- A Gentle Plea to Telkom’s CEO
- We recently sent a request to Telkom to send us a map of their terrestrial fibre network in South Africa. This request was in the context of the AfTerFibre Project, which is attempting to... Read more – ‘A Gentle Plea to Telkom’s CEO’.
- Everyday Internet MiraclesIllustrating the Power of Open
- Imagine for a minute that you’ve just bought a new stove. The old stove just wasn’t doing all you needed so you’ve bought a new German-engineered stove. It’s Saturday morning... Read more – ‘Everyday Internet MiraclesIllustrating the Power of Open’.
- Three reasons why M4D may be bad for Development
- Fair warning, this post is a slightly intemperate and possibly ill-advised rant but sometimes you just have to get something off your chest if only to enable someone else to tell you how wrong you... Read more – ‘Three reasons why M4D may be bad for Development’.
- AfTerFibre UpdateOctober 2011
- This is a short summary of progress and learning from the first couple of months since launching AfTerFibre, a project to map terrestrial fibre projects in Africa. From the beginning AfTerFibre has... Read more – ‘AfTerFibre UpdateOctober 2011’.
- Randomness vs LeadershipThe inevitable meets the ineffable
- A book that has been on my mind a lot recently is Tim Harford’s Adapt: Why Success Always Starts With Failure. Tim Harford is a great story-teller and he makes his case Gladwell-style by mixing... Read more – ‘Randomness vs LeadershipThe inevitable meets the ineffable’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: African Terrestrial Fibre, afterfibre, Fellows Blogs, fibre, infrastructure, South Africa, Steve Song, Telecom Policy, Telkom
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: All Things Open, Fellows Blogs, Innovation, Steve Song, Village Telco
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, development assistance, Fellows Blogs, ict4d, m4d, Steve Song, Telecom Policy
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, African Terrestrial Fibre, broadband, cable, Fellows Blogs, fibre, fibre optic, Steve Song, terrrestrial
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: Fellows Blogs, Steve Song