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FLAG to invest $1.5 billion on new submarine cable network

Written by Divakar Goswami on December 30, 2006 — 1 Comment

FLAG Telecom plans to deploy the largest IP-based submarine cable network that will connect 60 countries, including many that currently have poor connectivity by 2009. India, Indonesia, and Philippines are among the countries that FLAG’s NGN network will have a presence in.
Reliance to carry FLAG far and wide:

“We live in a world where there is [...]

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USD 150 computer

Written by Rohan Samarajiva on November 30, 2006 — Leave a Comment

In 2004, 4.1 percent of Sri Lankan households had computers.  As the data comes in from our six-country study, we will post the numbers for those countries as well.  
Looks like this will change the nature of the debate.   The report states that Intel and Microsoft are not happy with Negoponte’s baby. 
For $150, Third-World [...]

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The bounty of sensible regulation in Africa and Middle East

Written by Abu Saeed Khan on August 1, 2006 — 3 Comments

Arab Mobile Phone Subscriptions Jump 70% in 2005
Source: www.cellular-news.com/story/18589.php
The number of mobile phone subscriptions in the Arab world has grown by a whopping 70 percent in 2005, underlining a strong consumer demand coupled by increased liberalization and competition in Arab telecom markets, according to a recently published Madar Research study. The study also reveals that [...]

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