Steve Song

@[email protected]
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636 Posts
Local hands building local networks.
Policy advisor @mozilla
Consultant https://apc.org
Collaborator @nsrcworld
Founder @villagetelco
Bloghttps://manypossibilities.net
Africa Fibre Networkshttps://afterfibre.nsrc.org
Awesome Connectivity Infohttps://github.com/stevesong/awesome-connectivity-info/blob/main/README.md
Githubhttps://github.com/stevesong/
Steve SongNov 28, 2023
This kind of advertorial drives me a bit crazy
Steve SongNov 6, 2023

Starlink and Inequality

In which I make the (probably unpopular) case that we might better off without Starlink (and Project Kuiper)

https://manypossibilities.net/2023/11/starlink-and-inequality/

Starlink and Inequality

Who could say no to a project that promises internet access for everyone? Starlink, a global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, has dominated the press this year with announcements of t…

Many Possibilities
Steve SongMay 4, 2023
RT @wor
Devo installing our third M5 as part of a community @inethi4us mesh network in #Kilifi which uses Community Inclusion Currencies as access vouchers 😍 @grassEcon
Steve SongMay 3, 2023
Starlink in Canada
Steve SongApr 27, 2023
Whatever that means....
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RT @stevesong
Teams may be OK if you are snug within the warm bosom of the Microsoft corporate ecosystem. But for the rest of us, Teams is really quite awful.
https://twitter.com/stevesong/status/1651536407540760576
Steve Song🇨🇦🇿🇦 on Twitter

“Teams may be OK if you are snug within the warm bosom of the Microsoft corporate ecosystem. But for the rest of us, Teams is really quite awful.”

Twitter
Steve SongApr 24, 2023
I feel like this might be quote of the year when it comes to AI big tech.
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RT @MerriamWebster
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘reprehensible.’
http://ow.ly/7M8T50NPmxa
https://twitter.com/MerriamWebster/status/1650470163639324674
Word of the Day: Reprehensible

It may be easy to grasp that reprehensible is all about blame, but the word’s origins tell a grabbier story. The word comes from the Latin reprehendere (literally 'to hold back'), a combination of re-

Steve SongApr 23, 2023
RT @netblocks
⚠ Update: Sudan remains largely offline in the midst of an internet blackout, with connectivity at 2% of ordinary levels; the military allege that paramilitaries sabotaged the telecom exchange in Khartoum early this morning impacting networks including Sudani
Steve SongApr 14, 2023
This is what Amilcar Cabral will look like.
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RT @stevesong
Six West African countries sign a memorandum of understanding for the construction of the Amilcar Cabral submarine cable (en français) https://www.agenceecofin.com/infrastructures/1204-107362-six-pays-dafrique-de-louest-signent-un-protocole-daccord-pour-la-construction-du-cable-sous-marin-amilcar-cabral
https://twitter.com/stevesong/status/1646791571910656000
Six pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest signent un protocole d'accord pour la construction du câble sous-marin Amilcar Cabral

Cette infrastructure à haut débit porte le nom d’Amilcar Lopes da Costa Cabral, héros de l’indépendance de la Guinée-Bissau et du Cap-Vert. Elle

Agence Ecofin
Steve SongApr 2, 2023

RT @gtlem
So I can make this as crystal clear to you as possible @TheophanesRex

Below is video of Female MPs Reading Hateful Tweets Sent To Them By The HOUR

Watching this - you still wonder why Female Liberal MPs close their tweets?

Are you that TONE DEAF? https://twitter.com/TheophanesRex/status/1641942839989874690

Darshan Maharaja on Twitter

“Are all Liberal MP’s now under orders to close their tweets to replies? Last couple of days, none of the tweets that I see from any Liberal MP has allowed replies. And if this is ‘orders from above’, WHY?”

Twitter
Steve SongMar 27, 2023
DRC: The World Bank will finance a project to build a fibre optic network between Mbuji-Mayi and Bunia (en français) https://www.agenceecofin.com/breves-telecom/2103-106702-rd-congo-la-banque-mondiale-financera-un-projet-de-construction-d-un-reseau-de-fibre-optique-entre-mbuji-mayi-et-bunia
RD Congo : la Banque mondiale financera un projet de construction d’un réseau de fibre optique entre Mbuji-Mayi et Bunia

La Banque mondiale financera un nouveau projet de construction d’un réseau de fibre optique en République démocratique du Congo, le long de la route

Agence Ecofin