• DocumentCode
    885999
  • Title

    Surf Africa [telecommunications and Internet infrastructure]

  • Author

    Goldstein, Harry

  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    48
  • Lastpage
    54
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2004.1265139
  • Filename
    1265139
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=885999