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Canada’s broadband quality below threshold?
Canada is woefully positioned for future internet usage and the quality of current broadband networks is barely enough to cope with current traffic because of a lack of investment by providers, according to a new study.
The survey, conducted by the Oxford Said Business School in London and the Universidad de Oviedo in Spain and released [...]
Getting ready for Mobile 2.0
Gadget Maker or Service Provider? Firms Start to Overlap – New York Times
“Devices alone are not enough anymore,” Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, chief executive of Nokia, said last week in London as the company announced plans for a digital music store, a game service, social networking links and other mobile Internet initiatives, grouped under a [...]
Flood, famine and mobile phones
“MY NAME is Mohammed Sokor, writing to you from Dagahaley refugee camp in Dadaab. Dear Sir, there is an alarming issue here. People are given too few kilograms of food. You must help.”
A crumpled note, delivered to a passing rock star-turned-philanthropist? No, Mr Sokor is a much sharper communicator than that. He texted this appeal [...]
Documenting the Capabilities of Measuring ICT Statistics in India
Payal Malik, Senior Researcher, LIRNEasia was invited to the eleventh meeting of the Working Party on Indicators for the Information Society (WPIIS) of the OECD countries, held on Monday 21 May 2007, at the Department of Trade and Industry Conference Centre, London.
She presented her report on “Documenting the Capabilities of Measuring ICT Statistics in India”. [...]
Municipal WiFi in London
Another municipal WiFi network, but this time, not for free.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Switch on for Square Mile wi-fi
But is there really that much demand for open-air surfing? After all, staring at a laptop screen in the sunshine is not a great experience – especially in an area where so many cafes [...]
India woos West with education
BBC News, Bangalore
Long known for its outsourcing, India is now increasingly marketing itself as a destination for affordable education.
From his bedroom in Bangalore, biology teacher Vishal Bhatnagar uses an [...]
Keeping connected in the aftermath of a disaster (Lessons from 7/7 events)
By Jonathan Fildes
Science and technology reporter, BBC News
In the aftermath of the 7 July bombings, people were understandably keen to talk on their mobile phones. Londoners wanted to assure friends, relatives and colleagues that they were OK; keep up to date with the latest news or find out whether anyone they knew had been caught [...]
Britain’s digital divide remains unbridged: Ofcom Report
by Martyn Warwick – 28/4/2006 11:57:47
http://www.telecomtv.com/news.asp?cd_id=6652&url=news.asp?cd_id=6652
Ofcom, the UK’s uber-regulator of telecoms and the media has just published its Communications Market Report for the Nations and Regions of the UK. It analyses the availability, take-up and usage of telecoms, Internet and broadcasting services and applications across the whole of the British Isles. The watchdog will use [...]
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