During the first visit of Mark Zuckerberg to Sub-Saharan Africa, Facebook CEO, first stopped at Nigeria where he visited the local innovation center and tech hub in Yaba, an area on the mainland of Lagos known as Nigeria’s Silicon Valley. “I’ll be meeting with developers and entrepreneurs, and learning about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria. T …
On the occasion of his visit first visit to sub-Saharan Africa; Nigeria and Kenya, the founder of the American social network “ Facebook”, Mark Zuckerberg has once again expressed his belief that the future of the world in general and the world of Information Technology and communication is in Africa. On his Facebook account, Zuckerberg said he was …
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook are getting involved in African development through Internet broadband. The Facebook CEO is planning to reduce internet access costs on different frequencies including Ku-Band and Ka-Band via satellites already in orbit. He has mentioned a Wi-Fi-enabled internet subscription for less than 4$ per GB, hoping to reach as li …
The Li-Fi is the improvement of the Wi-Fi, it use light to transfer data. You can create a personal network with a speed of 1 Go per second (100 times more faster than the Wi-Fi). this technology created in 2011 in Scotland at Edinburgh University. This new way of transmission will mainly use to setup private network at home or in companies. it has …
In Zimbabwe, a renowned bank has used Matrix Gateway Solution to interconnect its offices to facilitate communication between office and with customers, but also to decrease the cost of the communication and improve the quality of service. Before setting up the infrastructure, it was difficult and expensive for the bank to call another office or a c …
Learn how to prepare for an event through our experience in Cabsat. Cabsat is an international satellite and broadcast event taking place in Dubai every year allowing the industry to gather in order to exchange, learn about new opportunities and meet in person. We were delighted to attend from the 08th of March to the 10th of March 2016. 1) Getting r …
Some debris of satellite or rocket is in orbit of the Earth. This debris cannot be located radio system therefore debris can hit a satellite when the satellite is moving. To prevent collisions, we needed a lot of data about positions and trajectories. A research team managed by Doctor LEWIS created a system of Cubesat (10x10x10 cm). This network of …
Network structures in Africa is evolving and it is a promising market for new technologies. Nowadays , you can have access to internet everywhere in Africa through different channels like Vsat, fibre, DSL or 4G Lite. Thanks to the expansion of smart phones, you can have a rapid access to Internet almost everywhere you go and Internet users are …
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