Comments on: Mobile Web in Africa

By: Dan Appelquist

Dan Appelquist — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:29:00 +0000

Agreed. Cost and cost transparency are huge issues threatening the growth of the Mobile Web. My personal view is that costs will become more manageable over time. Professionally speaking, it’s not my department. :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:18:00 +0000

Only “one” problem. Mobile Internet (data) in Africa is blooming expensive. A basic HSDPA (1.8Mb) contract will set you back about 60 Euro a month in South Africa, WITH a 500Mb data LIMIT (therefater additional Mb charges). For less than 1/2 of that you get the same “unlimited useage” service elsewhere in the world. And considering the “low income” margin is around 100-300 Euro a MONTH the benefits of mobile internet will never reach the people who really could use it. Suprisingly South Africa was one of the first countries to implement HSDPA.

By: Philipp Hoschka

Philipp Hoschka — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:09:00 +0000

Great BBC article – very encouraging! FYI, W3C posted a
pre-announcement for the workshop – it will take place Dec 4/5 in New-Dehli, India