Steve Song  

@stevesong

Local hands building local networks. Fellow . Collaborator . Founder

Lunenburg
manypossibilities.net
Joined February 2008
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    19 Jul 2017

    An unedited version of my 2014 talk Relieved (and frustrated) the message is still relevant.

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  2. 8 hours ago

    Thinking of applying for a Fellowship? Sign up for an information session 23 Sept or 14 Oct.

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  3. 8 hours ago

    Burkina Faso government deploys IXP and Virtual Landing Point in Bobo-Dialasso. Financed by World Bank West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme (WARCIP)

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    Sep 8

    I'll be talking about sending gigabits through the air via microwave at tomorrow, with a few examples from New Zealand like this.

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    Sep 8

    Meet the moderator for our 17 September webinar which focuses on Southern Africa's responses to regulation in times of pandemic. brings his knowledge as a specialist in ICT in Africa; panel includes BOCRA, ICASA, MTN and more:

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  6. Sep 8

    I feel like this should be an episode of The Good Place.

    Why am I morally ok stomping on cockroaches but not ok operating on them and turning them into robots? (H/T )
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  7. Sep 8

    Why am I morally ok stomping on cockroaches but not ok operating on them and turning them into robots? (H/T )

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    Sep 3

    A provisional analysis of the impact of telecommunications policy and regulatory frameworks in Africa and COVID-19: A community networks perspective. New paper on the AfDec website by ! 👉🏼 This paper is part of the AfDec COVID-19 Impact Series.

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    Sep 3

    RIP David Graeber. A fellow traveller in so many ways.

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  10. Sep 7

    Vodafone Idea rebrands itself as Vi Going after the all-important unix nerd demographic.

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  11. Sep 7

    MTN takes Ghanaian regulator to Supreme Court Who benefits from these protracted debates? MTN does by delaying the decision for as long as possible. And lawyers... lawyers benefit.

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  12. Sep 7

    Each 'digital square' is to be connected to a fibre optic backbone and guaranteed a minimum 10Mbps. Free use up to one hour per person.

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  13. Sep 7

    Like many government free WiFi project, 'digital squares' collect data on usage, in this case gender and age of users. It is not clear whether a national ID is required to register to use the WiFi

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  14. Sep 7

    Each 'digital square' costs ~USD17K to deploy and cost ~USD9000 annual to operate. The universal service fund covers the capital cost and first 12 months of operation, after which the municipality is expected to pick up the cost.

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  15. Sep 7

    Mozambique continues roll-out of 'digital squares' public WiFi initiative, deploying 27 this year, adding to the 73 already deployed. This initiative is supported by the universal service fund.

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  16. Sep 4

    Paratus activates 750km fibre optic route from Johannesburg to Maputo

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  17. Sep 4

    South African regulator delays spectrum auction until 2021

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    Sep 3

    The Invitation To Apply (ITA) for both the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN) and the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum, also known as high demand spectrum will be published no later than 30 September 2020.

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  19. Sep 3

    Ghana: an Accra High Court has thrown out an application by MTN Ghana seeking to reverse a decision by the regulator to classify it as a Significant Market Player (SMP) in the telecoms industry

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    Sep 2

    Call for applications: Apply now for our 6-week training course to get hands-on experience using Open Source tools to measure internet shutdowns Focused on Sub-Saharan Africa, applicants will learn how to better measure and document network interference.

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  21. Sep 2

    Currently reading 's The Deficit Myth If MMT is true, there are profound potential implications for how we think about telecoms infrastructure investment.

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