When we think about the problem of achieving affordable access to the Internet for all, the discussion often focuses on broadband targets. These targets are moving goalposts as infrastructure improves. Broadband used to be defined at…
TLDR; Create a vehicle for smaller operators to become part-owners of state-owned fibre backhaul networks “It costs more to get data to the coast than it does to get it the rest of the way…
Welcome to the 2nd annual review of telecommunications infrastructure development in Africa. Last year was my first attempt at painting a big picture of communication infrastructure development on the continent and it seemed to fill a gap in…
Last Sunday, I was fortunate enough to participate as a representative of NSRC at an event at the United Nations to mark the launch of the US State Department’s new Global Connect initiative. My co-panelists were…
“The Calm Before The Storm” was the subtitle I used to describe my experience of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance’s Global Summit in 2014. Fast forward to 2015 where I have just returned from this year’s…