“I was asked to talk about VoIP in Namibia, but I can not do so because there isn’t any”, reiterated Mr Ferdinand Tjombe, an Executive Chairman of Namibia Strategic Business Communications (NSBC). Namibia, like many other developing countries, is faced with critical challenges ranging from political interference, operators taking over “our markets” as the concentration…
Summa is the Managing Director of the German Internet Industry Association eco. Eco is the German ISPA and related industry, has 300 plus members dealing with topics such as infrastructure, the application of technology and most of the time lobbying. In recent times the VoIP has been debated in the public at large. Recently, the…
Ten years of internet market watching: what it tells us about the future: Arthur’s presentation was entertaining and filled with wit, as I’ve come to know him over the last three years. One of the most prominent industry commentators and well-respected for his in-depth research for the last 10 years into the growth of the…
A retrospective look at the pioneering days of the industry: a question and answer session: This session looked more into the evolution of the ISPA from a small group to more than 120. David Frankel, first ISPA co-Chairman and past MD of Internet Solution, claimed that the industry is too compliant, which in one way…
What matters more than ICTs: As one of the members of the Presidential International Advisor Council on Information and Development, Esther Dyson took the lead in a Q&A session instead of giving a presentation. With Mark and the Deputy Minister, she spent the past weekend with President Thabo Mbeki. She highlighted some optimism from people…