SA Telecoms Cool Wall

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Inspired by Rudoph Van Den Burg’s riff on Jeremy Clarkson’s TopGear Cool Wall I thought a Cool Wall for the South African telecommunications and Internet community might be fun to do. For those who haven’t seen it, the TopGear Cool Wall ranks automobile coolness [...]

Telecoms in South Africa: Apres moi, le deluge

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In a landmark decision today, the High Court of South Africa ruled that everyone in possession of a Value Added Network Service (VANS) license was entitled to “self-provide”.  What this means is that every Internet Service Provider (ISP) in South Africa is entitled to compete [...]

Sub-saharan Africa Undersea Cables in 2010 – maybe

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So what might the undersea cable environment for sub-Saharan Africa look like by the end of 2010? Perhaps it will look a bit like this:

If anyone has a proposed map for Uhurunet and Main One, I would love to know about it.

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