Comments on: Mobile Web Content in East Africa [Report]

By: Africa Mobile Web Pulse Check | Afrinnovator

Africa Mobile Web Pulse Check | Afrinnovator — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:38:24 +0000

[…] are that the growth trend will continue into the future across the continent,Â for example, official Kenyan industry statistics show that mobile internet subscribers will grow by approximately 843% for the 12 months to […]

By: Status of East Africa: Fall 2011

Status of East Africa: Fall 2011 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:57:55 +0000

[…] Most access the Internet through mobile phones. Mobile traffic is over 100 times the level of fixed broadband traffic.. This has gotten a recent bump in Kenya in particular when its dominant Safaricom introduced a very […]

By: Vodafone’s “Making Broadband Accessible for All” | ict4dafricanresearchers

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:27:49 +0000

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By: Thoughts about Vodafone’s report on “Making Broadband Accessible for All” | ict4dafricanresearchers

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:17:11 +0000

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By: The Most Popular Web Sites in Kenya | Information and Communications Technology in Africa

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:42:22 +0000

[…] list is a bit biased towards sites with mobile content. But as Whiteafrican correctly points out, the mobile phone is the primary means of accessing the internet in East Africa. You simply can’t ignore that market segment, and as an organization, it may help to have a […]

By: McTim

McTim — Wed, 25 May 2011 09:02:13 +0000

I think your last idea (charging mechanisms which share the cost of mobile internet access between end-users and content providers) may lead to a very dangerous slippery slope whereby operators would eventually DEMAND payment from content providers (See AT&T and Telefonica bosses complaining about Google, et. al., using “our Pipes for free”) for example. I don’t mind 0.facebook.com for example, but am wary of ideas that may have unintended consequences regarding the current Internet charging model.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 23 May 2011 03:54:27 +0000

Eric
Nice article. The mobile internet is enabling many people access to information previously unobtainable. The operators insisted on their wall gardens of features but we are starting to see these barriers removed. As data plans come down in cost this will enable the masses to search, learn and entertain themselves.

By way of clarification we provide fast mobile internet platform for java enabled phones. Search, Read the news, check out the sport with application designed for the phone. http://m.binu.com

By: Mr. Majani

Mr. Majani — Sun, 22 May 2011 15:49:19 +0000

Hello Erik. As the founder of KenyanLyrics, I can say that my problem has been having a very small team. So far, it has been just me and my sister working on the startup, but we have now raised enough capital through sales to expand the team to five people, with a one year runway in terms of salaries and office bills. Hopefully, this delegation will enable us to serve a more complete content offering.

By: Africa: Mobile Web Content in East Africa · Global Voices

Africa: Mobile Web Content in East Africa · Global Voices — Sun, 22 May 2011 13:16:37 +0000

[…] comments on Vodafone's policy paper on â€œBroadband in Emerging Marketsâ€: “This paper has identified two important barriers to the further diffusion of mobile […]