John Karanja talks about Seacom on VOA

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With all the excitement about Seacom coming to East Africa i managed to have a chit chat with VOA Africa correspodent Douglas Mpusa about the arrival of Seacom to East Africa.  [Listen to MP3]

Here is an excerpt

The launch of a new fiber optic cable to eastern and southern Africa will mean increased bandwidth and improved opportunities for businesses and people who want to use the Internet. The cable will improve Internet connectivity in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique. [Read More]

Here are some very constructive discussions about Seacom.

Blogger know as Jellyfish gives a full overview about SEACOM and how it can be implemented in East Africa. If you are an investor i recommend this article.[Read about SEACOM]

True Kenyan gives a criticism or cynicism of the implementation of SEACOM he raises some valid points.

Kachwanya gives a entrepreneurs view of how to approach SEACOM at the market level, very interesting insight.[Article 1][Article 2]

KenyanEntreprenuer addressed limitations and obstacles that will inhibit equitable access to opportunities brought by seacom.

I also link to my most recent and relevant article on Technology for Kenya [View Articles]

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About John Karanja

John Karanja is the Founder of Whive.com which is a Mobile and Web social media platform where people interact using different forms of media. Whive.com has over 120,000 members across East Africa and was a Winner at the Pivot 25 Mobile Technology Competition in 2011. John is also a Co-Founder of Crowdpesa.com a Location Based mobile application which provides a market place for African Merchants and Businesses. Crowdpesa has been listed as one of the 40 startups to watch in Africa and appeared at the first DEMO Africa in 2012. John has a Masters degree in Political Sociology from the University of Oxford, England and a Bachelor of Business and Information Technology from Strathmore University, Kenya. John has been awarded the Vision2030 ICT Award 2011 for Innovation in Youth and Gender Sector by the Kenyan Government. He is also the First African Winner of the Nokia Open Screen Fund in 2009 as well as a nominee for the Tech4Africa Innovation Award 2011.
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    The mp3 wasa nice touch enjoyed that, wish it was embedded though