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Friday, 30 July 2010
Joy Online
A way may be emerging for East African countries to circumvent the mess in telecommunications in the region - and it is rising out of the sea. From having no undersea cable links to the rest of the world, East Africa is now poised to have three. As a result, many businesses are investing in finger-sized underwater fibre-optic cables that will open doors to the rest of the world. It could not come too soon. Currently, many African countries rely heavily on satellite connections for internet and telephone calls. Developed countries in Europe, North America and Asia embraced fibre-optic...
Mobile transmitters in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
photo: WN / John Sahid


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