Kato Mivule | July 27, 2009 This past week saw SEACOM launch High Speed internet across East Africa, an event that will forever change the course Information Technology History in Uganda. However, SEACOM’s launch comes a week after a British company ‘The Broadband Company’ “launched” services in Kampala Uganda, claiming that it was offering cheap [...]
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SEACOM, Cheap Internet, and ISP Middlemen in Uganda
Posted in Uganda I.T. Reports on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
British Broadband Company Debuts in Uganda with Outrageous Prices
Posted in Kato Mivule's I.T Commentary on July 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
By Kato Mivule A British Broadband Internet Service Company launched services in Kampala and will be offering services at a price range of about 73 US Dollars to 750 US Dollars for 64 kb to 512 kb, per month, while offering 3G to 2G services for a prices range of about 140 US Dollars per [...]
Google’s “War on Info Poverty” in Africa
Posted in Kato Mivule's I.T Commentary on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Kato Mivule | July 6, 2009 With Google’s launch of an Information Supply Blitz in Uganda combined with recent developments of Uganda getting connected to the Undersea Fiber Optic Cable Network, Africa is readying itself for an information revolution never seen before. Google recently launched a new Mobile Phone Service – Google SMS involving [...]
Uganda Needs Tough Broadband Price Regulations
Posted in Kato Mivule's I.T Commentary on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kato Mivule | July 20, 2009 Ugandan Press has been reporting of ‘The Broadband Company’ that claims that they will offer faster affordable internet services to Ugandans. The British company headed by Arvind Knutsen has not invested in any infrastructure but rather is a ‘middle man’ type of company looking to make ‘fraud’ profits in [...]
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