#KoikoiUg…. Google project launched last week in Kampala with a promise of improving our internet speed and experience. According to this statement on their site, they have built the first metro fiber network in this, our city Kampala, that was limited to pre-broadband speeds. They continue to say; In Uganda, we also offer wholesale last-mile Wi-Fi access. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) can leverage our network to bring high-quality Wi-Fi to homeowners, small businesses and mobile users on-the-go. We continue to explore opportunities for expanding Project Link Wi-Fi networks to future markets. According to Dignited, the new infrastructure allows local providers to use Project Link’s Wi-Fi hot zone…
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Winner Takes It All: #Google’s Project Loon Or #Facebook's Internet.org
Two thirds of the world’s population have no access to internet and these two giant tech companies have come up with projects to connect all of us, have ourselves a global village. The aim here is to help everyone have a chance to compete favourable on the world map, no one greater than the other, all of us on leveled grounds with the same resources – at least with internet. With this, hope is seen in better results of agriculture, health, education, and overall development. So which of these great projects will be the winner? Already in Uganda we have Google partnering with our local internet services providers to better our internet, Facebook…
