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Africa must settle for more than basic Internet access
October 16, 2009 ♦ Comments Off on Africa must settle for more than basic Internet access
Africa must settle for more than basic Internet access

Seacom’s exhibition of “true broadband” speeds at the recent Sandton exhibition highlights an often overlooked issue with African Internet connectivity: it doesn’t matter how many people have access to the Internet if the connection is too slow. The text- and image-based Internet is a relic of last decade, although breaking …