Group items tagged ICT shrinking_world - IB Geography Global Interactions

BBC NEWS | Technology | New Africa broadband link 'ready' - 7 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 24 Sep 09 - Cached

Richard Allaway on 24 Sep 09

A new high-speed undersea cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, Kenya's top internet official has told the BBC.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new high-speed undersea cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, Kenya's top internet official has told the BBC.</div>

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The Doctor Is Only an SMS Away | GOOD - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 03 Sep 09 - Cached

Bringing Faster Internet to Southern and Eastern Africa - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 12 Aug 09 - Cached

Web in trouble? The hidden cables under a Cornish beach feeding the world's internet | ... - 1 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 10 Jul 09 - Cached

East Africa gets broadband: It may make life easier and cheaper | The Economist - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 22 Jun 09 - No Cached

Richard Allaway on 22 Jun 09

THE Horn of Africa is one of the last populated bits of the planet without a proper connection to the world wide web. Instead of fibre-optic cable, which provides for cheap phone calls and YouTube-friendly surfing, its 200m or so people have had to rely on satellite links. This has kept international phone calls horribly overpriced and internet access equally extortionate and maddeningly slow.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">THE Horn of Africa is one of the last populated bits of the planet without a proper connection to the world wide web. Instead of fibre-optic cable, which provides for cheap phone calls and YouTube-friendly surfing, its 200m or so people have had to rely on satellite links. This has kept international phone calls horribly overpriced and internet access equally extortionate and maddeningly slow.</div>

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Who's Connected How? | GOOD - 5 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 28 May 09 - Cached

Kathleen Noreisch on 28 May 09

Technology connects us more and more each day. Who are the most and least connected people in the world?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Technology connects us more and more each day. Who are the most and least connected people in the world?</div>

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Broadband goes big in Japan - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 29 May 09 - Cached

BBC NEWS | Technology | Broadband World: Mapping the global picture - 6 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 29 May 09 - Cached

BBC NEWS | Technology | A tale of two broadband villages - 3 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 27 May 09 - Cached

BBC NEWS | Technology | UK broadband 'notspots' revealed - 1 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 27 May 09 - Cached

Broadband subscribers: Access more areas | The Economist - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 27 May 09 - Cached

BBC NEWS | Africa | Will Africa join broadband revolution? - 1 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 19 May 09 - Cached

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Nairobi's digital divide - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 21 Sep 09 - Cached

BBC NEWS | Technology | How the world was connected - 7 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 17 Sep 09 - Cached

Richard Allaway on 21 Sep 09

See how the global broadband network has grown rapidly

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">See how the global broadband network has grown rapidly</div>

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