More on the 1 Cent SMS
Problem solved. You’ll be happy to know that the cost of an SMS has come down to 1 US cent….. if you live in the Philippines. But the news is even better. According to this…
Nathan and the Mobile Operators
Imagine an alternate reality. You’re an innovative start-up like Twitter or perhaps one of the many “adjacent possible” enterprises that Twitter has spawned. You’ve designed your new service and are ready to take over the…
South African National Broadband Forum
I am getting quite excited about the upcoming South African Broadband Forum next week. Inspired by the coalition that emerged in the United States to get broadband infrastructure investment on the political agenda in the…
Cracks Appearing in Mobile Operators’ Walled Gardens
The winds of change are blowing for mobile operators. The comfortable oligopolies enjoyed by most mobile operators around the are being challenged by the very thing that enabled them in the first place, technology. The…
Tinkerable Technology Equals Green Technology
This week’s Economist has an excellent special report on waste, entitled Talking Rubbish. It contains the usual Economist savaging of government decision-making and bureaucracy but more importantly some very interesting news on waste management around…