The World Economic Forum’s annual report is a treasure trove of Networked Readiness information for 142 economies.

Recently, Praekelt released a short video overview of the mobile technology landscape in Africa, delivering pertinent statistics that accurately describe the momentum behind mobile.

Catch up on 24 newsworthy African ICT stories from the last week of April

A look at WiMAX progress, its challenges, and LTE technology. Includes maps from 2008 and 2011.

Updated undersea cable infograph, intellectual property progress

The image above shows the nations with known Internet connections as of late 1995. Even in cases of no TLD or public access, private citizens or governments could still have had dial-up via long-distance. Internet-Ham packet-radio connections were also an option.

Nations with no Internet included predominantly war-torn or island nations, …