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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/1/21 15:49, Don Fanning wrote:<br>
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face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">One thing to consider in
regards to "developing" places - most people in Africa and
India get their internet from SmartPhones/Mobile devices.
Reason being: power, mobility, and that in many places,
the phone company in many locations acts as a "western
union" for their areas... including bill pay/wire transfer
and digital wallet. This is due to everyone has phone
bills/minutes/data to purchase - as well as mobile
purchasing with barcodes/SMS, etc...<br>
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<font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">The main reason mobile phones
took off in Africa is because while almost all countries on the
continent had some kind of national telephone network and
infrastructure for at least 2.5 decades after independence, it
suffered neglect. It wasn't until around 1998 - 2003 that mobile
operators sprang up all over the continent, and immediately made
landlines obsolete.<br>
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Had public PTT's been serious and kept looking to grow and serve,
post-independence, they may not have survived the "scourge" of the
mobile network, but they would have been in a great position to
deliver wire-based Internet access, be it copper or fibre, later
in their lives.<br>
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That innovative services such as phone banking have emerged simply
goes to show that the mobile phone (and the network it rides on)
is a pathway to solving problems in a local community in a way
that matters to them. No point in crying about not being able to
open a bank account simply because you don't have a national ID or
a street address, when someone who cares can build a simple
version of the need for use on even the cheapest of
un-smartphones.<br>
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They don't really "Netflix and chill" but when they do,
you're likely to see multiple screens occurring and
they'll still be on mobile or wifi.</font></div>
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<font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Most users in Africa that can
afford Netflix will usually have some kind of wired service, or
failing that, will use a MiFi router that translates 4G to wi-fi.
The mobile companies have data plans for all major content
services, so that helps deal with affordability there.<br>
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face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> So 4G/5G will be of
greater benefit to crowded neighborhoods which there are a
lot of them there.</font></div>
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<font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">For me, I still don't see 5G
being a model for the mobile operators; too much cost in a space
where 4G isn't struggling.<br>
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Moreover, 5G makes sense in dense cities where fibre is already
available. Given the chance, the kids will choose wi-fi over *G,
even if you offer them unlimited mobile data.<br>
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face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> Backhaul could easily
occur over the LEO satellite constellation since it will
be a long time before you'll see Africa and most of Asia
needing constant signal coverage.<br>
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<font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Africa's days of satellite to
build backbones are long behind it. Fibre may not be able to reach
all the people, but it will reach the data centres, and the mobile
towers.<br>
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It's a mistake to think that everyone uses the internet
the same way as people thinking that we all use our cell
phones the same way.</font></div>
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<font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">+1.<br>
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Mark.</font><br>
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