http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11851298#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Connected Africa section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:25:14 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11851298#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Watch how the world woke up to the power of broadband, using our interactive map. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11864350#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11864350 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:16:21 GMT The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11162656#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11162656 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:45:35 GMT Repairs to the faulty undersea cable, that brought high-speed net access to East Africa, will take at least two weeks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10581602#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10581602 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:26:18 GMT Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says that he would like to see everybody in the world be given a free connection to the net. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11309902#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11309902 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:58:39 GMT One third of the world's population will be online by the end of the year, according to newly released UN statistics. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11576486#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11576486 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:11:35 GMT Kenya fights to become an outsourcing destination http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12004815#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12004815 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:40:59 GMT Is infighting threatening to sabotage Kenya's broadband future? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11863225#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11863225 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:23:33 GMT New high-speed internet cable to connect East Africa with world http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8257038.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8257038.stm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:08:23 GMT A new collaboration will bring high-speed internet to three billion people in Africa and beyond. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7606824.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7606824.stm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:47:43 GMT Internet and phone services are disrupted across West Africa following damage to an undersea cable. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8176014.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8176014.stm Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:48:55 GMT Rwanda prepares to take a high-speed broadband leap http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8266290.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8266290.stm Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:05:49 GMT A fault on an undersea cable that caused a major blackout of internet services across West Africa is repaired. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8206728.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8206728.stm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:49:34 GMT Can the developed world learn from Kenya's experience with the mobile wallet? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11793286#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11793286 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:24:52 GMT Dan Simmons returns to Africa to find that broadband has improved but fierce competition is starting to turn ugly. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9247668.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9247668.stm Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:09:31 GMT Rory Cellan-Jones visits St Charles Lwanga Secondary in Mombasa which cannot afford a web connection. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8258663.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8258663.stm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:31:57 GMT Kenya has great ambitions to establish itself as a tech-hub for Africa. But can it really keep up the pace of innovation? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11037013#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11037013 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:12:31 GMT Rory Cellan-Jones in Mombasa tells Tanya Beckett that Kenyans fear broadband will be too expensive. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8259047.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8259047.stm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:58:05 GMT Entrepreneurs aim to put Kenya on the digital map http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11880594#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11880594 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:44:37 GMT How mobile banking is transforming Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10156667#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10156667 Fri, 28 May 2010 09:59:35 GMT Kenya's growing graphic design industry http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8257371.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8257371.stm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:44:29 GMT A Nigerian village goes online for the first time http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8573346.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8573346.stm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:51:01 GMT The arrival of fast internet will boost mobile phone innovation http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8256818.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8256818.stm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:43:57 GMT Broadband could be Africa's biggest infrastructure investment since the Uganda railway http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8256940.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8256940.stm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:48:00 GMT