Posts by Simon Kingston

Nokia creates Indoor Positioning

> Been there done that

> Differential GPS anyone?

No, this is more like enhanced GPS (eGPS):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGPS

Google goes after 3 billion with super satellite

@Repo, etc

You seem to have not realised that the mainstream media's reporting of Africa is very biased; while stories of famine and poverty are widely covered, the many positive aspects of Africa get very little, if any, coverage.

As someone who runs a software company in equatorial Africa, I can assure you that there would be demand for a system like this. While the coastal regions of Africa are increasingly well-connected (see EASSy cable, etc), there are still too few cables running inland and so large parts of the continent are still not well connected. However, there are significant numbers of wealthy individuals and organisations (trading and financial companies, large NGOs, etc) who would have the means to subscribe to such a satellite-based system and for whom the benefits would be great.

> Why provide computing and internet facilities to a areas where there are far more pressing matters to attend to?

Constantly handing out aid does not work. Africa will only pull itself out of poverty by building up its industry and trading internationally. In order to achieve that, improving the continent's infrastructure - including internet access - is vital.