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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

Google has launched its first wi-fi network in Uganda's capital Kampala [bbc.com], as part of a project to broaden access to affordable high-speed internet.

The company is making the broadband wireless network available to local internet providers, who will then charge customers for access.

The web giant says the network is now live in 120 key locations in Kampala.

Official statistics show Uganda has about 8.5 million internet users, making up 23% of the population.
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The wireless network forms part of a wider project to improve web infrastructure in Africa, which has seen Google lay 800km (500 miles) of cables in Uganda to establish a fibre optic network.

There are now plans to expand the project to the Ghanaian cities of Accra, Tema and Kumasi.

Hooray. Another third-world nation will be able to leapfrog the data throughput available in New York City, the world financial capital.

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