The Risky Philanthropist
Last week I attended the MobileActive08 conference in Johannesburg which I have to say is one of the better conferences I have attended in a while. Partly because of the turn-out of remarkable people, partly…
Undersea Cables Update
I’ve now moved the African Undersea Cables map to a permanent page that I will update as new information emerges. The latest revision includes updates of: the EASSy cable to reflect its growth to 1.4…
Opening Spectrum Above 275GHz
As I am getting my head around spectrum issues, I have found Michael Marcus’s blog, Spectrum Talk, tremendously useful. On the weekend he posted a link to a consultation that Ofcom (the UK communications regulator)…
Opening Spectrum in South Africa
It’s time to get down to business and start developing a civil society position on spectrum management in South Africa. The key purpose of spectrum management is to maximise the value that society gains from…
Sub-saharan Africa Undersea Cables in 2010 – take 7
The undersea cable environment around the African continent continues to evolve. Proposed cables appear, disappear, merge. A testament to the competitive environment. In this latest update, I have added the MaIN OnE cable which appears…