OA News: June 12-14, 2011
June 14, 2011 » NewsNo Comment
- Pivot25 mobile apps and developer conference begins in Nairobi. Loads of online attention (rightfully so) for this event:
{Pivot 25} - It’s always great to hear news involving Burundi, Somalia, and Southern Sudan:
Seacom to Extend Its Fiber-Optic Cable Into Burundi, Somalia, South Sudan {Bloomburg} - The meeting is the 12th Forum on Telecommunication/ICT Regulation and Partnership in Africa supported by the International Telecommunications Union:
IT Experts Discuss Cloud Computing {The New Times via allAfrica} - By 2015, 15-20% of tourism in Africa is expected to be booked online as e-commerce spreads:
e-Tourism in Africa {myBroadband.co.za} - Most operators in Central and West Africa have rolled out fibre optic backbone – bypassing the incumbent fixed line operators’ expensive transmission networks:
Opinion: Affordability key to W.Africa broadband {BiztechAfrica} - Early start and very chat/mobile-friendly:
Why mobile social network MXit is twice as big as Facebook in South Africa {TNW Africa} - As infrastructure is built and African access to the Internet grows, how will governments filter the flow of information? Uganda and Ethiopia are cited as examples of censored nations:
Africa and the Internet: a 21st century human rights issue? {Christian Science Monitor} - Citing broadband speeds in advertisements is often risky, as Cell C recently found out:
21Mbps Mobile Broadband ad battle {myBroadband.co.za}
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