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A Better Approach to Zero-Rating

Yesterday, Internet.org announced that Kenya would be the third country in which they launched their Internet.org application,  an app that offers free access to Facebook along with a selection of  other services.  In Kenya, this… 

Steve and TED’s Excellent Adventure

Have you ever found yourself at a party where you felt like if someone discovered who you really were, you would be ejected immediately? That’s a little bit how I’ve felt for the last six… 

Affordable Access: There Isn’t An App For That

Internet.org’s recent announcement of their zero-rated app in Zambia which offers free access to Facebook and a sprinkling of other services has sparked yet another discussion of Network Neutrality in emerging markets.  Pundits from Zimbabwe to… 

Spectrum Safari Lagos!

Having become a little more familiar with the RTL-SDR dongle and the RTLSDR Scanner software after a first attempt in Ghana, I had the opportunity to try out a spectrum scan in Lagos, Nigeria while… 

The Morality of Openness

I feel like my moral compass is broken.  Like many things that break, I put the first aberrations down to anomalies, exceptions that prove the rule.  But just as a real compass doesn’t point to…