Thursday, 2 August 2018

July in Africa: Free Google Wi-Fi and agriculture drones


Internet usage in Africa is growing, but not quickly enough for Google, which wants to give it a nudge to boost its user base on the continent. Things came to a head in July in this respect, with the company announcing it was partnering with Kenya’s third largest telecoms firm — Telkom — to launch commercial operations of its internet-beaming balloon project Loon in the East African country. Google is also active in Nigeria, launching Google Station at an event in Lagos. Station will roll out 200 free Wi-Fi hotspots across five Nigerian cities before the end of 2019. Nigeria…

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https://ift.tt/2LLkYn2 Tom Jackson August 02, 2018 at 09:01AM

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