OII | Fibre-optic hopes for East Africa

Published on
31 Oct 2011

"The arrival of fibre-optic cables has been generally perceived as a hugely transformative event. There seems to be a lot of optimism East African businesses will now be able to compete globally".

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Professor Mark Graham

Professor of Internet Geography

Mark Graham is an economic geographer. His research focuses on digital labour, the gig economy, and digital inequalities. He is the author, most recently, of The Gig Economy: A Critical Introduction.

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Development and Broadband Internet Access in East Africa

By using surveys, interviews and in-depth observations, this project examined the expectations and stated potentials of broadband Internet in East Africa and compared those expectations to on-the-ground effects that broadband connectivity is having.