Steve SongFibre FeudalismRapidly growing demand for broadband is changing the landscape of African telecommunications infrastructure. This change has been enabled…Oct 5, 2018Oct 5, 2018
Steve SongThe Case for Open Data in TelecomsThe landscape of telecommunications is changing. The mobile revolution is maturing and entering a new phase of slower growth. The rapid…Jun 5, 20171Jun 5, 20171
Steve SongFailure to TEDRecently a bot informed me that it was the 2 year anniversary of my speaking at TED Global 2014. And that reminded me of what I have been…Nov 16, 2016Nov 16, 2016
Steve SonginDAYONE — A new perspective.How to Lower Costs on State-Owned Fibre Networks in Africa"It costs more to get data to the coast than it does to get it the rest of the way to Europe!" Since the arrival of high-capacity undersea…Nov 15, 2016Nov 15, 2016
Steve SongZero-Rating: A Modest ProposalImagine a world where all phones were automatically connected to the Internet, at no charge. Is this an idle fantasy?Feb 3, 20162Feb 3, 20162
Steve SongThe Future of Open and How To Stop ItIn 2008, Jonathan Zittrain wrote a book called The Future of the Internet and How To Stop It. In it he argued that the runaway success of…Feb 2, 2015Feb 2, 2015
Steve SongGlobalising the Net Neutrality DebateThere are many factors that have the enabled the successful scaling of the Internet into a global phenomenon: a consensus-based, voluntary…Dec 11, 2014Dec 11, 2014