Huawei bullish on LTE
Huawei is providing demonstrations of its LTE technology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), reports Eye of Dubai.
Huawei estimates that global data traffic on mobile broadband networks will grow 1 000 times over the next decade, from the 85 million GB per month in 2009.
Zou Liangjun, Huawei MENA vice-president of marketing and strategy, says its LTE technology boosts network capacity and reduces the cost per bit. "Huawei's mobile broadband solution addresses the challenges faced by operators, by simplifying the network structure and breaking down the barriers between different standards and technologies.”
Mobile key in HIV/Aids battle
The United Nations Aids agency (UNAids) has identified mobile phones as a key weapon in the war against HIV and Aids in Africa, states AFP.
A major mobile telephone operator in Nigeria already runs a toll-free call scheme that links callers with HIV-Aids concerns to counsellors. Nigeria has more than 70 million cellphone subscribers; about one line for every two people.
Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAids, says: “With basic intensive training and armed with mobile phones, local community or village workers could be a part of the health service delivery system.”
Call for affordable Internet in Africa
A US-based organisation promoting the use of the Internet is urging leaders in East Africa to make the Internet accessible and affordable to all of its citizens, says VOA News.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) says by expanding the reach and affordability of the Internet, African countries can vastly help improve the economic future of the people on the continent.
Speaking at an ICANN-hosted Internet conference in Nairobi this week, ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom noted that Africa, which has 15% of the world's population, is home to less than 7% of Internet users worldwide.
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