Category — Digital Divide

Come September, Pakistan will enjoy the world’s first nationwide wireless broadband service, also known as WIMAX service. It is deploying WIMAX over the 3.5 GHz spectrum that was awarded to three telecom operators. This is a major accomplishment for Pakistan and a smart way to bring internet access to the entire nation. Achieving the same goal using land based infrastructure would have taken decades and cost billions more. Interestingly, Pakistan also has one of the more successful telecom regulatory body in the region - the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA).

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Most news stories about internet access are interesting from a technical or business perspectives. But once in a while, you come across a story that gives you the warm fuzzies in boatloads! The story of wireless broadband in Africa is just such a story. One of the great challenges of the digital divide has been the high cost of providing internet access to poor or low demand communities. This challenge is even greater in countries with little telecom infrastructure.

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