Group items tagged network - IB Geography Global Interactions

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

YouTube - The Essay - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 27 May 09 - Cached

Richard Allaway on 27 May 09

Future of the mobile phone video.

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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

Video: World Wide Web in Plain English | Common Craft - Explanations In Plain English - 1 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 13 Apr 09 - Cached

Air Lines - 3 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 11 May 09 - Cached

A special report on telecoms in emerging markets: : Finishing the job | The Economist - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 06 Oct 09 - No Cached

Richard Allaway on 06 Oct 09

Mobile-phone access will soon be universal. The next task is to do the same for the internet

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mobile-phone access will soon be universal. The next task is to do the same for the internet </div>

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