Electromagnetic spectrum is the crude oil of last-mile connectivity, especially in Africa where more traditional kinds of last-mile communication infrastructure are not especially well-developed. As in the oil business, anyone who has gained control of…
The following is a chapter I submitted to an upcoming collection of essays on Television White Spaces spectrum being put together by the Wireless Laboratory of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). In the…
Inspired by the recent successful launch of the Television White Spaces pilot in South Africa, I am once again tempted to engage in providing mostly unsolicited advice about what Google’s strategy in Africa ought to…
The future is mobile. We all know that. We read it everywhere. In the UN Broadband Commission‘s recently published report entitled, The State of Broadband 2012: Achieving Digital Inclusion For All, ITU analysts boldly announce…
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…