Iweek 2006: Ferdinand Tjombe:The status of Internet and VoIP in Namibia
“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 Namibia Strategic Business Communications (NSBC). Namibia like many other developing countries is faced with the critical challenges ranging from political interference, operators taking over “our markets”as concentration of the […]
Iweek 2006: Harald Summa: Voice over the Internet, More questions than Answers
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 in most of the time lobbying. In recent times the VoIP has been debated in the public at large, recently […]
iWeek 2006: Arthur Goldstuck, World Wide Worx
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 […]
iWeek 2006: David Frankel, Mark Toddes, Ant Brooks panel session
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 then 120. David Frankel, first ISPA co-Chairman and past MD of Internet Solution, claimed that the industry is too compliant which in one way […]
iWeek 2006: Esther Dyson, Editor, Release 1.0
What matters more than ICTs: As one the members of the Presidential International Advisor Council on Information and Development, Esther Dyson took a 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 in […]