Kenya Telkom Website down several days now?
For several days now I have been trying to access the webpage of Kenya Telkom in order to get some information on alternative phonelines around Nairobi. They offer wireless phone connections via radio incl. web access. Is it possible that Kenya Telkom Site is down for such a long time!? Unbelievable! Does anyone use such a connection in Nairobi and can give me some details? Or are there any good VSAT alternatives for Kenya? ADSL seems to be supplied only to a few places until now. All I know about are very costly inmarsat solutions like BGAN or dead slow connections via Thuraya Sat-Phones. Are there any new field reports form users in Kenya? All I know is from my time in NBO in 2003. I would highly appreciate some links and advice.
buy yourself a postcard from Mysore, India
Anja has launched a harambee on her blog. She’s been invited to a wedding in India by Sarath, a guy she met when first testing skype. I like such curios stories and said I would support her in case she manages to go. Find out here why you should support her as well.
4 million Laptops ordered
DesktopLinux reports that four countries (Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Thailand) have comminted themselves to buy 1 million Laptops of the “One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)” project.
One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit association dedicated to the research and development of a $100 laptop—a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world’s children. This initiative was first announced by Nicholas Negroponte at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland in January 2005. Our goal: to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves.
I’m excited that this project seems to take the next level.