dabba: Open Source Components – Access Node

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Dabba relies on a variety of Open Source software application to enable their network. Here is a profile of some of those applications.

Wireless Access Point

Every local connection starts with a wireless access point (AP) that connects phones and computers alike to the Dabba network. [...]