Wiring Rwanda
Greg Wyler, an American tech entrepreneur, is investing his own money in bringing Internet services as a business to Rwanda. His company, Terracom Communications is for the first time offering cellphone coverage, Internet access and television to unserved parts of the country. Terracom is hooking up schools to the Internet and opening Internet cafes throughout the country. They are even starting to offer high-speed laptop mobile network services like Verizon/Sprint EVDO service!There are lots of questions about whether this business will ultimately succeed, but at least he is trying!
Read the WSJ story
Labels: africa, internet access, poverty, rwanda, terracom
