Title :
Surf Africa [telecommunications and Internet infrastructure]
Author :
Goldstein, Harry
Abstract :
Africa lit a shiny new fiber-optic undersea cable almost two years ago - so why are so few Africans using it? This article describes the telecommunications infrastructure in Africa, both cable and satellite, and the financial and bureaurocratic problems which prevent widespread Internet access.
Keywords :
Internet; optical fibre networks; satellite communication; submarine cables; African telecommunications infrastructure; Internet access; bureaurocratic problems; fiber-optic undersea cable; financial problems; satellite communications; Africa; Business; Cities and towns; Communication cables; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Internet telephony; Optical fiber cables; Petroleum; Satellites;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2004.1265139
