Rural Africa goes DIGITAL with Internet + Mobile phones for the poor!

Published Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:50 PM

 

 AFRICA GOES DIGITAL

There is a race to connect the next billion people worldwide and one of the mani ARENAS where this is being played out is the AFRICAN market with Nigeria in particular as the pilot project: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7115218.stm  And there is talk of Intel teaming up with the worlds largest market of computer motherbands to produce laptops for the developing world 

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MOBILE PHONES OR CELL PHONES FOR THE POOR RUAL AFRICA

Perhaps you may not believe it but the truth is = The UN is now dealing with big multinational corporations to ensure that the many poor people who are described by the UN as the poorest of the poor will soon be able to make mobile phone calls as indicated

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7070859.stm   - Intel backs wireless Africa plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6986804.stm   - Mobile phones for the poor

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6339671.stm      - mobile fons for the poor

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4036503.stm      - Rural Africa joins mobile revolution

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3854495.stm      - Mobile vision for Africa

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3686463.stm          - Africans rush for mobile fons

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3343467.stm          - Mobile use grows in Africa

 

 

 

 

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# TIICA said on Thursday, December 13, 2007 1:27 PM

Haa, the mobile fons have moved deep in the villages and made communication much easier and as of now most business men and teachers and some students are having those mobile fons. yes the cost price is now down and the sim cards are sold cheaply as cheap as 2500 UG Shs.

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