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 [...]
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British Broadband Company Debuts in Uganda with Outrageous Prices
Posted in Kato Mivule's I.T Commentary on July 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
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 [...]
Microsoft’s Legal Gamble Againts Software Piracy in Africa
Posted in Kato Mivule's I.T Commentary on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
By Kato Mivule | June 29, 2009 This past week has seen yet another maneuver by Microsoft’s fight against Software Piracy in Uganda but leaving observers as to what the real motives of Microsoft Corporation are in Africa. Press reports in Uganda showed that Microsoft has hired local legal teams to file charges against Ugandan [...]
Twitter, FaceBook, Technology, and 2011 Ugandan Elections
Posted in Kato Mivule's I.T Commentary on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Kato Mivule | June 23, 2009 The Elections in Iran not only caught the eyes of the local Iranians but the world has watched with awe as local Iranians bypassed all impediments to freely express themselves and the choice of their candidates without fear and trepidations of the Mullahs and Religious Theocrats who rule [...]
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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